The Supreme Court Just Told America: “Maybe We Should Ask a Follow-Up Question”
I woke up to the news that the Supreme Court had narrowed a federal law used to ban drug users from owning firearms, and my first thought was not legal, constitutional, or philosophical. My first thought was: Of course they did. Because if there is one thing America absolutely refuses to do, it is leave a simple issue alone. We are a nation that can turn a straightforward question into a 900-page argument involving constitutional history, federal statutes, political tribalism, cable news graphics, social media meltdowns, three podcasts, four lawsuits, and a guy named Randy screaming in the comments section while holding a fish. The law in question broadly prohibited unlawful drug users from possessing firearms. The Supreme Court didn't completely strike it down. Instead, the Court unanimously said the government cannot simply assume every drug user is automatically dangerous enough to lose their gun rights without showing some actual evidence of danger. The ruling involved a T...
