Chuck Grassley actually said...

I know the Declaration of Independence is not the law of the land, but it does express the philosophy of why we went to war.

It's always been widely understood that the Second Amendment, like the First and Fourth Amendments, codified a preexisting right.

The Supreme Court held, as you know, in Heller, that the Second Amendment includes an individual right to possess firearms.

A judge needs to be an independent arbiter, not an advocate for a political agenda.