Hmmm… It is assumed that those that are members of the Supreme Court of the United States understand what is written in The Constitution. It is a fairly short document, it seems to be pretty clearly written (as opposed to many of our laws). Over at Chuck Z’s, he has one of those posts that make you wonder about the understanding that some of the Supremes actually have. Go read the whole post here.
To give you a little bit of a taste for it….
Justice Stephen Breyer wrote a separate dissent in which he said, “In my view, there simply is no untouchable constitutional right guaranteed by the Second Amendment to keep loaded handguns in the house in crime-ridden urban areas.” [emphasis added]
Ahem:
“Ninth Amendment – Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.”
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Tenth Amendment – Powers of states and people.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”
Go read the whole thing it only gets better. If this is the way that Breyer really thinks, then as a nation we are in a world of hurt.