Good afternoon . . .
The Supreme Court ruled today that people convicted of crimes overseas can still own guns in the US.
In a 5-3 decision the Court reasoned the US law which prohibits felons who have been convicted in "any court" from owning guns, only applies to domestic crime.
Justice Stephen Breyer, writing for the majority, said interpreting the law too broadly to apply to foreign convictions is unfair. If the Congress intended foreign convictions to apply, the can rewrite the law.
The dissenting opinion was written by Justice Clarence Thomas. He argued that Congress intended for foreign convictions to apply. "Any" court literally means any court, he wrote. Justice Thomas was joined in his dissent by Justices Scalia and Kennedy.
This decision almost reminds be of Clinton's assertion that it "depends on what the definition of "is" is." In this case the dissenters are correct. Now it is time for the Congress to act to correct this ridiculous ruling.
Yahoo! News - Court Rules on Convict Gun Ownership
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Karl Rove isn't the only person who rejects the "compromise" proposed by Senate Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) said today he was not interested in any "deal" that fails to ensure that the Senate votes on confirmation for all the President's nominees.
"My goal is to have fair up and down votes. Are we going to shift from that principle? The answer to that is no," Frist said.
This means there is still a deadlock on judicial nominees. It also means the so-called "nuclear option" to change Senate rules to prohibit a filibuster on judicial nominees is till a viable option.
Frist Says He's Not Interested in Deals - Yahoo! News
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Today's Briefs
Michael Jackson child-molestation trial update.
Senate panel gets social security
California Assembly passes "anti-gay" rhetoric bill.
Interesting items on TKS on National Review Online.
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More tomorrow. Please note the article on current problems at PBS will be posted Thursday.
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