Posted on 11/20/2010 4:40:15 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
Sorry if I want our elected leaders to recognize all 10 Amendments.
That’s really a high bar we have set/sarc
Big deal.
Much as I love guns, Christie only has to be better than Obama.
And he sure as heck knows how to cut budgets!
The NRA does not have a "proclivity" to support liberals. The NRA has a longstanding policy to support those who support the 2nd Amendment and, all things being equal, to support incumbents who have shown their support for the 2nd Amendment by voting for/against specific bills over challengers who, because they have not been in office, have not. At times this means the NRA supports a Democrat incumbent with an "A" rating over a Republican challenger also with an "A" rating. If the incumbent was the Republican, they would get the NRA endorsement.
This is the policy and, even with it, the NRA supports more Republicans than Democrats.
Some don't believe in this policy because at times the NRA support could go to an incumbent candidate who in reality is much less supportive of the 2nd Amendment than the challenger. I have voiced my disapproval of this policy to the NRA (I am a benefactor member). With the help of the patriot members of the NRA, not the cut and run "sunshine" members, I feel confident that the conservative members of the Board of Directors will decide that too narrow of a view of the NRA as a single interest organization is unwise and they will force a modification to this policy.
Regardless, the NRA is still the most effective voice in support of the 2nd Amendment and one of the most powerful Constitutional Rights lobbying groups in the Country
That’s like saying the best we can do is a RINO. We can do better.
Do you really believe this?
Millions upon millions of people in this country cannot carry a gun for self-defense.
If it wasn't for the NRA, the tens of millions of Americans who can carry a gun for self-defense would not be able to.
Forgot to add:
The Pennsylvania Constitution
Right to Bear Arms
Article I Section 21
The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.
(The NRA had absolutely NOTHING to do with that)
I don't know why you would be concerned with RINOs. The people who are working within the Republican party are those who want to rid the party of RINOs, not those who cut and run. The same goes for the NRA.
RE: The people who are working within the Republican party are those who want to rid the party of RINOs
Patently false. It is the Tea Party Movement outside the Republican Party that has worked to rid the GOP of RINOs while the GOP continued to support them.
Right, the mere presence of a Constitutional right is all that's needed. Just like the presence of the 4th Amendment prevents the TSA from outrageous searches.
The NRA has continuously put the pressure on politicians to prevent them from ignoring/degrading our 2nd Amendment rights. Politicians admit they fear the NRA opposing them. This is what keeps you free, people working to insure your freedom, not words on paper. The Soviet Union had a strong Constitution, it was worthless because it was ignored.
“I voted for Christie in the general election because he’s not the raging marxist Corzine was, and while he’s good for NJ, nationally speaking we can and must do better.”
OK between Christie and Corzine you had sense enough to vote for Corzine.
So between Christie and Obama — do you think Obama is better?
And I want to make sure that we don’t have an abundance of guns out there. .................................. So he won’t allow the bad guys to get any more guns, and keep as many as possible from the good guys? Yup, that works all the time. We can’t stop drugs and aliens from coming in but we will stop guns reaching the bad guys. Yeah Riiiight. Worried about police? Have them deputize any gun caring civilian in the area to help if they feel threatened. Of course that only applies to those of us who have mini arsenals in the trunk of the car and volunteer our services. I see nothing wrong with calling upon Vigilantes to assist them when needed.
If you're not a Republican, why would you care that there are Republicans who are Republicans in name only. I certainly don't care if there are Democrats in name only.
Virtually everyone I know who is a participant in the Tea Party movement is a Republican.
For Gov. of the Socialist Sh*thole that is NJ? - Christie. For POTUS? Neither. Your question is a false dichotomy.
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