Posted on 04/11/2013 8:29:17 AM PDT by JohnPierce
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So what does a traitor look like?
That is a very good question.
After all, a traitor is different than an enemy. An enemy declares himself and opposes you openly. But in order to become a traitor, someone first needs to enjoy your trust.
Those of us in the gun rights community have plenty of enemies people who have openly declared war on the Second Amendment and the Constitution. Heck practically every Democrat in the country seems to have signed up for a frontal assault on gun owners.
But to be betrayed by one of our own is not a common occurrence and when it happens, it never fails to hurt.
Today, Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania betrayed gun owners. He betrayed us by caving in to pressure from Bloomberg and the Obama Administration and putting forward a supposed compromise bill with New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin.
Thats right. Senator Toomeys co-sponsor in this supposedly Second Amendment Protection Bill is none other than Chuck Schumer. That should be your first clue even before you read the bill.
But when the so-called compromise was announced at a press conference today, Schumer was nowhere to be seen. He stayed away so that Toomey would not have to explain to gun owners why he was standing on the stage with one of the single most anti-gun politicians in the country.
A Democratic aide, speaking to Roll Call, explained Schumers absence by noting that Toomeys job in this bill was to simply persuade the gun rights groups that its an acceptable deal.
We have a name for a creature who goes amongst their own kind to calm them in the face of obvious danger a Judas Goat.
In any case, returning to the bill text itself shows us well nothing initially they have not released the full text to the public yet. But Gun Owners of America (GOA) and RedState reportedly have a copy and they do not like what they are seeing at all.
First, and perhaps most disconcerting, it contains a provision whereby a doctor can unilaterally add a patient to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) without ever telling the patient.
You heard me no due process no appeal. Anger your doctor and you can lose your Second Amendment rights forever.
And as we saw in New York last week, you can bet that as soon as that happens, the SWAT team will be there to take your guns.
The results of this bill are easy to predict. Gun owners will soon realize that seeing a counselor means losing their rights and they will not seek help, even when they need it.
Veterans with PTSD will face it on their own.
Women with post-partum depression will suffer in silence.
Suicides will increase.
But thats not all. Schumer has proudly reported that he made numerous contributions to the bill such as a partial repeal of FOPA so that New York airports can continue to arrest law-abiding gun owners traveling through their state as I have reported on this very week.
Another amendment to the bill by Schumer reportedly stripped out language that would have forced states to recognize each others carry permits.
And Toomey wants to take this monstrosity to the floor of the Senate where Democrats can begin building an amendment tree that will include an assault weapons ban, a ban on normal capacity magazines, and any other restrictions on the rights of gun owners they can think of.
And all the while, they can smile for the press and declare it to be a bi-partisan bill.
All because of Pat Toomey.
So what does a traitor look like? They look just like us
until they dont.
His phone lines are busy. I left a message.
I’m guessing people are jaded on effectiveness of contacting senators, I know I am, but could not live with myself if I did not.
Rubio is another wobbly one. YEAH.
Get a picture of any politician.
Phew! PERIOD
It might be because of some of the NRA board members...one in paricular who sells out conservatism every chance he gets.
Grover Norquist, that's what a traitor looks like. He's busy these days pushing amnesty, calling anyone who opposes it "bitter enders', lobbying for Bill Gates, counseling Rubio and the 'gang of 8'.
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And that other fellow in the photo...that's Suhail Khan of the ACU, CPAC big whig, who is presently a Microsoft lobbyist and friend of radical Islam.
Bitter Enders, Unite!!! Guess who's behind the latest amnesty push???
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2013/04/bitter-enders-unite-guess-whos-behind.html
He was. :(
The NRA is opposing it and they stated today that they will be grading the vote that overrode the filibuster.
There will be 16 lower NRA ratings by this time tomorrow!
Please post a photo of John Effin’ Kerry.
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