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The Supreme Court slapped down the ATF last week over their blatantly illegal bump stock ban. While this one revolved around guns, the truth was that it was about preventing federal agencies from deciding to redefine things on their own when a definition is already defined by law.
Imean,iftheATFcoulddothiswithbumpstocks,anyfederalagencycouldbasicallycreatetheirowndefinitionsanytimetheywantandignorewhatCongresspreviouslypassed.That’sabadwaytofunctionforacountrythatclaimstovaluetheruleoflaw,representativedemocracy,andrepublicanvalues.
Luckily,SCOTUSputthekiboshonthatnonsense.
However,thefolksattheHuffingtonPostaremadaboutit.What’smore,theyaccuseSen.TimScottofdeflectingwhenaskedaboutitsimplybecausehesaidtrue,accuratethingstheydon’twanttohear.
TheSouthCarolinapoliticianturnedhisattentiontoPresidentJoeBidenandimmigrationwhenaskedaboutthecourtoverturningaTrump-erabanonthegunaccessory,whichScottpreviouslysaidhe’dhelppassintolaw.
“Whatweneedtofocusonistheviolencewe’reseeingacrossthenation,”Scotttoldjournal
