Monkeyleg
Member.
It's no secret that the Republican party takes the gunowner vote for granted, every bit as much as the Democrat party takes the minority vote for granted. Neither are deserved nor earned, but it's the way it is.
Here in WI, the Republican party has played gun owners for years. When we get a piece of pro-gun legislation, the R party has often let it be defeated, then call to us to help them elect more R legislators so we can get the bill passed.
This year, though, with the concealed carry bill, things are different. Or, at the very least, the R leadership should realize that a failure to override Doyle's veto will not necessarily play into the R's hands.
In fact, a failure to override Doyle's veto will result in a Doyle victory in November.
If Doyle's veto is sustained, there's going to be a number of ticked-off gun owners, many of whom will stay home in November.
If Doyle's veto is overridden, and Doyle and AG Lautenshlager put up roadblocks to issuance of permits, there's going to be tens of thousands of ticked-off people. Maybe more. Doyle and his goons will be wiped out at the ballot box.
We need to remind the WI Republican leadership that they serve at our pleasure, that we have helped them--through our dollars and time--gain control of the legislature. They owe us.
We have done so with their promises of concealed carry. We've been working and supporting and waiting on that promise for years.
This is the make-or-break year. The "R" legislative leadership knows how to cut deals with Democrats, just as surely as Doyle does.
Message to the R leadership: do it now, or forever rest in peace.
Here in WI, the Republican party has played gun owners for years. When we get a piece of pro-gun legislation, the R party has often let it be defeated, then call to us to help them elect more R legislators so we can get the bill passed.
This year, though, with the concealed carry bill, things are different. Or, at the very least, the R leadership should realize that a failure to override Doyle's veto will not necessarily play into the R's hands.
In fact, a failure to override Doyle's veto will result in a Doyle victory in November.
If Doyle's veto is sustained, there's going to be a number of ticked-off gun owners, many of whom will stay home in November.
If Doyle's veto is overridden, and Doyle and AG Lautenshlager put up roadblocks to issuance of permits, there's going to be tens of thousands of ticked-off people. Maybe more. Doyle and his goons will be wiped out at the ballot box.
We need to remind the WI Republican leadership that they serve at our pleasure, that we have helped them--through our dollars and time--gain control of the legislature. They owe us.
We have done so with their promises of concealed carry. We've been working and supporting and waiting on that promise for years.
This is the make-or-break year. The "R" legislative leadership knows how to cut deals with Democrats, just as surely as Doyle does.
Message to the R leadership: do it now, or forever rest in peace.
