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left-leaning? Supporting the Constitution is left-leaning? Sign me up! And yes they don't defend the 2nd amendment because there are already two large organiz
by vermontdevil 10y ago
left-leaning?
Supporting the Constitution is left-leaning? Sign me up!
And yes they don't defend the 2nd amendment because there are already two large organizations focused on that.
- justin66 10y ago> And yes they don't defend the 2nd amendment because there are already two large organizations focused on that. I think it's accurate to say that the lawyers at ACLU have a position on the interpretation of the 2nd Amendment (viewable on their website) which is not consistent with the views commonly offered by the NRA. The ACLU would only go to court to help fight a 2nd Amendment violation where they believed one existed, so that's part of the difference.
- monochromatic 10y agoIt's also not consistent with binding caselaw offered by the Supreme Court. But whatever.
- justin66 10y agoI'd argue that today neither organization has a view of the 2nd consistent with current case law, which is interesting. They're both advocacy organizations, among other things, so it isn't a shocking situation.
- monochromatic 10y agoThey don't defend the 2nd amendment because they're left-leaning. Like I said.