{"id":2057,"date":"2010-08-05T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T21:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=2057"},"modified":"2010-08-05T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2010-08-05T21:14:24","slug":"kagan-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=2057","title":{"rendered":"Kagan confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elena Kagan was easily confirmed<\/a> to SCOTUS<\/a> by a 63-37 vote.<\/p>\n

Schumer<\/a>, of course, argued that Kagan is “well within the judicial mainstream.” <\/em>The Brady Bunch<\/a> was more honest with their opinion<\/a> of her:<\/p>\n

“… With Ms. Kagan\u2019s background as an advisor and legal counselor to former President Clinton, and her experience as the dean of Harvard Law School<\/a>, the Supreme Court is welcoming a justice who will respect judicial precedent and one who recognizes that reasonable gun regulations can save lives<\/strong> …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This Fox News report describes what is at stake<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Over the next decade, the Court is likely to decide another three or four gun-rights cases tracing the broad contours of this right<\/strong>, such as whether you can exercise this right outside your home, what sorts of guns are protected by this right, and how high of a bar legislatures must overcome to enact gun-control laws …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This probably will include all or part of the Sullivan Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n