Posted on 02/18/2019 3:55:36 PM PST by SkyPilot
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D., N.Y.) on Friday suggested a future Democratic president could confiscate citizens' guns based on the precedent of President Donald Trump's national emergency announcement regarding the border wall.
Nadler, the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, appeared on CNN's "Cuomo Prime Time" to discuss Trump's announcement earlier in the morning. Trump declared it "necessary" to build the wall on the southern border.
Host Chris Cuomo asked Nadler if enough Republicans would come out against Trump, prompting him to say, "I think so" and that he believes Republicans are terrified of unintended consequences. He speculated about other hypothetical national emergencies if a Democrat were to win in 2020.
"If the president can declare an emergency today on this nonsense, on this, the Democratic president can decide that, as you mentioned, the 40,000 people a year killed in this country is a crisis. And why don't we take everybody's guns away? Or force everybody to register their guns, or ban all assault rifles, or do all of that without congressional approval?" Nadler said. "This opens up tyranny or dictatorship."
"Now it may be something that the Republicans don't particularly oppose, but tomorrow, with a Democratic president, it could be something they hate," Nadler continued.
Nadler isn't the only Democrat bringing up national emergency hypotheticals that a Democratic president could push in the future.
"Our next President should declare a #NationalEmergency on day 1 to address the existential threat to all life on the planet posed by Climate Change," tweeted freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (Minn.).
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Of course he won’t he will ask the FYI or SWAT to do it for him.
Pfffft!!!
If they do try it, we need to be unified. They will try to make an example so that we will all comply.
An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.
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You are 1000000000% correct. I hope most on our side realize that.
I am sure law enforcement will be thrilled to start kicking down doors. /I don’t think so Jabba
State Red Flag Laws say that the police can take away from one suspicious claim from anyone.
He thinks that using a National Emergency to blatantly violate the Constitution is the same thing as using the NEA to scrap up the loose change laying around so that we can defend the borders of the country is ludicrous.
I can’t wait to see the election returns after they try this one.
Like that’s gonna work, declaring
a national emergency against an
amendment of the constitution. The
stupid is strong with this one.
why don’t we take everybody’s guns away? Or force everybody to register their guns, or ban all assault rifles, or do all of that without congressional approval?” Nadler said. “This opens up tyranny or dictatorship.”
Said the fat man longingly...
Molon Labe!
Maryland Police were fine with both knocking on an old man’s door in Maryland, they killed him on the spot by the way and it so far is okay that they did it.
It’s just a talking point to make Trump’s base panic. It has no basis in fact.
easy, never elect another Dem President
People criminals invading the nation and Nader wants to confiscate our weapons so we cannot protect our families. He makes it easy for law abiding Cotizens to know that he wants American women and children dead
Dem says a Dem POTUS could take away a Constitutional right from Americans because an R POTUS enforced a Constitutional duty to safeguard the country.
Proving, once again, that Dems are 51/50.
The Waddler seems to have forgotten that gun-grabbing is absolutely unconstitutional. Gun-grabbing is totally different than protecting our country’s borders.
And this fat slob is head of the House Judiciary Committee, supposedly an expert on law and the Constitution?
For those too young to remember: 20 years ago Fat Slob Waddler loudly defended President Billy Jeff, an impeached disbarred rapist, perjuror and suborner of perjury, and serial sexual harasser/assaulter.
Given what Eric Swalwell said about how Trump is evil and can nuke gun owners, and all these other nut statements by Democrat politicians, I can’t even feel like voting Democrat.
Nonsense. The 2nd Amendment.
If the GOP-e had half a brain, this one quote would have them loosing MN, WI, IA and much of the Rust Belt.
That is assuming the GOP-e had half a brain.
Try it punk.
I hear ya.
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