1. A politician in word and deed supports the 2nd Amendment, which...
2. Earns him the support of the NRA, the 500 lb gorilla in the room when it comes to 2nd Amendment issues, but...
3. When the politician is up for re-election, despite his past actions, the NRA turns his back on him due to a party affiliation that has nothing whatsoever to do with the single issue for which the NRA exists.
This brings and keeps politicians on the proper side of the Constitution in what way? This establishes a situation in which politicians give a damn what 2nd Amendment groups do or say?
And we can trust politicians' words simply because of an "R" next to their name? Are you on crack?
“And we can trust politicians’ words simply because of an “R” next to their name? Are you on crack?”
Did I say that having an R behind someones name guarantees fidelity to conservatism, free market and constitutional principles? No and never. This mis-characterization is a simplistic attack ofter employed by those that seek a straw man. I am against rinos just as I am against all Dems. Both oppose conservatism and the Constitution. The Dems oppose my values via direct assault and the rinos undermine my values through compromise.
As far as the NRA is concerned, it appears that they are ONLY concerned about the 2nd amendment. Because they support pro-gun incumbent Dems over equally pro-gun challenger Republicans, the NRA makes it somewhat more likely that a Democrat leadership will continue in the House this year. The NRA (and other narrow interest groups) have every right to do as they please.
My point is only that the 2nd amendment does not exist in a vacuum: it depends the entire Constitution and Bill of Rights. My strong preference is to support groups that support the 2nd amendment AND the rest of the Constitution to give it life. And this year, with the House on the line, we cannot afford to allow the liberal Democrat leadership to prevail because the Democrats (and treasonous rinos) are a clear threat to all of our liberties. We need Constitutional conservative, pro-second amendment Republicans more than pro-second amendment Democrats.
I hope and believe that NRA members like you are committed to the entire Constitution and that even though we may have a dispute over the best way for out nation to preserve all of our liberties, perhaps we can work together at least in some ways against the foes of liberty.