Reply #28: apples and oranges [View All]

[reachout]

Amendment 2 in Colorado was not overturned by the legislature by rather struck down by the courts as it violated the constitutional gaurantee of equal protection.

will of the voters in a given state < constitution

Concealed carry is not a constitutional issue by any stretch of the imagination. Neither the wording of the second amendmentment nor any decisions by the SCOTUS make it so.


As for Prop 209, I may be in favor of affirmative action, and will argue vehemently for its implementation, but it is not my right to overturn the decision of the people of California (209 passed by a 10-point margin). I recognize AA as being of value to our society, but it is not an absolute right.