Appeals Court Rules Federal Handgun Sale Ban To Under 21-Year-Olds Is Unconstitutional

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on Tuesday that a 1968 federal law setting a minimum age of 21 to purchase firearms is unconstitutional. The Majority Opinion by Judge Julius Richardson discussed the absurdity of placing an arbitrary age on a right protected in the Constitution. “When do constitutional rights vest? At 18 or 21? 16 or 25? Why not 13 or 33? In the law, a line must sometimes be drawn. But there must be a reason why constitutional rights cannot be enjoyed until a certain age,” Richardson wrote. “Our nation’s most cherished constitutional rights

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Election Security Laws

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Supreme Court of the USA
Supreme Court of the USA

The Supreme Court ruled that two election security laws in Arizona do not violate the Voter Rights Act of 1965, stating that a “disparity in impact does necessarily mean a system is not equally open,” and “very small differences should not be artificially magnified.” “The case involves a 2016 Arizona law that made it a crime to provide another person’s completed early ballot to election officials, with the exception of family members or caregivers. Community activists sometimes engage in ballot collection to facilitate voting and increase voter turnout. Ballot collection is legal in most states, with varying limitations. Republican critics

If Hunter’s Art is That Good, Why Not Use a Pseudonym?

Hunter Biden Art

Banksy, George Orwell, Richard Bachman, Mark Twain, Botticelli, and hundreds of other famous painters, writers, and other artists all have one thing in common: they are not known by their real names. These individuals who are undeniably gifted and talented for their artistic and writing capabilities all earned their fame, unlike the new famous “artist” Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden’s art is unique, as is a three year old’s finger art, but this does not mean that it should ever be sold for $5 let alone $500,000. The buyers of Hunter’s “blow art” are being promised anonymity. Individuals on both sides

Thousands of Cubans Protest Communist Regime, ‘We Can’t Take it Anymore,’ ‘There is no Freedom’

Cuba

Thousands of Cubans joined together in the streets of multiple cities including the capital Havana, to protest against their Communist government. The BBC reports marchers shouted, “down with the dictatorship!” The Communist government has forced its people to live in a collapsing economy, “as well as by restrictions on civil liberties and the authorities’ handling of the pandemic” reports the BBC. “The protesters were demanding a faster coronavirus vaccination programme after Cuba reported a record of nearly 7,000 daily infections and 47 deaths on Sunday.” Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel went on television to urge his supporters to take to the

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