{"id":4434,"date":"2026-03-06T08:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2026-03-06T08:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:46:51","slug":"constitutional-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/?p=4434","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPA538.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"414\" src=\"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPA538.jpg\" alt=\"Political Cartoon: Constitutional Rights\" class=\"wp-image-4435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPA538.jpg 560w, http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JPA538-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We live in difficult, challenging times. Our nation is again at war. (Wait. What&#8217;s that? Oh, sorry: Our nation is again at major combat operations.) Closer to home, Michigan faces continued economic uncertainties. Affordability is a growing crisis. Reading scores for our children are abysmal. The calendar tells us winter is almost over, but we all know it isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there is hope. From out of this somber backdrop, three brave heroes, Michigan State Representatives Joseph Fox (R-Fremont), James DeSana (R-Carleton), and Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay Township) \u2014 men of action! \u2014 stepped forward this week and &#8230; introduced&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/03\/04\/michigan-concealed-pistol-permit-constitutional-carry\/88983928007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legislation<\/a>&nbsp;to repeal the state&#8217;s concealed pistol permit law so residents can carry a handgun without any identification showing they&#8217;re permitted to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, no more worries about jobs, budgets, healthcare, education \u2014 obviously not priorities. These guys are focused on cutting back on safety and accountability. Profiles in courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarcasm aside, in 2024, an estimated 1,200 people died from firearm-related injuries in Michigan. Meanwhile, a comprehensive post-election review by the Michigan Secretary of State&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michiganpublic.org\/politics-government\/2025-04-03\/michigan-election-review-finds-16-non-citizens-likely-voted-in-november-2024-presidential-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found that only 0.00028%<\/a>&nbsp;of the 5.7 million votes cast in 2024 were potentially ineligible (approximately 15\u201316 votes statewide).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sensible gun laws are a solution for a problem. Voter suppression efforts like the SAVE Act are a solution looking for a problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in difficult, challenging times. Our nation is again at war. (Wait. What&#8217;s that? Oh, sorry: Our nation is again at major combat operations.) Closer to home, Michigan faces continued economic uncertainties. Affordability is a growing crisis. Reading scores for our children are abysmal. The calendar tells us winter is almost over, but we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editorial-cartoon","category-michiganpress-org","category-michiganradio-org"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4434"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4436,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions\/4436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}