Fourth Circuit (unpublished!?) opinion follows Skoien on Heller challenge to § 922(g)(9) ... just after Seventh Circuit vacates it

"This Chester ruling by the Fourth Circuit excites me because, as regular readers know, I think the criminal prohibition on gun possession by misdemeanants in § 922(g)(9) is constitutionally questionable in the wake of Heller, and I believe lower courts have been too ready and eager to dismiss Second Amendment attacks on § 922(g)(9).

But... this Chester ruling by the Fourth Circuit annoys me because, apparently in order to try to keep this important ruling below the radar screen, the panel decided to denominate this opinion "unpublished" so that it is "not binding precedent in this circuit." Because this Chesterruling breaks new ground and provides important guidance on a frequently arising issue, I cannot fathom a valid reason why it should be "unpublished."

Q:Hellth Insurance in the Consitution where? A:“I would have to check the specific sections, so I’ll have to get back to you.

Sen. Jack Reed (D.-R.I.) stammers. Another politician that doesn't know the law of the land.

Abortion, Guns and Money...

It gets intresting over there on Maggies Farm:

"I can bear arms - and do a million other things that aren't listed. But that doesn't mean that the government should buy me guns. So the question of who pays is another issue entirely. Insurance plans vary widely in the elective things they cover. Most people prefer less expensive plans which do not cover elective procedures, and clearly most people do not want to pay for other peoples' elective abortions.
They don't want to pay for other peoples' IVF either."

The State of the Media

This from Jeffery Goldberg

"I am not arguing, of course, that American Muslims, as a whole, are violently unhappy with America (I've argued the opposite, in fact). But I do think that elite makers of opinion in this country try very hard to ignore the larger meaning of violent acts when they happen to be perpetrated by Muslims. Here's a simple test: If Nidal Malik Hasan had been a devout Christian with pronounced anti-abortion views, and had he attacked, say, a Planned Parenthood office, would his religion have been considered relevant as we tried to understand the motivation and meaning of the attack? Of course. Elite opinion makers do not, as a rule, try to protect Christians and Christian belief from investigation and criticism. Quite the opposite. It would be useful to apply the same standards of inquiry and criticism to all religions."

Hellth Care Passes House

It sqeaked by with two votes in the house and Pelosi was ea to ear grins, (somebody make a joker face out of that grin) on A Saturday night. I was switching between that and the FSU Clemson Game. Now on to the Senate which will be more difficult, let hope.

Marc Levin on the Health Care

Truly Hellth Care

The proposed Hellth care bill mandates that if you don't pay Hellth Care, you can be fined, punished with a felonly and serve up to five years..........
Doesn't sound like freedom to me.....
Excerpts from House Ways and Means Committee Member Dave Camp (R-MI) letter from the Joint Committee on Taxation pinpointing this in the Helath Care bill can be found at

http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=153583