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California 2nd Amend. Political Discussion & Activism Discuss gun rights activism and 2A related political topics here. All advice given is NOT legal counsel. |
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CGF: McDonald Amicus - Fairman & Berger Are Wrong on the 14th
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Moments ago, The Calguns Foundation filed and Amicus Brief in support of Otis McDonald et al. in McDonald v. Chicago. Our brief argues that the two most prominent anti-incorporationist scholars of the late 20th century were wildly incorrect about the meaning of the Privileges or Immunities clause in Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment and that their positions have been thoroughly discredited by superior modern legal scholarship and thus the Second Amendment is clearly incorporated by Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Counsel to CGF on this Amicus was Erik Jaffe, a very well respected Supreme Court Appellate counsel and a former Clerk for Justice Thomas. For an example of his work, here is his Amicus from Heller filed on behalf of The Institute for Justice. As I often do, I want to remind everyone that freedom is not free. Making the Second Amendment applicable to the State of California is serious and expensive business. Please make a donation to The Calguns Foundation so we can continue our aggressive legal strategy after McDonald is decided. Donate via Paypal: or Gunpal: or send a check, online banking payment, or money order to: Calguns Foundation 3200 Bridge Parkway Suite 202C Redwood City, CA 94065 Oral arguments in McDonald are in February with a decision likely at the end of June 2010. -Gene
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And there we have it.
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Brandon Combs I do not read private messages, and my inbox is usually full. If you need to reach me, please email me instead. My comments are not the official position or a statement of any organization unless stated otherwise. My comments are not legal advice; if you want or need legal advice, hire a lawyer. |
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While CGF has primarily been focused on local/state issues, this is sufficiently relevant to CA that we needed to step up to the bar and fill in a hole. This is a very important piece of scholarship, from a very well-regarded attorney. that helps round out our side's teachings on incorporation.
I'll also note that this type of work comes from outside the usual "gun world" attorneys or academics - and, as such, is regular appellate law work product billed at somewhat typical legal rates. Obviously, this has been a large outlay for us, and kicking up a few bucks can help us. We do appreciate Mark LaRue's huge donation last week - it has been a BIG help, but we'd still like to recover our reservoir levels.
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No postings of mine here, unless otherwise specifically noted, are to be construed as formal or informal positions of the Calguns.Net ownership, The Calguns Foundation, Inc. ("CGF"), the NRA, or my employer. No posts of mine on Calguns are to be construed as legal advice, which can only be given by a lawyer. |
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Donation sent. More to follow as soon as I do my job billings and collect my dough.
Give 'em hell boys. Those of us who once swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution don't take kindly to seeing our rights and the rights of our fellow citizens crapped on by pinkos. |
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As tough as times are in all our homes, I sent you what I could afford so that the fight can continue to move foward.
Thanks for fighting for us.
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Done.
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Thanks
Thanks for all the hard work guys. Another Donation is inbound.
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NRA Benefactor Member - CRPA Life Member - SAF Life Member Donate to Calguns Foundation |
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We have to get all the armored divisions through the same gap before they can separate and each drive for their own objectives. I've sure been using WWII analogies a lot recently. 7x57
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What do you need guns for if you are going to send your children, seven hours a day, 180 days a year to government schools? What do you need the guns for at that point?-- R. C. Sproul, Jr. (unconfirmed) |
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Have you been watching WWII in HD on History Channel recently?
For those who have been wondering what CGF was doing while Nordyke/Sykes/Pena are 'on hold', resting hasn't even been on the table!
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Ten percent of everyone's gun-related expenditures should be going to CGF or other worthy gun-rights organizations. Judging from the price of some folks' collections, we'd be able to conceal full auto SBRs in a matter of months.
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A side note, with the Paypal link, it auto fills the form to go straight to CG, with Gunpal, you need to enter the address. What is the address, and could it at least be added posts requesting donations?
Muchas Gracias. "$$" inbound. ETA" this link at the bottom of the OP of this thread DOES auto fill the form, but the "DONATE NOW" button does not. Thanks again.
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www.christopherjhoffman.com The Second Amendment is the one right that is so fundamental that the inability to exercise it, should the need arise, would render all other rights null and void. Dead people have no rights. Magna est veritas et praevalebit Last edited by Maestro Pistolero; 11-23-2009 at 3:32 PM.. |
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The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded. Charles-Louis de Secondat (1689-1755) Baron de Montesquieu In America, freedom and justice have always come from the ballot box, the jury box, and when that fails, the cartridge box. Steve Symms, ex-U.S. Senator, Idaho |
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No, but I spent enough time reading about it as a kid that some things still come naturally.
7x57
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What do you need guns for if you are going to send your children, seven hours a day, 180 days a year to government schools? What do you need the guns for at that point?-- R. C. Sproul, Jr. (unconfirmed) |
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-Gene
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Gene Hoffman Chairman, California Gun Rights Foundation DONATE NOW to support the rights of California gun owners. Follow @cgfgunrights on Twitter. Opinions posted in this account are my own and not the approved position of any organization. I read PMs. But, if you need a response, include an email address or email me directly! "The problem with being a gun rights supporter is that the left hates guns and the right hates rights." -Anon
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Out of my head I was just thinking that right before I saw your post.
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These briefs are a good refute not only to anti-gunners, but also some hard core libertarians(pro-RKBA) who don't believe incorporation was ever supposed to take place. They always would say John Bingham's statements are confused and contradictory. The public statements made in Congress by Bingham, Jacob Howard and others, as well as pro-slavery Democrats, seemed that they knew the RKBA would be extended to freed slaves.
If Slaughterhouse was the true extent of the P or I clause, I don't see the southern states making as much of a stink of it as they did. |
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Small donation sent. I try to send every month
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Donation sent...small but hopefully I can do more in the future.
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Guys, if you use an online bill pay service through your online banking I would suggest doing the following. Set up the CGF as a payee and set it to automatically pay them once a month. I did this a couple months ago and haven't had to think about it since. I'm not able to donate a lot but if 1000 of us set it up to donate as little as $10 a month that would get the CGF 10 grand a month. Consistent donations add up.
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