Bill Allows IRS To Revoke Second Amendment Rights By Stealth

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The Senate has voted to approve Bill 1813, which is now on its way to the House. The insidious bill has so many attacks on freedom that the most serious one has been largely overlooked.
There are two attacks on gun ownership in this bill. The text of the bill, all 1676 pages of it, can be found HERE.
The first attack on the right to bear arms is found on page 1323.
The Secretary may modify, suspend, or terminate a special permit or approval if the Secretary determines that—(1) the person who was granted the special permit or approval has violated the special permit or approval or the regulations issued under this chapter in a manner that demonstrates that the person is not fit to conduct the activity authorized by the special permit or approval; or (2) the special permit or approval is unsafe.
In the ambiguous language that the Congress so loves to employ in all things unconstitutional, we can translate that to the parental favorite, “Because I said so.”
The second attack on gun ownership is more subtle.
There is a stream of logic that you have to follow.
First, if this bill passes, the IRS will have the authority to take away the passports of those whom they say owe more than $50,000 in taxes. (The tax debt doesn’t have to be proven, mind you, the IRS simply has to accuse you of owing the money.) You can find this section on page 1447 of the Bill.
When your passport is revoked by the government, you are suddenly on the “no-fly list”.
Membership in the no-fly club puts you on yet another list, as a potential domestic terrorist.
Domestic terrorists are not allowed to have guns.
Don’t believe me? Listen to Raul Emanuel gloat of it. He eloquently states “If you are known as maybe a possible terrorist you cannot buy a handgun in America.” (1:13 of the video)
Emanuel, the Mayor of Chicago and former Obama Chief of Staff, makes the top of my personal treason list for this statement. In his own words, “maybe a possible terrorist” means you shouldn’t be allowed the rights guaranteed to you as an American. No proof necessary.
Bill 1813, ”Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act”, is chock full of new ways to take away our personal freedoms. The bill would require “stalker boxes” on our vehicles, puts a huge number of restrictions on travel and transportation within the US, allows the government to revoke documents and licenses in ambiguous language and is, in essence, nearly 1700 pages of new restrictions. (You can find a summary HERE if you don’t want to read all 1676 pages).
A Call to Action
Did your Senator vote for this bill? There’s a good chance he or she did, as only 22 Senators voted against it. You can find out how your senator voted HERE.
The bill was sponsored by Barbara Boxer (California) and co-sponsored by Max Baucus (Montana), James N. Inhofe (Oklahoma), and David Vitter (Louisiana). For your convenience, I’ve included links to the contact information for each of these Senators. Be sure and send an email to let them know how you feel about this new attack on freedom.
Email your Representatives and make it very clear that you consider this Bill an act of treason against the Constitution. This directory contains email addresses and contact information for all members of Congress.
Every bill that goes through Congress right now appears to hold another threat to the Constitution (if not multiple threats). Every word needs to be carefully analyzed so we can fight these attacks.
http://www.peopleunlikeus.com/?p=42571
 
Rather than pasting the text of an article about the bill, maybe text from the bill should be posted so that we can actually see what it says and doesn't say.
 
Did you actually read the bill before posting this nonsensical alarmist crap?

Here's what the special permit is for:
SEC. 1508. SPECIAL PERMITS DURING PERIODS OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:


‘(i) Special Permits During Periods of National Emergency-

‘(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a State may issue special permits during an emergency to overweight vehicles and loads that can easily be dismantled or divided if--

‘(A) the President has declared the emergency to be a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.);

‘(B) the permits are issued in accordance with State law; and

‘(C) the permits are issued exclusively to vehicles and loads that are delivering relief supplies.

‘(2) EXPIRATION- A permit issued under paragraph (1) shall expire not later than 120 days after the date of the declaration of emergency under subparagraph (A) of that paragraph.’.

and
(a) In General- Section 5117 is amended to read as follows:



‘Sec. 5117. Special permits, approvals, and exclusions

‘(a) Authority To Issue Special Permits-

‘(1) CONDITIONS- The Secretary of Transportation may issue, modify, or terminate a special permit implementing new technologies or authorizing a variance from a provision under this chapter or a regulation prescribed under section 5103(b), 5104, 5110, or 5112 to a person performing a function regulated by the Secretary under section 5103(b)(1) to achieve--

This is talking about the ability for the Secretary of Transportation to revoke tranportation permits, not your concealed weapons permit.

The part about revoking passports for tax debtors is true, but the idea that having your passport revoked automatically puts you on a no-fly list that automatically makes you a domestic terrorist who can't buy guns is pure crap.
 
The Secretary may modify, suspend, or terminate a special permit or approval

Are they talking about state issued CCW permits? A bit confusing. Context is everything here.

---OK, just saw above post, which was submited simutaneoulsy with mine. Helps clarify.
 
Looky here...

From page 1,320 and page 1,321

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1813es/pdf/BILLS-112s1813es.pdf
‘‘(2) FIREARMS.—This chapter and regulations prescribed under this chapter do not prohibit
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(A) or regulate transportation of a firearm (as defined in section 232 of title 18), or ammunition for a firearm, by an individual for personal use; or ‘‘
(B) transportation of a firearm or ammunition in commerce.
 
Regurgitating material from a website without verifying it is factually accurate makes everyone look pretty foolish. Endorsing it without fact checking it is even more embarrassing. It is only polite to include the actual legislation or a direct link to it when referring to it.
 
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