"Prominent conservative J. Harvie Wilkinson of the 4th U.S . Circuit Court of Appeals compared Heller to Roe v. Wade and criticized it for its lack of adherence to conservative methodology : `` Heller represents a triumph for conservative lawyers . But it also represents a failure - the Court 's failure to adhere to a conservative judicial methodology in reaching its decision . In fact , Heller encourages Americans to do what conservative jurists warned for years they should not do : bypass the ballot and seek to press their political agenda in the courts. `` SSRN-Of Guns , Abortions , and the Unraveling Rule of Law by J. Wilkinson Supreme Court Justice Stevens also made a similar criticism . '' With emphasis on the word 'genuine , ' Stevens said that ' a genuine judicial conservative ' would not have inserted the Court into the 'political thicket ' of the gun rights debate as Scalia had done. `` The BLT : The Blog of Legal Times : Supreme Court : Scalia and Stevens Duke It Out So are pro-gun activists not so different than gay rights activists ? Both groups have used the courts to further their own agenda . It probably would have been better if Scalia had said to himself when the case was brought before the court , `` There certainly is no consensus about the meaning of the Second Amendment and I , as an amateur historian , am certainly not going to force my own personal views on others . I will let the people decide through their elected representatives how much gun control is necessary in their own communities. ``"
"I may be a pro-gunner but what doe 's that have to do with with gay rights ? Since I 'm a pro- gunner I wo n't force my life style or views on you , if you do n't force yours on me.Deal ? After all you seem to be the expert on gay rights ."
"So are pro-gun activists not so different than gay rights activists ?"
"I may be a pro-gunner but what doe 's that have to do with with gay rights ?"