While the Senate is stuck on the procedural question, violence is surging in Baghdad.

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And while there is no question that procedural requirements like background checks are permissible, that does not mean that the government may place an undue burden on the right of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves.

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Allowing judges to halt any law for months or years, based on their opinion about possible procedural shortcomings in how it was passed, or quickly resolving the question of whether the law can be enacted?

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