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→Judicial Philosophy: 2nd amendment
According to Senator [[Arlen Specter]], he had a chance encounter with Justice Breyer at a summer meeting after the end of the 2006-2007 term, and Specter publicly stated that Justice Breyer told him there were "eight" decisions in which the [[Roberts Court]] had overruled precedent.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0707/5099.html</ref> Specter then publicly said he was going to review the testimony provided by nominees Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] and Justice [[Sam Alito]] to the Senate Judiciary Committee to see if they were abiding by it.
According to Senator [[Arlen Specter]], he had a chance encounter with Justice Breyer at a summer meeting after the end of the 2006-2007 term, and Specter publicly stated that Justice Breyer told him there were "eight" decisions in which the [[Roberts Court]] had overruled precedent.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0707/5099.html</ref> Specter then publicly said he was going to review the testimony provided by nominees Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] and Justice [[Sam Alito]] to the Senate Judiciary Committee to see if they were abiding by it.
On the issue of continued advisory use of the controversial [[Sentencing Guidelines]], Justice Breyer voted for preserving rather than invalidating them.
On the issue of continued advisory use of the controversial [[Sentencing Guidelines]], Justice Breyer voted for preserving rather than invalidating them.
===Second Amendment===
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has alleged that the [[Founding Fathers]] never intended for guns to go unregulated. Breyer believes that the [[Second Amendment]] allows for restrictions on the individual, including an all-out ban on handguns in the nation's capital.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/12/breyer-founding-fathers-allowed-restrictions-guns/ Breyer: Founding Fathers Would Have Allowed Restrictions on Guns], [[Fox News|FoxNews.com]], Published December 12, 2010.</ref>
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