Posted on 05/27/2012 1:11:49 PM PDT by ColdOne
The now-70-year-old Cunningham wrote that he plans to live with his brother and mother in rural Arkansas after his prison release. He said he wants to restore his gun rights so he can hunt and compete in sport shooting contests.
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Cool!
Although he is a typical shyster congress critter, at least HE risked his life for the country unlike most in congress that wouldn't even consider serving in the military.
“Just curious, how much better than that would the best bid have been if it had been opened to all bidders. Maybe the taxpayer wasn’t too badly cheated after all.”
Maybe the guys at the defense contractors just thought Duke was a swell guy and gave him 2.4 million out of their own personal checking accounts.
Criminals everywhere, generally get the best health care money can buy.
And to think that this guy was a true fighter ace.
What a shame.
2.4 Million divided by how many companies?
2.4 Million is no doubt inconsequential compared to the overall program expenses involved.
If it were truly a significant amount for those companies, they would have found a cheaper way to manipulate him.
2.4 Mill. does not begin to compare to the perfectly legal grants and low interest loans congress passes around like Halloween candy to their benefactors.
How much, if any, of that money does he still have?
He did prison, I expect he was also fined, ending with a net loss.
Does he retain his congressional pension?
“He got caught unlike the rest of the crooks in congress.
BINGO! “
I believe the crime he was actually charged with is called “Governmental Incompetency”. Anyone who is in congress that long and can’t get away with stealing that much, or more, is considered legally incompetent. Hell, most Senators can do that in a year - and a good percentage do! I’d like to know how much Chuckiee-boy has taken in his ‘career.’ I’m certain it makes this look like chump-change.
He was my congressman. I knew he was a cretin. It would be justice if he never saw daylight again.
I had that same thought. I remember he was claiming to be on “death’s door” and couldn’t go.
Ask Elizabeth Warren.
The constitution does not exempt felons from the RTKBA. There is a common law theory that convicted felons have no civil rights and are therefore "outlaws." Usually, however, the enactment of constitutional provisions, treaty provisions or statutes nullifies common law theories inconsistent with such enactments.
The courts are restoring the RTKBA, case be case. Perhaps we can soon look forward to BATF as a national chain of gun and ammunition shops selling adult beverages and tobacco products as well.
Doesn’t Cunningham’s prior acts count for anything? Yes, he’s a scum bag for stealing from the taxpayers and bringing dishonor upon the House.
But, he is, after all, a heroic veteran of the Vietnam era. He made many sacrifices, and, fought hard for his country. He’s lost everything and served his time.
Are we not suppose to forgive?
The big problem here is that he was convicted in federal court.
http://www.williamslawonline.com/Press-Room/Top-10-Things-Know-About-Federal-Gun-Law.shtml
“In theory, you can make application to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) to request restoration of your gun rights. The application is supposedly granted if “it is established ... that the circumstances ... and the applicant’s record and reputation, are such that the applicant will not be likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety and that the granting of the relief would not be contrary to the public interest.”
“The problem is that since October 1992, Congress has prohibited ATF from spending any money to handle such applications. If you submit the application, ATF will not act on it. They will simply return it with an explanation that they cannot process it, due to a lack of available funds. Someone who went through this procedure sued in federal court, arguing that the court should bypass Congress in order to make available a procedure to restore the right to own a gun. The Supreme Court rejected the argument in United States v. Bean, 537 U.S. 71 (2002).
“In sum, the federal gun laws are tough, and they are being aggressively prosecuted by the United States Attorneys.”
About Cunningham’s only hope is that friends of his in congress will quietly sponsor a “midnight voice resolution” to restore his gun rights.
Agreed. It’s time to push back and strengthen defenses of constitutional rights. If society doesn’t want certain violent criminals owning firearms, those criminals should be executed. Same should apply again to early American morality considerations in law. And crazies should be either in asylums or free.
There are no excuses for violating the constitution, but it’s being scoffed at and violated daily. Example: animals don’t have rights. People do.
They are put in prison to punish them for theft or graft. They are usually required to pay restitution as well. Why you wish to encourage graft in a government rife with it is beyond me.
GFY.
And when you’re done see if you can figure out why it’s a bad idea to only subject white collar criminals to restitution penalties rather than incarceration.
Cheers!
Its your straw man, you figure it out.
Another case of the evil twin making asinine statements here at FR. Happens all the time. Life continues apace.
That depends. If he's ever voted to suspend the rights of convicted felons, or ever voted against second amendment rights, no. If on the other hand, he has supported liberty and freedom even for those formerly in prison, yes. It's pretty straightforward IMO, let him be hoist by his own petard, if that is applicable.
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