Dangerous terrorists; Enemies, foreign and domestic, to the Constitution of the United States:
Posted on 05/01/2007 12:47:00 PM PDT by Carry_Okie
BELLEVUE, WA – Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ troubling support of legislation that would allow him and future attorneys general the arbitrary power to block firearms purchases without due process is cause for him to step down as the nation’s highest ranking law enforcement officer, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.
The bill, S. 1237, was introduced last week at the Justice Department’s request by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), one of the most extreme anti-gunners in Congress. Called the “Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2007,” this legislation would give the Attorney General discretionary authority to deny the purchase of a firearm or the issuance of a firearm license or permit because of some vague suspicion that an American citizen may be up to no good.
“This bill,” said SAF founder Alan Gottlieb, “raises serious concerns about how someone becomes a ‘suspected terrorist.’ Nobody has explained how one gets their name on such a list, and worse, nobody knows how to get one’s name off such a list.
“The process by which someone may appeal the Attorney General’s arbitrary denial seems weak at best,” Gottlieb suggested, “and there is a greater concern. When did we decide as a nation that it is a good idea to give a cabinet member the power to deny someone’s constitutional right simply on suspicion, without a trial or anything approaching due process?
“We’re not surprised that General Gonzales has found an agreeable sponsor in Frank Lautenberg,” Gottlieb observed. “The senator from New Jersey has never seen a restrictive gun control scheme he did not immediately embrace, and S. 1237 is loaded with red flags. It would allow an appointed bureaucrat the authority to suspend or cancel someone’s Second Amendment right without even being charged with a crime.
“Attorney General Gonzales has no business asking for that kind of power over any tenet in the Bill of Rights,” Gottlieb said. “He took an oath to uphold the Constitution, not trample it. Perhaps it is time for him to go.”
Both of him. :-)
Dangerous terrorists; Enemies, foreign and domestic, to the Constitution of the United States:
None. It’s all about enhancing the powers of the few at the expense of the many. And whether there’s an arbitrary (R) or (D) after the name, it still stinks.
OOPSIE! My bad!
Ashcroft - not Gonzales, Ashcroft - not Gonzales, Ashcroft - - -
What is really upsetting about this thread is that those of us who warned that Atty General Gonzales was trampling their non-2nd Amendment constitutional rights were called “tinfoil nuts” “trolls” and other things.
Based on his past actions concerning the 4th and 5th amendments, as well as many of his other legal opinions, I could have told you that he doesn’t respect our rights a long time ago. This is just par for the course.
The fact is that if he wants to designate any man a terrorist, he can do it, and will try to take away your rights-— 4th, 5th and 6th amendments included, period.
“That was JOHN ASHCROFT not Gonzolas.”
Right you are! the rustling, crunchy sound you hear is me, finishing my well deserved diet of crow.
I’ll make sure I read before posting in the future. Haste makes for too much crow in the diet.
;-)
Ashcroft - not Gonzales, Ashcroft - not Gonzales, Ashcroft - not Gonzales, Ashcroft - - -
You wouldn't have had to. It was obvious that he was a stooge from the beginning.
It is our job, not the governments, to stop it...
Precisely. Twelve Tips for Toppling Tyrants.
and from what I see we’re all at the coffee machine.
I respectfully disagree. I am a member of and support all of the organizations listed in my tagline. Many people have been involved in the past (and are now preparing for the coming 2A battles), but certainly more are needed.
Jorge’s choice.
“..were responsible for electing President Bush..”
Support for any politician may become something one sorely regrets. Voting for a politician is like buying merchandise, unseen without a guarantee of satisfaction. The candidate may promise anything he/she wants without the obligation to live up to the pledge.
So am I. The GOP can call me all they want and all they will ever hear from now on is a recorded voice. And to think that the alternatives would have been Gore and Kerry makes me realize that this country is on a steep decline sliding into the abyss.
“Support for any politician may become something one sorely regrets. Voting for a politician is like buying merchandise, unseen without a guarantee of satisfaction. The candidate may promise anything he/she wants without the obligation to live up to the pledge.”
So you plan is to vote for known anti-gunners? Or do you think we should just forget about the 2nd Amendment?
Hah! Only a thousand pages to go, eh? Be sure to read Ross’s take on the Vince Foster thing. I discussed it on Usenet and Ross lamabasted me for revealing it.
John Ashcroft was a disgrace to American liberty and represented just one more of Bush’s miguided appointments.
I’m not seeing anything that demonstrates Gonzales supports this bill.
I have no use for the guy, don’t get me wrong. I would just like to see some sort of documentation of his support.
“(continually victorious)’
You can’t be serious. We’re still in Afghanistan, for chrissake. If not for the Iraqi distraction (”Well, Saddam tried to kill my Daddy!”) we’d be done with the Afghans and still have more than a couple of allies in the world.
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