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Senator Grassley Defends Constitution on NPR
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| 10 February, 2013
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 02/10/2013 1:06:36 PM PST by marktwain
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Sure, he could have been even stronger, but the important thing was that he did not grant them their implied assumptions. That is where he won.
Remember, this was on Public Radio, no know for its conservative audience.
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:06:45 PM PST
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
When Presidents of both parties can take the country to war without a formal declaration of war by Congress, what good is the constitution?
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:11:26 PM PST
by
ex-snook
(God is Love)
To: marktwain
Good for him! He makes some very good points. The system we have is not being used efficiently so why bother making more laws? Prosecution of Federal firearms violations is down under 0bummer. If he really cared a rat’s patoot about ‘victims of gun violence’ he could call his AG and tell him to do his job instead of arming terroristic drug cartels.
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:21:14 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
To: TigersEye
Grassley is one of the biggest cheerleaders for ethanol and farm subsidies. Another useless Republican.
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:25:40 PM PST
by
Oldhunk
To: Oldhunk
The more new media we develop, the more we can press them to reform or be replaced.
Grassley has been one of the few willing to take on Eric Holder over Fast and Furious.
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:30:22 PM PST
by
marktwain
(The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
To: Oldhunk
So his defense of the 2nd Amendment is worthless and we should tear him down instead of back him up on this!?!
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:31:12 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
To: Oldhunk
You, or I should be as brave and committed. I love the Hemingway quote about the fighter in the ring and the loudmouth pussies criticizing him.
Atta Boy Chuck, you Rock!
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:42:30 PM PST
by
STD
( Intellectuals, they seem like a wrecking crew, dismantling civilization)
To: marktwain
"He was willing to look at ways to get more information on people with mental problems into the FBI database, but worried about privacy concerns."
Imagine another quarter of the population going nonpolitical. The gun grabbers will then easily outlaw the rest of the population. Republicans fought against conservative family/fathers' rights voters during the '80s, '90s and since. See what happened as a result of those betrayals?
Naw. Never mind. It's no use. I'll just get a lifetime supply of popcorn.
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:46:27 PM PST
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
To: marktwain
Finger to the wind moment, and we’re all to cheer?
Probably another member who’ll wait for a bill to pass/fail before voting whatever makes ‘em look good.
Wake me when they pass a repeal of the Gun Control Act and restore our Rights
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:47:51 PM PST
by
i_robot73
To: marktwain
He certainly talks a good game.
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:54:27 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
To: TigersEye
That’s all well and good. There will be no meaningful gun control legislation, as there are too many red state Democrat senators up for re-election. So his defense of the 2nd amendment doesn’t really matter.
I just can’t stand faux conservatives who support crony capitalism as much as the Democrats do.
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:58:47 PM PST
by
Oldhunk
To: marktwain
I just looked. NRA gives Grassley 92%. McCain rates a measly 50%, and Reid (who the NRA endorsed over Sharon Angle) got 67%.
Clicky thing.
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posted on
02/10/2013 1:59:11 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
To: Cyber Liberty
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posted on
02/10/2013 2:04:54 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
To: marktwain
Good on him. Now if he can only get his fellow senators to actually READ our national charter maybe we can pull out of this mess.
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posted on
02/10/2013 2:06:17 PM PST
by
Dick Bachert
("Those who hammer their swords into plowshares will likely plow for those who do not." B.Franklin)
To: TigersEye
I think that’s pretty good. I hope we have a good group. I see a lot of Dems helping us out here, being up for election in ‘14. There sure is a lot of pressure on the GOPe to “compromise” and go for either/or both “universal background checks” and “small magazines.”
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posted on
02/10/2013 2:28:52 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
To: Dick Bachert
Sen Grassley is interviewed occasionally on WHO radio Des Moines, usually on Jan Mickelson’s show.
He has several times expressed disdain for the idea that the Constitution still limits the power of the federal government, so this is surprising that he would defend the Second Amendment.
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posted on
02/10/2013 2:35:28 PM PST
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: Cyber Liberty
and Reid (who the NRA endorsed over Sharon Angle) No they didn't. Quit repeating the lie.
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posted on
02/10/2013 2:45:38 PM PST
by
Hugin
("Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear."---Open Range)
To: Hugin
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posted on
02/10/2013 2:53:42 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
To: Cyber Liberty
I didn’t say you were lying. But some people who know perfectly well they didn’t endorse anyone still claim they did, and that is a lie. I merely said you were repeating it.
BTW, if Reid had lost, Chuckie Schumer would probably be Majority Leader now. Imagine how hard he would be pushing gun control. I think Reid and a lot of Senators from “purple states” would just like it all to go away.
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posted on
02/10/2013 3:01:46 PM PST
by
Hugin
("Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear."---Open Range)
To: Hugin
BTW, if Reid had lost, Chuckie Schumer would probably be Majority Leader now. Imagine how hard he would be pushing gun control. I think Reid and a lot of Senators from purple states would just like it all to go away. All true, but if other conservatives had gotten elected as well, Schumer would be minority leader. But we didn't get crap last round, losses everywhere and in '10 as far as the Senate is concerned. I think we had good candidates, but the GOPe was set against them. I wonder why?
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posted on
02/10/2013 3:14:36 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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