Re: Latest Supreme Court Ruling: US v. Lopez

From: Brian Manning Delaney (b-delaney@uchicago.edu)
Date: Tue May 23 2000 - 11:15:52 MDT


Technotranscendence wrote:
>
> On Monday, May 22, 2000 12:56 PM Michael S.
> Lorrey mike@datamann.com wrote:

>> Assuming Bush gets elected, I forsee US. v.
>> Emerson passing the Court with a
>> devastating victory for gun owner rights
>> and the 2nd Amendment.

> Assuming he gets elected... But the problem is,
> a Conservative Court is no friend to freedom
> in general. Surely, we might -- ah, might!
> -- get some gun control removed, but in other
> areas, such as police power, we might have
> more freedoms curtailed.

Indeed.

Speaking of which, I would think the U.S. presidential election
choice would be a difficult one for an Extropian. On the one
hand, you have the obvious ZOG-type problems with Gore, but on
the other hand, you have, with Bush, not just the potential for
expanded police powers (which doesn't bother me too much), but
also the possibility of severe restrictions in stem cell
research -- and not just the federal funding thereof.

Tricky.

Best,
Brian.



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