There was a really nice essay by Cenk Uygar in the Huffington Post this morning. You can read it here.
I sent him this comment:
Cenk’s argument is crystal clear and 100% valid…and not likely to change anything with the Conservative Republicans. Too bad.
The Fourth Amendment, which gives us the right of Habeas Corpus and hearkens back to the Magna Carta, is the deepest of American philosophies and, I daresay, if any of the Founding Fathers had to pick and choose among the first 10 entries that make up the Bill of Rights, it is the one they would be least likely to change.
I’m hauling out my flintlock musket, however, to protect my home and property (and wait for the general Militia call). I only hope I don’t shoot anyone by accident (my vision is faltering with old age.)
Scalia’s ruling does not take the 2nd literally, leaving room for a wide variety of restrictions on Keep and Bear, just not DC’s flat prohibition of handguns in the home.
Also, Habeus Corpus is not found in the Bill of Rights, but rather in the main terxt of the Constitution, Article 1, Section 9.
“The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.”