Alito: Senators’ Threats In 2A Case “Affront To The Constitution”

Alito noted that city officials weren t the only ones who were outraged by the Court s decision to simply hear oral arguments in the case rather than dismiss the lawsuit before any briefings. Alito got a little emotional as he talked about the actions from several anti-gun politicians who tried to bully the Court into backing off the case.

Five United States senators who filed a brief in support of the city went further. They wrote that the Supreme Court is a sick institution, and if the Court did not mend its ways it might have to be, well, restructured. After receiving this warning, the Court did exactly what the city and the senators wanted. It held that the case was moot, and it said nothing about the Second Amendment.

Three of us protested, but to no avail.

Now let me be clear, I am not suggesting that Court s decision was influenced by the senators threat. But I am concerned that the outcome might be viewed that way by the senators and others with the thought of bullying the Court.

via bearingarms.com

But it certainly looks like the Court was influenced by the Senators’ threat.