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date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:43:08 -0700,
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Re: how to question
Well thanks for the information--but this might not be the right way of
asking of the question.
This is the element
<ideas>
In an expected but no less earthshaking decision, the Supreme Court ruled
today that the language of the second amendment guarantees US citizens an
individual right to own guns.
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority in the landmark 5-to-4
decision, said the Constitution does not allow "the absolute prohibition of
handguns held and used for self-defense in the home." In so declaring, the
majority found that a gun-control law in the nation's capital went too far
in making it nearly impossible to own a handgun.
It was the first time in nearly seventy years that the court has addressed
the second amendment, and the first time it has weighed in on whether the
amendment guaranteed a collective or individual right. The language of the
amendment is ambiguous:
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,
the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
In that case in 1939, the Court ruled that the Constitution did not protect
a right to own specific guns (in that case a sawed-off shotgun),
suggesting--but not clearly stating--that there is no individual right to
own guns. The conservative members of the court (Roberts, Alito, Scalia, and
Thomas) were joined by Justice Roberts in clarifying and refuting that
suggestion:
Not surprisingly, Justice Scalia and Justice Stevens differed on the clarity
(or lack thereof) of the Second Amendment. "The amendment's prefatory clause
announces a purpose, but does not limit or expand the scope of the second
clause," wrote Justice Scalia. "The operative clause's text and history
demonstrate that it connotes an individual right to keep and bear arms."
Not at all, Justice Stevens countered, asserting that the majority "stakes
its holding on a strained and unpersuasive reading of the amendment's text."
Justice Stevens read his dissent from the bench, an unmistakable signal that
he deeply disagreed with the majority.
The court concluded that the amendment protects an individual right to bear
arms, but it also said that the right is not absolute, opening the door for
more fights in the future. Lawmakers across the country may look to the
decision as a blueprint for writing new legislation to satisfy the demands
of constituents who say there is too much regulation of firearms now, or too
little, depending on the sentiments in their regions. In March 2007,
Washington city officials expressed disappointment and outrage when the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
overturned the city ordinance. The Supreme Court ruling is sure to prompt
work on a new ordinance that can withstand high court scrutiny.
It is the highest-profile case to be decided by the Roberts Court, and
suggests that the Court will not blanch at the opportunity to decide in
favor of conservative positions in politically-charged cases.
</ideas>
I want to parse only the
In an expected but no less earthshaking decision, the Supreme Court ruled
today that the language of the second amendment guarantees US citizens an
individual right to own guns.
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority in the landmark 5-to-4
decision, said the Constitution does not allow "the absolute prohibition of
handguns held and used for self-defense in the home." In so declaring, the
majority found that a gun-control law in the nation's capital went too far
in making it nearly impossible to own a handgun.
I hope this is a better way of explaining it..I looking at substring and it
did not do anything like what I want. If the link you gave me is correct can
you give me a link that has better examples to work with then. The MS site
is very bare-boned, and for more advanced coders.
TIA
"Joe Fawcett" <joefawcett@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:7A5E73F9-02A4-4852-AD88-8F103D815E55@microsoft.com...
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> "starting out" wrote in message
> news:umDiE491IHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
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>> I have another question
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>> i have text that is 354 characters, how do you only display the 1st 75
>> characters?
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>> Thanks
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>> AMM
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> If you use msxml then all this sort of stuff is in the sdk, XPath
> functions. If not there are references online. You probably need the
> substring function.
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> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms256177(VS.85).aspx
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> In this case look under the XPath section.
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> --
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> Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)
> http://joe.fawcett.name
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>
date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:27:11 -0700
author: starting out
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