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**Dwencejed** · 09-25-2009, 06:49 PM

While I would recommend you take a history class or two.

I probably should; I know very little about Asian and Russian history; there are vast areas of ignorance I need filled it. I could also use a brush-up on my sub-Saharian African history, as it's been a while.

Speaking of guns, are you aware that Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution forbids ex post facto laws? Yet, the so-called "Lautenberg Amendment" did and still does just that: Prohibit people from owning guns even if they were convicted prior to the 1996 enactment of same. If that's the case, then that amendment won't stand up to a legal challenge. There's nothing that prevents Congress from passing or the President from signing unconstitutional bills into law. That's why we have a Supreme Court: to protect and interpret the Constitution.

09-25-2009, 06:49 PM	#19
Dwencejed Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 474 Senior Member	While I would recommend you take a history class or two. I probably should; I know very little about Asian and Russian history; there are vast areas of ignorance I need filled it. I could also use a brush-up on my sub-Saharian African history, as it's been a while. Speaking of guns, are you aware that Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution forbids ex post facto laws? Yet, the so-called "Lautenberg Amendment" did and still does just that: Prohibit people from owning guns even if they were convicted prior to the 1996 enactment of same. If that's the case, then that amendment won't stand up to a legal challenge. There's nothing that prevents Congress from passing or the President from signing unconstitutional bills into law. That's why we have a Supreme Court: to protect and interpret the Constitution.
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