Posted on 08/01/2009 6:04:56 PM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association's threat to punish senators who vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been met with a shrug by Democrats from conservative-leaning states and some Republicans who are breaking with their party to support her.
The powerful gun owners rights lobbying group is used to getting its way by spooking lawmakers about the political consequences of defying its wishes. But it never before has weighed in on a Supreme Court confirmation battle and was nervous from the start about engaging in what looked like a losing a fight to defeat President Barack Obama's first pick for the top U.S. court, whose members serve for life.
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Think they were too late but what is more sad is the idiots with guns and they voted for this idiot.
The NRA needs to withold all fundings for the ones that voted for Slutomayer.
agreed
it fact they should start getting the message out to voters about their reps who voted for this nomination.
>has been met with a shrug by Democrats from conservative-leaning states and some Republicans who are breaking with their party to support her....
Much the same way that I will meet their requests for money and votes.
The NRA can’t win ‘em all - they took their best shot. ( NO PUN intended)
Not a single Senator who votes to confirm Sotmayor will be re-elected. You can take that to the bank.
This confirmation is inevitable. It is the replacement of one liberal by another. Although I would like to see a different outcome, it is impossible. This is NOT a good place for anyone to waste political capital. Save it for a more important time.
Sotomayor is a done deal folks. I don’t like it but them’s the facts. It’s good that she’s replacing a liberal like Souter anyway, which is why the RINOs are going to support her. They wanted to give Barry his first pick but I pray to God that they’ll fight tooth and nail if Scalia or Thomas retires or passes away.
You overestimate the voters intelligence. 70% of the people can't name a single member of SCOTUS.
I’ll take that bet. Even money wager okay for you?
I would not even take it to a piggy bank. This will be a non issue by the time the next election rolls around.
Sadly, I think you are wrong. During last year’s primaries and general election, a number of eastern politicians stood up to the NRA and won (Pennsylvania comes to mind). I think many others, Dems and Repubs have been emboldened by those results.
Agreed. Moreover, they need to really ramp up the next seasons election lineup to target the bozos who voted to confirm. The vermin in congress need to be reminded at times not to monkey with the buzzsaw when it's busy cutting wood....
Seems the timing was perfect: Souter left while Bambo's numbers were still high. So now we'll have LaRazamayor on the nation's highest court.
If they don’t they are no better than the trash that voted for BHO !
Good point !!
The NRA has four million members.
The antigun AARP has forty million members.
If we lose this, it won’t be the NRA’s fault. It will be the 76 million gunowners too cheap and cowardly to join the NRA.
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