One of the many problems I have with Rudy is his outright disdain for the Second Amendment. Yet astonishingly I'll see Gun Owning Freepers say "That's not a problem as the POTUS doesn't write the laws." Well, exuuuuuuuuse me but they do, i.e: "Bush's Tax Cuts", "Bush's Medicare Drug Plan", "Bush's No Child Left Behind Act" and last but certainly not least .. "Clinton's Welfare To Work Program". These all started out as 'policy' that became law. So yes, in effect the POTUS DOES write the law.
Then we have the POTUS and Treaties. Right now the U.N. has more than a few "Anti-Gun Treaties" waiting for some Liberal U.S. anti-gun POTUS to sign them - which would be approved in a heart beat by the new Rat Congress.
Then we have the matter of E.O's. These little 'laws' set Federal policy on an issue - like if the 2A is a 'personal right' or 'state right' and then basing Federal arrests and prosecutions accordingly.
While Dubya is WRONG on Illegals and screwed the pooch with the Church Lady and spent like a drunken sailor, on the Second Amendment he's been 100% for our rights.
One of his first acts back in Jan of 01 was to send a rep to the U.N. and tell them in no uncertain terms - hands off the Second Amendment, the US will NOT sign any of those anti-gun treaties. Then when John Ashcroft was confirmed his first act as AG was to issue an official DOJ policy statement that the 2nd Amendment was a "Personal" Right. This put a monkey wrench in a few Klintoon-Reno instigated trials that were still ongoing.
Rudy would be worse than Klintoon. He'd do everything in his power, by hook or by crook, to confiscate every gun he and his AG could lay their hands on.
My rant is now OFF. Except for two final words for Rudy.... (no not those)...