Constitutional Law

Heller symposium

Attended it tonight, at George Mason Univ. School of Law. Most was about things I already knew, but I did get to meet Dick Heller,

Then there was Dennis Hennigan of Brady Campaign. He was explaining hiow Heller was actually a good thing for them, since now they could pass various forms of legislation without anyone being able to argue it will lead to confiscation. Unfortunately time ran out in the Q-and-As before I could ask him "If Heller is such a great thing for you, policy-wise, does this mean you are going to support incorporation and application to the States? Wouldn't that be even better for you?"

A friend pointed out an amusing incongruity. The event was held in the Robert Levy rotunda. Levy was one of the attorneys for Parker/Heller, and there's a plaque to him in the hall. There is also a plaque to the law school's first dean. Who wrote the first law review article arguing for a collective rights view, back in the 1930s.

The two plaques are nearly facing each other across the hall.

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on November 19, 2008 (boomark / email).