Posted on 07/14/2009 7:06:47 AM PDT by pabianice
Mentioned "hunting" and "target practice" as legitimate uses for a gun, as long as the state decides you can have one. Not one word on self-defense.
My bad; I thought Sotomayor was Mexican as her constituency surely is.
All of need to call, write (snail mail) and email Congressman of others and tell them even if we can’t vote for them....we can send our $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to those running against them. And do it....they all work for us not just those who vote for them. So pick our some Democrats who could be changed and start now going after him.
It’s all good ... no harm no foul.
I agree with that.
Most of the states have a ‘’2nd’’ in their constitution as well don’t they?
OMG OMG OMG OMG........
The freakin protections of the 4th and 5th amendments apply to our TERRORIST ENEMIES...but the 2nd amendment protections do not apply to the STATES?????
This needs to get out QUICKLY!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama was the equivalent of a substitute teacher. He is no constitutional scholar.
And his attitude to the 2nd amendment can be stated as hostile. End of story.
But when help is needed the first thing on everyone’s minds is the NRA.
Rudyard Kipling wrote something about that.
Indeed he did.
Tommy By Rudyard Kipling
I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer, The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here." The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die, I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I: O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away"; But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play, The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play, O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play.
I went into a theatre as sober as could be, They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me; They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls, But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls! For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside"; But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide, The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide, O it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide.
Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap; An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit. Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?" But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll, The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll, O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll.
We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too, But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you; An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints, Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints; While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind", But it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind, There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind, O it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind.
You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all: We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational. Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace. For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!" But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot; An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please; An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool -- you bet that Tommy sees!
Hold on. Take a breath and think about the big picture just for a minute.
Listen, I don’t want this crazy women having a seat on the SC any more than anyone else. However, let’s just say for a moment that we can polarize this issue BUT lose the fight in a close battle. Would that set us up better in 2010? Would it scare “us” more? Remember, fear is a great motivator. It was in 1994.
What is best for us strategically? Not just tactically.
Again, I don’t want this crazy @$$ woman even near the bench, but she is not replacing a conservative....How can we use this political capital to our advantage? We need our Repubs to “act” like they have balls and grandstand the 2nd amendment issue to death - Our repubs should act like the dems and start saying, “She is gonna take all your guns away and lock you in rail cars!!!!!! Start panicking.” [Remember how the dems used to say that shit about social security?]
But of course, we would actually need a few repubs to pretend they have testosterone.
This is the only way that she can be tripped up. If the NRA comes out against her and says it will affect Senators NRA rating with a vote for her. There are a lot of Dem Senators that have good NRA ratings that don’t want it screwed up. I’m glad she said this. I knew she believed it anyways, now its out in the open.
My personal opinion is that any citizen’s rights enumerated in the Amendments does not need to be incorporated anyways because neither the state nor the Federal government can take those rights away without due process. The whole incorporation thing is B.S. but alas this is how we have to play the game in 21st century America to keep our liberties.
Then again, Bastille day is today....
Welcome to FreeRepublic. Your profile page is most interesting. Such clarity from one so young. It’s very rare.
what the hell are they waiting for? Christmas?
If there was a time to flex some muscle, this is it.
I had called the goa on numerous occasions to ask what they were going to do and never received an answer. Then the goa started mentioning the NRA in their press releases and criticising them. The last straw was a NRA hate website with a link to the goa.
The goa was the only gun group to ask for a narrow view on Heller. It’s bad enough the goa does nothing. It’s bad enough to criticise the NRA when they do nothing. It’s bad enough they turned their backs on the Katrina victims. Now the NRA and the SAF have to file 20,000 lawsuits to oppose 20,000 gun laws because THAT’S WHAT THE goa ASKED THE SUPREME COURT TO DO.
The goa asked the Supreme Court to take a narrow view on the Second Amendment which no other gun group did when they filed their briefs for Heller.
Thanks for nothing, goa.
It seems due to racial bias and lack of constitutional understanding and therefore faith in the United States Supreme Court we at the individual and State levels need to ignore their rulings. I am dead serious.
thats what I mean..we might not be able to beat her, but lets make it closer than it is right now..so the US congress doesnt look like the politburo.
Here’s a PM preview! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVw7entkxg
” Just saying that the wait and see approach to a person who says the 2a does not apply to the states will not go down well in many circles.”
Dittos! No racist as she is who also fails to understand the Bill of Rights should ever be supported in any way, shape, or form.
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