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This may not put me on anyone's Christmas card list but I don't want the SCOTUS's ruling having a bearing on our state's rights.
If Obama gets a second term there is a good chance he will have the opportunity to change the balance of the court to the left. With that in mind I want state's rights to be intact. the more power that goes to the Feds the worse it is for all facets of our lives.
OTOH, if SCOTUS finds in favor of the citizen in the Chicago case I understand it could be construed as: If the state can take away your U.S. Constituionally guaranteed rights then you have no U.S. Consitutional rights. Ex: If the state of Wisconsin outlaws certain types of speech ('bad' words) then they are de facto taking away your Constitutionally guaranteeed right to free speech.
Conversely, if the state regulates firearms (CCW) but doesn't deny you the right to keep and bear arms that is not an infringement of your 2nd Amendment rights. (I would personally agree that the 2A is the nationwide CCW - but go with it for the sake of arguement).
So, if I understand it correctly, the U.S. Constituion acts as a backstop to what the states can do.
Thoughts?