Posted on 01/25/2013 8:21:44 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather
There were fairly clear policy rules once upon a time. If you wanted to pass gun control, you would get up, use a bunch of kids as props and put in a Senate bill that would get the job done. Thats still being done, but its only the tip of the iceberg.
Obama Inc. is consolidating control over the economy which puts its minions in the position of being able to make policy through economic pressure and policy. Under Socialism, you dont have to pass a law, you just have to use your economic control to make the companies enforce the law.
Growing government control over banks and investment companies, directly and indirectly, allows those institutions to be used to target firearms manufacturers.
Cerberus was bullied into dropping the Freedom Group which includes Remington and Bushmaster. Bushmaster has become a special target for the anti-2nd amendment movement. Now Rahm Emanuel is demanding that TD Bank and Bank of America end their lines of credit to firearms manufacturers unless they come out in support of Obamas war on the Bill of Rights.
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“Or your position is that a Mormon baby killer, gun grabber, homo facilitator is better than a non-Mormon one???”
I’ll take that as an “I sat home”. :)
Now THAT is a good idea...
I’m way past shock at this point. I wonder how long it’ll be until they come for Greenfield (then the rest of us).
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