Posted on 07/13/2012 12:56:30 PM PDT by neverdem
You make a very serious point about not being ambiguous as to ‘civilian firearms’. Recent history shows how much misconstruction can be made from undefined verbiage. I refer especially to the words ‘natural born’ in our Constitution as to eligibility for POTUSA. The Founders evidently believed from their discussions that such simplified wording was precise and adequate. Years later it comes that usurpers like Obama and his enablers can use the lack of definition as a means for ‘change’. Citizens of the USA, especially veterans and sports people must not allow sucs chicanery by words to remove our Constitutional rights. This is even more critical when the USA would lose sovereignty to a bunch of never-do-well nations. This issue calls for another call to all free people to protect their inalienable rights..
Only 2/3 of senators present are needed to pass it.
It seems like anybody with a known name always seems to forget the ‘arms’ part, and substitutes it with ‘firearms’.
I see arms as small mortars, artillery, rail-mobile artillery, crew-served weapons, launchers of all types, etc etc.
I would even go so far as to say coastal cities should have a modern Davy Crockett should any nation try to invade from the sea.
The Constitution specifies "two thirds of the Senators present," which could be as few as 34.
Yet the government claims it has the option pursuant to "customary international law" to enforce a treaty UPON SIGNATURE.
No, I'm not kidding. To learn how this happened, read this article.
That was the horror show that drove George Orwell away from the Communists after 20 years of easy, lazy fellow-traveling. He saw the intellectual dishonesty and savagery of the Communists in action in Spain, when they turned on friends and allies (seeking control of the Republic) and actually tried and executed people in shambolic, lying "show trials" that mirrored what Stalin was doing in Russia.
Ever afterward, Orwell was a stickler for "words have meanings and consequences", an idea Ronald Reagan took up and rebroadcast. It was one of Orwell's most important themes.
Well said, Carry_Okie.
Letters of Marque are embedded in the Constitution and are another point supporting your theme.
I really could give a flyin’ fart what the NRA opposes (vehemently, or aggressively) on this issue...
I believe it is MORE important to what YOU, the American citizen is going to do about this...
The U.N., and progressive elements within our elected cadre of elitist bringers of crapola would NOT even be entertaining the lobbying of this effort if there was not a good chance of it passing...
The fix is in, I would say the time is now to make sure you do not waste time burying what you got...The time is now to be cleaning, lubricating, practicing and preparing fir the day they start confiscating...
I would not trust anyone with the knowledge of your possessions, not even family members...Sell a few things (junk) off, if anything, keep that paperwork to deflect scrutiny when they do start going around looking for hardliners like us...
Might as well get started now...
The clock is ticking...
>> The fact that there are less than 60 senators that don’t respect the 2nd Amendment is frightening...
neverdem said: “58 senators recognize the meaning of the Second Amendment.”
I guess the implication is there are 42 traitorous scumbags misrepresenting the citizens of the United States — indeed a number less than 60.
The NRA could definitely earn some renewals if it leans appropriately on the vermin jeopardizing our sovereignty.
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