Entry 3 Judicial Branch

Source: Supreme Court to hear challenge to Chicago gun law. September 30, 2009

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/09/supreme-court-may-decide-on-hearing-chicago-gun-cases.html

Constitutional Connection: Article 3, Judicial Branch, Section 2, Clause 2

“In all the other Cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.”

Explanation of Connection:

            The Supreme Court hears to make Chicago gun law legal because of Otis McDonald’s suit. Chicago doesn't want to make the gun law legal because they feel making guns legal is unconstitutional while the Supreme Court feels that is the citiznes right. In the article the Supreme Court argues whether they should consider Chicago’s ordinance because of the second and fourteenth amendments which gives citizens the right to bear arms and they also reduce the state powers over the citizens. McDonald argues that he wants protect his family from his dangerous neighborhood and from the people who lives in it. The Supreme Court still argues if the Chicago ordinance is constitutional or not with the help of the constitution the Supreme Court just might get the court to rule in their favor.

            This article clearly represents Article three of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has the power to interpret laws that anyone has an idea in creating. The constitution gives the judicial branch which is made up of the Supreme Court the right to hear to all laws and determine whether they think they are constitutional or not. In the article they talk about how they shouldn't consider Chicago’s ordinance because of Amendments two, four, and fourteen these amendment give citizens the rights that Chicago's gun ban are taking away from them. The state or local doesn’t have the power to tell citizens what they can and cannot have in their house citizens having guns inside their homes is a right given to them not a privilege. Banning handguns takes away that right from the citizen everyone has a right to protect themselves and that is what the citizens want to do.

I think that the Supreme Court shouldn't rule in Chicago’s favor for multiple reasons. In Chicago there is a lot of danger that everyone faces walking in and out of their doors every day. Chicago is a very dangerous place and many homicides have happened in the past few months, with that being said we should have a right to have guns inside of our homes to protect ourselves. I also think the Supreme Court shouldn't rule in Chicago’s favor because to not do so they are violating our 2^nd and 14^th amendments which gives us the right to protect ourselves and do whatever we want inside our homes. I wonder will the Supreme Court consider Chicago’s ordinance to be constitutional and reverse the gun ban law.