Harry Tuttle
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Feb. 24 Neal Knox Update -- The White House issued a "Statement of
Administration Policy" calling for an unamended industry liability
protection bill -- on which VOTES ARE SCHEDULED BEGINNING AT 10:30 A.M.
WEDNESDAY.
About 7 p.m. this evening Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist scheduled
a vote at 10:30 a.m. on S. 1805, the renumbered S. 659/H.R.1036.
First item up will be a filibuster-ending cloture vote on a motion to
proceed.
ONE MORE TIME: Please call your Senators' D.C. and state offices!
The White House "SAP" is important because it tells Republican
Senators "President Bush doesn't want to see the 'assault weapon'
reenactment on his desk."
That may help keep some Republican Senators on our side on the likely
first amendment after the filibuster is broken: A
Feinstein-Schumer-Warner-DeWine-Chafee amendment to extend the present
"assault weapons" law for another 10 years -- according to Republican
Sen. Warner's press release.
That language would apparently eliminate the "wiggle room" of some
Republicans, such as the other Virginia Senator, George Allen, who
have said they won't support anything beyond present law.
I haven't read the actual language, so I don't know if the new
"bi-partisan bill" will totally ban over-10-round magazine imports,
instead of the present law's prohibition on post-1994 standard
capacity magazines.
The White House Statement of Administration Policy is reprinted below.
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In another major development today, the Supreme Court struck down, by
5-4, the 9th Circuit's approval of BATF's use of a fudged search
warrant information.
You will recall that BATF has often used questionable "facts" to
justify a search -- including in the Waco Branch Davidian raid, which
was not an issue in this case.
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> EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
> OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
> WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
> February 24, 2004
> (Senate)
> STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
> S. 1805 - Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
> (Sen. Craig (R) Idaho)
>
> The Administration strongly supports Senate passage of S. 1805. The
> Administration urges the Senate to pass a clean bill, in order to
> ensure enactment of the legislation this year. Any amendment that
> would delay enactment of the bill beyond this year is unacceptable.
> The manufacturer or seller of a legal, non-defective product should
> not be held liable for the criminal or unlawful misuse of that product
> by others. The possibility of imposing liability on an entire
> industry for harm that is solely caused by others is an abuse of the
> legal system, erodes public confidence in our Nation's laws, threatens
> the diminution of a basic constitutional right and civil liberty, sets
> a poor precedent for other lawful industries, will cause a loss of
> jobs, and burdens interstate and foreign commerce. S. 1805 would help
> curb frivolous litigation against a lawful American industry and the
> thousands of workers it employs and would help prevent abuse of the
> legal system. At the same time, the legislation would carefully
> preserve the right of individuals to have their day in court with
> civil liability actions. These civil actions are enumerated in the
> bill and respect the traditional role of the States in our Federal
> system with regard to such actions.
Administration Policy" calling for an unamended industry liability
protection bill -- on which VOTES ARE SCHEDULED BEGINNING AT 10:30 A.M.
WEDNESDAY.
About 7 p.m. this evening Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist scheduled
a vote at 10:30 a.m. on S. 1805, the renumbered S. 659/H.R.1036.
First item up will be a filibuster-ending cloture vote on a motion to
proceed.
ONE MORE TIME: Please call your Senators' D.C. and state offices!
The White House "SAP" is important because it tells Republican
Senators "President Bush doesn't want to see the 'assault weapon'
reenactment on his desk."
That may help keep some Republican Senators on our side on the likely
first amendment after the filibuster is broken: A
Feinstein-Schumer-Warner-DeWine-Chafee amendment to extend the present
"assault weapons" law for another 10 years -- according to Republican
Sen. Warner's press release.
That language would apparently eliminate the "wiggle room" of some
Republicans, such as the other Virginia Senator, George Allen, who
have said they won't support anything beyond present law.
I haven't read the actual language, so I don't know if the new
"bi-partisan bill" will totally ban over-10-round magazine imports,
instead of the present law's prohibition on post-1994 standard
capacity magazines.
The White House Statement of Administration Policy is reprinted below.
------------------
In another major development today, the Supreme Court struck down, by
5-4, the 9th Circuit's approval of BATF's use of a fudged search
warrant information.
You will recall that BATF has often used questionable "facts" to
justify a search -- including in the Waco Branch Davidian raid, which
was not an issue in this case.
------------------
> EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
> OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
> WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
> February 24, 2004
> (Senate)
> STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
> S. 1805 - Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
> (Sen. Craig (R) Idaho)
>
> The Administration strongly supports Senate passage of S. 1805. The
> Administration urges the Senate to pass a clean bill, in order to
> ensure enactment of the legislation this year. Any amendment that
> would delay enactment of the bill beyond this year is unacceptable.
> The manufacturer or seller of a legal, non-defective product should
> not be held liable for the criminal or unlawful misuse of that product
> by others. The possibility of imposing liability on an entire
> industry for harm that is solely caused by others is an abuse of the
> legal system, erodes public confidence in our Nation's laws, threatens
> the diminution of a basic constitutional right and civil liberty, sets
> a poor precedent for other lawful industries, will cause a loss of
> jobs, and burdens interstate and foreign commerce. S. 1805 would help
> curb frivolous litigation against a lawful American industry and the
> thousands of workers it employs and would help prevent abuse of the
> legal system. At the same time, the legislation would carefully
> preserve the right of individuals to have their day in court with
> civil liability actions. These civil actions are enumerated in the
> bill and respect the traditional role of the States in our Federal
> system with regard to such actions.
Voinavitch (sp?) isn't much, if any, better.