Comments on: 3 Supreme Court decisions and their impact on the presidential race http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/06/27/3-supreme-court-decisions-and-their-impact-on-the-presidential-race/ Obsessive political analysis Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:50:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Federal Firearms License http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/06/27/3-supreme-court-decisions-and-their-impact-on-the-presidential-race/comment-page-1/#comment-34870 Federal Firearms License Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:39:14 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.wordpress.com/?p=939#comment-34870 The Supreme Court got it right in the ruling on the Washington DC gun laws! The Supreme Court got it right in the ruling on the Washington DC gun laws!

]]> By: Jaxx Raxor http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/06/27/3-supreme-court-decisions-and-their-impact-on-the-presidential-race/comment-page-1/#comment-4608 Jaxx Raxor Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:34:35 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.wordpress.com/?p=939#comment-4608 I think that FEC vs Davis will have much of an effect this year. Yeah, this definitly helps millionares who are running for Congress, and most of them are Republican candidates, but money isn't anything and even with this decision I don't think that there will be any big boosts for millionare candidates. I do think that it is unfortuante that wealthy candidates can just buy their way into office now, especially if a seat is open with no incumbents. On Kennedy vs Lousisana I also agree that it will have little effect. I agree with the SCOTUS on this issue, and I'm a little suprised that Obama was against the ruling but if he had prior feelings about this then it probably isn't as bad as some of the other turn arounds he has made. DC vs Heller is the most interesting one. I agree that Guns would have been a much more potent issue for McCain if the court had supported D.C. but netherless the GOP will try to put this at the forefront. Guns is probably the one issue in which I think Democrats will have to capitulate on if they want to win national elections, as proponets of gun control are no where near as passionate about the 2nd amendment as gun rights advocates. The GOP will try thier best to put this issue on the table despite the favorable ruling, and Obama has a long record of support for Gun control that the GOP can use against them. If they are successful, it will be hard for Obama to win the election as he will have a hard time in midwestern, southeastern (specfically Virginia) and the mountain states which Obama sees as key to a victory. We will see in the coming months if McCain is sucessful in keeping Gun rights at the forthright of the campaign. I think that FEC vs Davis will have much of an effect this year. Yeah, this definitly helps millionares who are running for Congress, and most of them are Republican candidates, but money isn’t anything and even with this decision I don’t think that there will be any big boosts for millionare candidates. I do think that it is unfortuante that wealthy candidates can just buy their way into office now, especially if a seat is open with no incumbents.

On Kennedy vs Lousisana I also agree that it will have little effect. I agree with the SCOTUS on this issue, and I’m a little suprised that Obama was against the ruling but if he had prior feelings about this then it probably isn’t as bad as some of the other turn arounds he has made.

DC vs Heller is the most interesting one. I agree that Guns would have been a much more potent issue for McCain if the court had supported D.C. but netherless the GOP will try to put this at the forefront. Guns is probably the one issue in which I think Democrats will have to capitulate on if they want to win national elections, as proponets of gun control are no where near as passionate about the 2nd amendment as gun rights advocates. The GOP will try thier best to put this issue on the table despite the favorable ruling, and Obama has a long record of support for Gun control that the GOP can use against them. If they are successful, it will be hard for Obama to win the election as he will have a hard time in midwestern, southeastern (specfically Virginia) and the mountain states which Obama sees as key to a victory. We will see in the coming months if McCain is sucessful in keeping Gun rights at the forthright of the campaign.

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