Democrats....Bush Key on Assault Weapons

Associated Press - Las Vegas Sun.com ^ | May 14, 2003 | Jim Abrams

[Godebert]

By JIM ABRAMS

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) -

President Bush should take the lead in overcoming resistance within his own party to extending an assault weapons ban due to expire next year, Democrats said Wednesday.

"If the bill dies we will lay it at the president's doorstep," Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said a day after House Majority Leader Tom DeLay told reporters that the 1994 law banning the manufacture of 19 types of common military-style assault weapons would not be renewed.

Schumer said the gun bill would be an issue in the 2004 election, a development that could pose problems for Democrats who represent districts with strong gun rights sentiment. The assault ban vote was also a campaign topic in 1994, the year Republicans recaptured the House after spending 40 years in the minority.

Bush, taking a position at odds with the National Rifle Association, has voiced support for extending the ban, and White House spokesman Ari Fleischer on Wednesday said that support would carry weight in Congress.

"This is a matter that the House has to work out, of course, by listening to the will of its members, but the president's position is clear on it," Fleischer said. "When the president states his position like that, it helps get the message to the Congress."

Fleischer would not say whether Bush would pressure DeLay to bring such a bill up for a vote. DeLay, R-Texas, on Tuesday indicated that there would be no effort to renew the current law before it expires on Sept. 13, 2004. "The votes in the House are not there to reauthorize it," he said.

"The real question is will the president weigh in and ask the leaders to schedule a vote," said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., who as a senior adviser to President Clinton played a key role in guiding the 1994 legislation through Congress.

[TLBSHOW]

you're asking ME for a link


Well yes, I am since that was your spew........

[rwfromkansas]

So, if it doesn't even come up for a vote in the House, you will go elsewhere?

[Howlin]

I already stated where I heard it.

[TLBSHOW]

and there is another one, you are noyhing but a lair and smear artist.

Now do you support the ban or not?

[Sir Gawain]

People will think what they want. Why let it bother you?

[Chico Esquela]

Only God knows what Bush is thinking, he's doing his best to go down the same road his father did.

Can you say President Daschle? (shudder)

[TLBSHOW]

noyhing = nothing

[TLBSHOW]

Can you say President Daschle?

Fat chance of that ever happening.

As for Bush he needs his feet held to the fire over this issue.

[Howlin]

Because out and out lies by people who have been TOLD better yet continue to espouse them bother me.

To: Fred Mertz

I was po'd at TLB because he was using this series to imply that Bush was a traitor in bed with the terrorists. Sorry, but this is about the silliest thing I've ever seen him post. Well, maybe not the silliest. There's a whole lot of silliness in Todd's many thousands of posts.

119 posted on 02/27/2003 1:25 AM EST by Jim Robinson (And I did preview this post. Any errors are all mine. Whom else can I blame?)
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It's one thing to disagree about policy; it's quite another to spread vicious lies all the while pretending to be "helping the president."

[TLBSHOW]

Do you support the Gun ban or not real simple question smear artist.

[Howlin]

I've answered that before -- and to people who mattered.

I'm not answering to you.

[Chico Esquela]

"I don't have to prove a damn thing to you about what I believe."

I never asked you to prove anything about what you believe, if you would have bothered to read my reply instead of skimming through it and responding with Bush-boilerplate, you would have seen that I asked for some proof about what you said concering the other user. You remember, you claimed he called Bush a "commie". Give us that link Howlin, lest prove yourself a liar.

"And I won't apologize for supporting the President of the United States. "

Ah, the proverbial sanctimonious retort when a cogent response is impossible -- nice cop out! :-)

LOL!

[TLBSHOW]

It's one thing to disagree about policy; it's quite another to spread vicious lies all the while pretending to be "helping the president."

And we have gone over this 100 times but since you can't understand the traitor in question that I spoke of was Groover Norquest in your quest to smear me shows what a fool you are. Now do you support the gun ban?

[Howlin]

Bush is a traitor:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/845727/posts?page=72#72

Bush is in bed with terrorists:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/845727/posts?page=72#72

Bush is a U.N. Man
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/861516/posts?page=14#14

Bush is a liberal:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/824939/posts?page=13#13

and

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/899493/posts?page=49#49

Bush is a fake president and like Clinton:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/824910/posts?page=15#15


Bush is liberal Republican advancing a commie rat agenda:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/810176/posts?page=162#162

anti-Constitution
anti-family
gun grabber:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/899493/posts?page=48#48

[TLBSHOW]

Good collection, now put them all in context please. Since you think you know what I think!

[Howlin]

Those are your own words, Todd. Every single one of them.

Now, either you meant them, or you are a compulsive liar.

[Amelia]

LINK PLEASE

The National Rifle Association's chief lobbyist, Chris Cox, said he expected the battle to be played out in Congress without reaching the president.

You do understand that Schumer and the other Democrats are just making all this noise because they are losing, don't you?

And all you people who are carrying on so about the President "caving" are just helping the Democrats, IMO.

[TLBSHOW]

As for this thread in context the bottom line is Bush Supports a Clinton gun ban........

MR. FLEISCHER:

Well, I think the President's position is clear and the
President supports the reauthorization of the current assault weapons
ban.

[TLBSHOW]

I said put them into context since you seem to know what I mean. Come on give it a try.

[Howlin]

Unlike you, most people read and comprehend the English language and 99 percent of us don't need somebody else to explain things to them.

I think people can figure them out for themselves.