Posted on 09/11/2013 5:05:46 AM PDT by Lazamataz
Last night, Mayor Bloomberg of New York City was heard to issue a big gulp.
The stridently anti-gun Mayor, who wishes to impose his hoplophobic vision on the rest of the country, was defeated soundly, and twice, as two of his Colorado-based cronies were both defeated in the first recall votes in Colorado State Legislature history.
Both Senator John Morse -- himself the Senate Majority Leader -- and Senator Angela Giron voted for onerous and far-reaching gun control measures in Colorado in March of 2013, including a ban on the purchase of normal-capacity magazines (HB1224).
The reaction by gun-owners in the firearms-friendly state of Colorado was swift and fierce. Four legislators were targeted for recall, and of those, two were successfully placed on the recall ballot. When it became apparent that the threat of a successful recall of these two was imminent, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (a group of mayors organized by Mayor Bloomberg) became very involved in the race, sending a yet-undisclosed amount of money. Mayor Bloomberg personally sent one third of a million dollars to assist in the effort to keep these two legislators save from the recall. This was to become a test of the power of M.A.I.G., and was also shaping up to be an endorsement or rejection of further state-level gun control legislation throughout the nation.
The playing-field for this vote was very uneven and tilted towards the anti-gun side. MAIG and their partners outspent the pro-gun forces six-to-one, and very liberal voting laws -- allowing a person who had only lived in the state 22 days, and who declared a mere *intention* to move into one of the competitive districts -- were allowed to vote. Reports of students carrying backpacks of ballots started emerging during the voting process.
There are things to be quite concerned about, though. The permissive voting laws in Colorado, allowing who are not even residents of a district to vote in that district, are utterly wrong and completely unfair and must be immediately rescinded.
Despite all the near-fraudulent actions, and the money spent by anti-gun individuals and forces, Morse lost by a 49-51 percent margin, and -- somewhat surprisingly -- Giron lost by a 44-56 percent margin.
Mayor Bloomberg, a politician notorious for banning large sodas in New York City -- his widely-ridiculed 'Big Gulp Ban' -- and other obnoxious, excessive and invasive proposals, must be feeling quite chagrined this morning. His best efforts at spreading the New York City disease of central government control in every aspect of a persons life, has been repudiated, especially with regards to the Second Amendment.
Perhaps Bloomberg can assuage his feelings by proposing legislation that limits the number of squares of toilet paper New York City residents can wipe their asses with. That should make him feel a little better.
Hey Laz A.Mataz, do you know if there has been any national media exposure to this?
Thank you for the ping, my friend.
Great job rubbing it in to BloomandDoomberg, Morse, and Giron.
Confiscating guns from law-abiding citizens and leaving them defenseless during the upcoming race
war that the race baiters are fomenting is going to be harder for the tyrants than they thought.
Great summary. As a Colorado resident, though not in the districts with the recalls, I was up until way too late last night. I sure enjoyed the results. There are some reports locally that the spending gap was as high as 12 to 1.
How much did the RNC contribute to the recall elections? Can anyone hazard a guess?
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