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To: ManyMoose who wrote (268758)	7/1/2002 1:18:50 AM
From: Kevin Rose	Respond to of 769670

Dave, not down into the 2nd amendment pit again! No, you can't make me go! :) I do wish that the Supreme Court would ignore politics and straight some things like this out. We spend a lot of time and energy debating, like the argument between 'an' and 'the' in the establishment clause. I think they are afraid of the consequences of clarity. What would happen if they decided the 2nd amendment did not protect gun rights? That would almost guarantee a constitutional crisis, as the practical implications would be tremendous. But maybe that is wise. A friend of mine, a UCLA graduate and basketball fanatic, had an opportunity to meet John Wooden at a book signing. Being a basketball coach for his sons junior team, he thought he'd ask Coach Wooden a question. "The kids don't listen. How do you get the kids to do what you want them to do?". His reply: "We all have a tendency to overcoach at all levels". Maybe the Supreme Court is just trying not to overcoach...