Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D. Cal.), the author of the proposed assault weapons ban, may have inadvertently admitted what she and many others in Congress believe about their responsibilities. Pressed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R. Tex.) about the constitutionality of such a ban, Ms. Feinstein responded: "Congress is in the business of making the law. The Supreme Court interprets the law. If they strike down the law, they strike down the law." So Sen. Feinstein apparently feels absolutely no compulsion to consider the constitutionality of a law when she's drafting or submitting or, for that matter, passing it. She'll leave it to the lawsuits to clean up the mess. So much for that whole oath of office thing.
Sen. Feinstein further gave the standard liberal response to being challenged about an idea. After Sen. Cruz' questioning, she became offended, saying she wasn't a sixth grader, then, after sufficient speech about her outrage and her qualifications and education, never bothered to actually defend the idea. Ah, the refreshing intellectual arguments of the left, which amount to "Look! Behind you!"
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