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Legislative News for the Week of June 28, 2010
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Supreme Court rules on gun rights
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Elena Kagan Hearings
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Supreme Court upholds constitutional rights of gun owners 

In a major victory for gun owners this week, the Supreme Court stated that the Second Amendment's right to bear arms also extends to state laws as well. 
 
The decision of the Supreme Court in McDonald v. Chicago will overturn restrictive local and state gun laws since the United States' Constitution is the final authority over state laws.  The case focused specifically on gun laws in the Chicago area.  
 
The NFRW salutes the Supreme Court for upholding our Second Amendment rights.

YouCut - Let's Get Serious About Wasteful Spending!

 

Check out this innovative new program from House Republicans in efforts to cut out-of-control spending based on YOUR votes.

 
Visit the YouCut website each week to review five proposed spending cuts.  You can cast your vote on spending cuts either online or via text message.  The House will then vote on whether or not to cut the winning provision.

Elena Kagan Hearings  

 

 Senate Judiciary Committee expects hearings to wrap up
tomorrow afternoon.
 
The White House released a 202 page questionnaire filled out by Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
 You can read it here.
 
 The release of new documents gives new insights into  some of Elena Kagan's social stances. Read more here.
 
10 Reasons to Call your Senator about the Kagan Hearings
  
It's time to let your voice be heard on the Kagan nomination!
 
1. Elena Kagan brings no judicial experience to the table.
 
2. The Supreme Court will likely hear arguments on the constitutionality of Obamacare in the next few years.  Elena Kagan could be the deciding vote on Obamacare.
 
3. Elena Kagan is a political ideologue-she has worked for a string of liberal Democrats including: Bill Clinton, Janet Reno, Barack Obama and Eric Holder.
 
4. As Dean of Harvard's Law School, Elena Kagan banned US military recruiters from the campus.  She lost her battle when the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the law in 2006.  
 
5. Elena Kagan's stand on several social issues could demonstrate that she would impose personal views in her rulings instead of adhering to the law.  We need justices who will strictly interpret the constitution.
 
6. Elena Kagan has praised Israeli activist Judge Aharon Barak as "her hero." Judge Barak is considered to be one of the worst activist judges.  In his book, The Judge in a Democracy, Barak writes, "a good judge is a judge who, within the bounds of legitimate possibilities, makes law that, more than other law he is authorized to make, best bridges the gap between law and society and best protects the constitution and its values. He also says that judges should go "beyond actually deciding the dispute."
 
7. Elena Kagan is a Litigation Committee member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The AAUP is censoring a long list of conservative schools.
 
8. Elena Kagan has a troubling record on the Second Amendment. 
 
9. There are surprisingly few pieces of documentation representing Kagan's beliefs and where she stands on the issues.
 
10. Elena Kagan has donated over $12,050 to Democratic campaigns over a span of 8 years.
 
 Contact your Senator TODAY to tell them NO to another judicial activist justice Elena Kagan!
 On the Hill
Capitol Hill
The Senate confirmed David Petraeus as top military commander of US forces in Afghanistan.
 
Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) continues to refuse to endorse the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill despite the Democrats' last minute attempts
to make changes to the bill to garner GOP support.
 
The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to wrap up the Kagan confirmation hearings on Thursday.
 
Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) passed away at the age of 92 on Monday. He will lie in state in the Senate Chamber on Thursday.
 
Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) will take over Senator Byrd's position as President Pro Tem of the Senate.
 
The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will not hear a case challenging the soft money ban.
 
The White House announced that President Obama will deliver a speech on the need for comprehensive immigration reform on Thursday.
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