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Obama pledges drug, weapons curb (SIFTA is back)
KHOU ^ | April 16, 200* | Politico

Posted on 04/17/2009 8:04:20 AM PDT by TLI

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Obama said that U.S. demand fuels the drug trafficking that plagues communities on both sides of the border, and he vowed that the United States would work harder to reduce drug use among its citizens. He announced that, in addition to the appointment of a new border czar and tough new financial penalties against three Mexican drug cartels, he would push the U.S. Senate to approve a long-delayed inter-American treaty to curb regional weapons trafficking.

The treaty, known by its Spanish acronym, SIFTA, was signed by the United States in 1997 but not ratified by Congress, and its passage these days is equally problematic.

The National Rifle Association immediately blasted the treaty and vowed to continue lobbying against its passage.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; border; guns; mexico; obama; propaganda; sifta
More krap from the Anonymous President.

Personally I do not believe a single one of the remarks made by any of the communists (dems) or members of Hussein Øbama's staff hinting that a new AWB or major form of "common sense gun control" (barf) is not on their agenda sometime before the 2010 elections.

1 posted on 04/17/2009 8:04:21 AM PDT by TLI
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To: TLI
This thread has just added to the FreeRepublic "bang list" (firearms interest list) by adding the keyword "banglist".

Any time a firearms-related thread is created on FreeRepublic, please be sure to add the "banglist" keyword to it so that interested FReepers don't miss it. Just a suggestion.

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2 posted on 04/17/2009 8:05:25 AM PDT by Joe Brower (Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
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To: TLI
he would push the U.S. Senate to approve a long-delayed inter-American treaty to curb regional weapons trafficking.

He sure telegraphs his plays far in advance. All that talk last month about "American guns fueling Mexican violence" by him, Hillary, and various other Dem scum was all about more gun control.

The fact that the contention is easily disproved doesn't matter, since the media's fully on board.

3 posted on 04/17/2009 8:07:48 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Joe Brower

I’m sure I’m on the bang list, right?


4 posted on 04/17/2009 8:07:53 AM PDT by Obadiah (Party - my house - on December 22, 2012!)
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To: dead
The fact that the contention is easily disproved doesn't matter, since the media's fully on board.

And that's why the American media is thoroughly corrupt. They are totally in bed with liberals. They are to the point where they have chosen sides and do whatever they can to defend their side, to include mocking, ridiculing. marginilizing, and demonizing, ordinary Americans who may happen to protest via a tea party. They are evil as far as I'm concerned.

5 posted on 04/17/2009 8:11:10 AM PDT by Obadiah (Party - my house - on December 22, 2012!)
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The banglist referred to in the link I provided is just any thread that has had the "banglist" keyword entered.

I maintain a private RKBA list as well, and I have added your name. It's gotten busier lately since those Chicago mobsters politicians have moved into the White House.

6 posted on 04/17/2009 8:12:51 AM PDT by Joe Brower (Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
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To: TLI

We’re waiting for he and everyone on the WH staff to voluntarily take tests to prove that they have not used any controlled substances for the past six months and thereby set an example for the nation in curbing the “leisure” use of drugs. We think that all rallies of patriots should so demand.


7 posted on 04/17/2009 8:18:05 AM PDT by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
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To: TLI

Wow...an Obama “vow”.

Yup, I believe it......


8 posted on 04/17/2009 8:31:47 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: TLI

Boy, this is SO comforting! How nice to have a president who, through personal experience, can know, through personal experience, and propose, because of his personal experience, how to address this addiction to drugs we all have here in the USA that causes all the difficulties Mexico is having to deal with. Whatta guy...*sigh*


9 posted on 04/17/2009 8:39:06 AM PDT by matginzac
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To: TLI

Another thought - what kind of piece that he wants to ban now do you think he was packing when he was buying HIS stash? Surely he wouldn’t buy blow unarmed???


10 posted on 04/17/2009 8:40:56 AM PDT by matginzac
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To: TLI
Short version: SIFTA would ban the sale, purchase, or ownership of ALL private firearms in any area in which the governments of the US and another treaty nation declare to be at risk from gun violence.
11 posted on 04/17/2009 9:16:42 AM PDT by pabianice
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If we are to BELIEVE the LIE about US guns going to Mexico,

Then WHY Aren't there gun battles in CANADA with these weapons???????????????

12 posted on 04/17/2009 10:04:07 AM PDT by BerserkPatriot (Worst POTUS Evah, I pray Zero's not the LAST)
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To: Obadiah

You can do this to see all the “banglist” articles:

Click on the Keyword “banglist” just under the article at top of this page.

Now you will be on a page listing all of the posted “banglist” articles.

Click on “Add to My Page” near the bottom of the page. This adds the “banglist” topic to the page called “My Page Layout” where you can configure the appearance of your main FR page. See here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/manage-blocks

You can return to My Page Layout by clicking on the words “Configure Sidebar” on the main FR page on the right hand side.


13 posted on 04/17/2009 11:08:49 AM PDT by deks (Stop the Ice Age ... Support Global Warming)
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