By Anthony Morelli
The Supreme Court stunned everyone and put gun owners on notice.
A decision in this case is imminent.
And the Supreme Court has delivered a major warning about gun control.
One of the most important checks and balances in our Constitution to defend our natural rights is the judicial system.
Citizens can try to defend their rights at the ballot box, but when that fails, it is up to the judicial system to step in.
Sometimes judges come through and sometimes they don’t. And there is a huge case taking place in New Mexico that will decide whether or not governors have the right to simply ban guns on a whim.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham certainly thought she had that right when she banned all public carry for citizens of Albuquerque without even a vote of the legislature.
But now the New Mexico Supreme Court is about to deliver a final determination about whether she overstepped her constitutional authorities with that ridiculous order.
And the result of this case will reverberate throughout the country as liberal governors watch closely to see what they can get away with.
According to The Center Square, “Gun rights advocates have urged the New Mexico Supreme Court to block gun-control emergency orders enacted by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
“Her controversial order barred people from carrying guns at public parks and playgrounds in Bernalillo County, including Albuquerque. The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case Monday from gun rights proponents, law enforcement, Republican state legislators, and others.
“Lujan Grisham first invoked the orders after an 11-year-old was shot dead outside of a Minor League Baseball ballpark. The plaintiffs allege that Lujan Grisham’s orders violate the Second Amendment and that she lacks the authority to take such actions; they say that’s the job of the state legislature.”
Of course, the “executive authority” angle on this is only one angle. There’s also the simple fact that the law itself is unconstitutional.
The legislature would have no more right to ban the carry of guns than Lujan Grisham would.
But nonetheless, it will still be a significant victory if the New Mexico Supreme Court strikes this order down.
The article continues, “University of New Mexico Law Professor Josh Kastenberg thinks the challenge could be successful.”
Here’s what Kastenberg had to say: “I think the governor’s argument is an uphill climb to succeed before the state Supreme Court.”
If a liberal college professor thinks that this law went too far and is likely to get struck down, that is not good news for Gov. Lujan Grisham.
She thought she would become a national gun control hero after delivering these orders, but instead she found that Democrats shied away from supporting her.
Now she is on her own, and the New Mexico Supreme Court may be on the verge of delivering her a blow that could ruin her political career.
And if that happens, it will send a message to the rest of the country not to mess with the Second Amendment.