Posted on 02/06/2009 8:41:56 AM PST by epow
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
GOA wants to thank all of you for your hard work in opposing the extremely anti-gun Eric Holder for Attorney General.
While we lost the battle on Monday (by a vote of 75-21), you guys registered your opposition loud and clear.
There is no doubt that your activism truly made gun rights THE issue in this nomination battle. Every Senator who spoke against Holder mentioned Second Amendment fears. And even among many of the Senators who voted for him, there was tremendous concern regarding Holder’s stance on gun rights.
As stated by The Washington Post yesterday, “Holder overcame concerns by a small but vocal group of GOP lawmakers about his position on national security and GUN RIGHTS, as well as his recommendations in two controversial clemency decisions by President Bill Clinton.”
This was truly a battle worth fighting. In fact, the man who was being deified two weeks ago is now the very same President who is widely seen as not being able to shoot straight in selecting cabinet members and is already starting to lose public support. The battle over Holder was certainly central to taking the bloom off this rose.
So thank you for helping magnify our voice on Capitol Hill. GOA spent many hours lobbying against Holder, as we were the only gun rights group in Washington to tell Senators we would be rating this vote in our end-of-session grade report.
With Holder in office, you can expect to see renewed efforts to drive gun dealers and manufacturers out of business -- similar to the efforts he supported while in the Clinton administration.
Expect also to see attempts to classify more guns as “not suitable” for sporting purposes. And don’t be surprised to see attempts to use the No Fly List to disqualify
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I would have voted against him for no other reason than he looks like Oprah’s boyfriend, Stedman.
Senators who voted Against Holder (a Pro-gun vote)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johanns (R-NE)
McConnell (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
I feel ashamed of my state of Missouri.
Gee, how surprising moderate RINO’s voted ‘for’ the gun grabber.
That Rhino Lindsey Graham did it again!
I was also PO'ed to see that one of the Senators who I held in high esteem up until this, Sessions R-AL, voted to confirm. So much for my esteem.
How can we expect to keep the anti's from doing whatever they want in re 2nd Amendment rights if our our own Repubs stab us in the back like this? One more outrage like this Holder confirmation vote by half the GOP Senators and I'm out of the GOP for good. Yeah I'm mad right now and I may not feel the same tomorrow, but I'm betting I will.
Right On! Unfortunately, we also have that idiot Harry Reid. . .
Am I blind or is McMoron not on the list?
I have to leave the puter now for most of the day. I hope some of you will bump the thread now and then while I’m away. I think it’s important that as many pro-gun FReepers as possible know how their Senator voted on this critical confirmation. They don’t come any worse than Holder unless he had appointed Sarah Brady or Josh Sugarman, and roughly half the treacherous GOP Senators voted to confirm him..
That really surprises me.
My Dad had a problem buying a gun not too long ago (mix up in the records). Kyl went to bat for him to get it cleared up in a fairly reasonable time solving the problem. I don't get it. (shaking head)
McCain started a pandemic!
Almost all of them reached across the aisle.
My sentiments exactly! There were only 3 in the sInate that were worth a tinker's dam...and I am very upset that Sessions has turned.
I just got off the phone leaving a message to express my disappointment in him. I have called numerous times to praise and/or thank him in the past. I asked if he was being blackmailed or was he not feeling well, that he would suddenly turn against his country and her people.
BTTT
NO, you are not blind! ;*)
No secrets there. The usual suspects lined up and voted RINO. GRRRRR. I knew mine would (Chucky and Lilly).
I maintain that John has been a problem his whole life. He was a problem as a kid, and he was a problem post military service. We have been given a good indication for the start of his military service. And this leads me to ponder what his total worth was as a member of the Military. That’s something I can never know. His is certainly unfit to serve from our side of the isle. His instincts are severely flawed.
It’s like having a bad block of memory in your computer. You may not touch on that block for a while, but you never know when it will cause a crash. And with McCain, you never know when he’ll betray the cause next.
Jim Webb talks the talk but fails to walk the walk yet again. “Born Fighting?” FOR WHAT? FOR WHOM? Certainly not for the people he works for and what they believe in.
Mark Warner? Pointless.
Let us hope and pray that they are simply keeping those seats warm until they are relieved of their Senatorial duties come the next election.
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