Senator Orrin Hatch Asks About Nunchucks at Sotomayor Hearing
This has nothing to do with MMA, but it does have something to do with martial arts, and it's kinda funny, so let's take a look: At the Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court hearing, Senator Orrin Hatch asked President Obama's nominee to the highest court in the land about ... nunchucks.
Yes, nunchucks, which Sotomayor referred to as "martial arts sticks" that can "bust up someone's skull." Hatch helpfully explained that nunchucks are "two sticks bound together by rawhide or something."
Apparently there was a Second Amendment case involving nunchucks, and Hatch doesn't agree with the way Sotomayor ruled. I don't have a fancy schmancy legal degree and so I don't know whether Hatch or Sotomayor is right about the case, but I do know it's very cool that nunchucks were discussed at a Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
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7-14-2009 @ 4:43PM
richardbikle said...
2nd admendment would be the right to bare arms, something the bigoted Sotomayor would like to take away from the citizenery. she can just lie about it, should come naturally to her.
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7-14-2009 @ 9:18PM
leatherface said...
Nunchucks are apparently banned in New York and she either upheld that ban or simply agreed with the ban. So, I guess if Brock Lesnar tried to attack Mike Swick in the state of New York and Mike used his Quick-chucks to defend himself, he would be committing a crime.
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7-14-2009 @ 11:09PM
jimmyjaw said...
See http://nunchakulaw.blogspot.com/ -- discusses history of anti-nunchaku legislation in NY and recent prosecutions in NY for mere in-home possession; also mentions Eliot Spitzer (former AG and then Governor til Client #9) brought civil actions to force nunchaku suppliers to reveal buyers in NY so they could be threatened with such prosecution. Nasty stuff!
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7-15-2009 @ 3:16PM
egcjayd said...
Thank god they used this time to address the nunchuck rampages that are going on nationwide. Hopefully they have time for blow darts, slingshots and bolas.
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