Senate Set to Vote on Another Anti-gun Judge
Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by Shera Crossan in Gun Control, Politics, Top Stories
First, there was Sonia Sotomayor. Then there was David Hamilton.
Now, we have another radical, anti-gun judge that has been nominated for the federal judiciary. His name is Louis Butler, and he is so radical, he was twice rejected by the people of Wisconsin (which is, by the way, one of the most liberal states in our union).
When Louis Butler first ran for the Wisconsin Supreme Court — the voters rejected him by a 2-1 margin. When he was appointed to that court by Democrat Governor Jim Doyle and then stood for retention by the voters, they again rejected him. This was the first time a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court was rejected by the voters in more than 40 years.
More importantly, Louis Butler opposes the rights of gun owners. The right to bear arms in the Wisconsin Constitution expressly notes that this right is for personal security and “any other lawful purpose.” But in State v. Fischer (PDF), Judge Butler was the deciding vote in 2006 to hold that a Wisconsin statute barring carrying a concealed weapon for any purpose, at any time, including in a vehicle, does not violate this right to personal security that the voters of Wisconsin chose to expressly protect in their state constitution. So he ignored the state constitution in order to impose his anti-gun views on the people of Wisconsin.
U.S. Supreme Court Heller case upholding Second Amendment gun rights in 2008, Louis Butler spoke at an Obama for President fundraiser and specifically mentioned “gun control” as an issue that potential Obama appointees would impact.
“Gun control,” Butler said, “may ultimately be decided, and the new appointees can tip the very balance of the court. [The] background, personal beliefs and policy decisions of the justices selected will influence how they will vote on the difficult cases before them.” More from source
In Ferdon v. Wisconsin Partners (PDF), he drew the rage of doctors and others when he dismantled the state’s limit on noneconomic damages in medical malpractices cases—the kind of tort reform that had been serving the state well. Business groups were likewise floored by his decision in Thomas v. Malle (PDF), which allowed “collective liability” in lead paint cases—making any company a potential target, regardless of whether they made the paint in question. His nickname as a public defender was “Loophole Louis,” a name that stuck when, as a judge, he was considered to be soft on crime.More from source
and yet another one trying to take more of our rights away. when is this going to stop?
Does anyone see that they are trying to paush for a biased Supreme court!!! they are pushing towards destroying our freedom. but then again I have been drinking Guiness so I am rambling
Cheers Jiminey & Curtis, and how right you are slowly they are taking more and more away. This is HUGE News that needs to be seen, but of course they want America and all the sheeple to remain stupid and worry about Tiger Woods and make that head line news instead
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Thank you and Your not rambling at all and enjoy your Guinness, mmmmmmmmmm now I want one, haven’t had one of those in a few months and it’s to late to go and get some~ ;(
When is it going to stop~they are taking our rights away~when is it going to stop~ someone must do something~wait a minute! The only way it’s going to stop is if we all get off of our dead asses and take a great risk and put ourselves in harm’s way~oh, at the ballot box?
Interesting to note that I got this information HERE before I got it from the pro-gun groups I contribute to.
I make small routine contributions to:
Gun Owners of America
The Firearm Coalition
Both are browsable.
Notice, here, how a bad judiciary can nullify and set aside a state’s constitution. This is a flaw in our system of government. It now becomes a government of MEN instead of a government of LAWS.
@a244 You said I got an eye for finding this kind of stuff, I guess I was having a good night~ then of course i have to dig deeper., ie [pdfs, etc]
Welcome to Amerika.