Right Side of the RainbowNews and commentary on law and politics by a right-of-center, gun-owning, gay Texan.Teen decapitated by roller coaster- June 29, 2008 The sign said the area was not only restricted, but also dangerous. Unfortunately, the boy ignored the sign.http://rightrainbow.com/archives/2008/06/teen_decapitate.html NRA files suit on behalf of gay plaintiff- June 28, 2008 Glock Model 30 The National Rifle Association filed suit Friday to overturn San Francisco&8217;s ban on handguns in public housing. The NRA filed the suit on behalf of a gay plaintiff, a resident of the Valencia Gardens housing project, who says he keeps a gun to protect himself from &8220;sexual orientation hate crimes.&8221; All gays and lesbians should have a gun; the law can&8217;t protect us, or anyone else, from violence. If you have occasion to report a hate crime, you&8217;ve already..http://rightrainbow.com/archives/2008/06/nra_files_suit.html Court hacks away at campaign finance reform- June 27, 2008 In the hullabaloo over the Supreme Court&8217;s decision in Heller, you might not have noticed that the justices also struck a blow Thursday for the First Amendment. By a 5-4 vote, the court invalidated the &8220;millionaire&8217;s amendment&8221; to the McCain-Feingold Act. The amendment insulated members of Congress from electoral challenge. Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito was snarky: &8220;The Constitution &8230; confers upon voters, not Congress, the power to choose the...http://rightrainbow.com/archives/2008/06/court_hacks_awa.html Court invalidates handgun ban- June 26, 2008 Woot-hoot! And in this case, unlike others, the Constitution&8217;s text and history provide a basis for the court&8217;s decision.http://rightrainbow.com/archives/2008/06/court_invalidat_1.html High court bars death penalty for child rapists- June 25, 2008 The declining standards of decency that mark the devolution of a decaying justice are now on display. Andy McCarthy wonders why the court doesn&8217;t just come out with it: Wouldn&8217;t it be refreshingly honest if activist justices just bluntly told us: &8220;We don&8217;t like the death penalty and we can stop it because there are five of us.&8221; Sure, it would be tyrannical, but at least it would be accurate, and not nearly as nauseating as what passes for reasoning in these...http://rightrainbow.com/archives/2008/06/high_court_bars.html Dont capture terrorists; kill them- June 24, 2008 Habeas corpus is Latin for &8220;you have the body.&8221; So give &146;em the body: But it is my belief that our conventional military and special-operations efforts should emphasize killing terrorists on the battlefield or in their lairs &8212; conditions where it is entirely legal to do so. Taking these murderers prisoner should be an accident, not a goal. Once a terrorist raises his hands in surrender, we must honor the pertinent conventions. But effective military and intelligence..http://rightrainbow.com/archives/2008/06/dont_capture_te.html If you vote against him because hes green, you might as well be voting against him because hes black- June 24, 2008 Barack Obama is trying to bamboozle you: &8220;&8230; note how Obama conflates the entirely legitimate concern over his inexperience with prejudice against his race or &8216;funny name.&8217;&8221;http://rightrainbow.com/archives/2008/06/if_you_vote_aga.html |