hogshead
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Wow a talking donkey.
“The House Republican majority is made up mostly of members who are in sharply gerrymandered districts that are very safely Republican
Northern Illinois University political science professor Matt Streb said the big win for Democrats was partly because redistricting by Madigan and other party bosses shifted Republican voting blocs around to improve Democrats’ chances of winning more seats in the legislature.
Obama also said he can get 50 percent of public support for many of his upcoming initiatives, but “I can't get enough votes out of the House of Representatives to actually get something passed. … I think there is still shock on the part of some in the party that I won re-election.”
What do you think BLB? Think they will end up with special bans for the urban areas?
Just to throw this out there, how would you guys feel if there was an honest compromise and dialogue? I.e., reducing class 2 or class 3 restrictions, relaxing import restrictions, or doing something to ensure the carry and ownership rights of people traveling through restrictive areas in exchange for requiring a background check for all non-family exchanges?
Where was his compromise on spending or voter ID?
I'd hope any background check bills get voter ID put in along with it by our "friends".
Just to throw this out there, how would you guys feel if there was an honest compromise and dialogue? I.e., reducing class 2 or class 3 restrictions, relaxing import restrictions, or doing something to ensure the carry and ownership rights of people traveling through restrictive areas in exchange for requiring a background check for all non-family exchanges?
Milamber said:There is no compromise. What is so damn hard to understand in the sentence "shall not be infringed". Current gun control laws are unconstitutional at best. If I was in congress or senate I would be pushing for repealing the NFA and Lautenberg.
As a card carrying member of the Republican party I can tell you straight. I will actively campaign and vote out any member of the Republican party who votes for any new gun control.
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As I see it we either have the right to arms or we dont, which is it. You cant compromise away a right they wont stop nibbling. No AWB No magazine limits. They should never have got the NFA
The. Second. Amendment. Isn't. About. Hunting.The president said he has a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that date back for generations.
Wow. Where do I start with this interview with Obama? He says he supports the traditions of hunting. Good for him. Does he know that the Second Amendment was not written for hunters?
He says that House Republicans are unwilling to work with him on this issue because they are only concerned about their constituencies. Does he know that there are also Democrats in both chambers who will not support a new assault weapons ban because they fear that they will not get re-elected if they do? Does he know that his right hand man, Harry Reid (a pro-gun Democrat), virtually killed any chance of an assault weapons bill passing the Senate by not eliminating the filibuster?
He says that the realities of guns are different in urban areas than in rural areas. Does he know that there are urban areas that have strict gun control laws and high rates of violent crime and rural areas that have lax gun control laws and low rates of violent crime?
He knocks Fox News and Rush Limbaugh for their coverage of the gun control debate. Why doesn’t he condemn NBC News anchor David Gregory who committed a felony in order to further the anti-gun agenda…and got away with it?
He argues that Republicans need to be willing to compromise on the gun control issue. I view a compromise as both sides giving up something and getting something in return. What do pro-gun supporters get in this debate? After seeing the proposed bills, pro-gun supporters are the only ones giving ground. That is not a compromise. That is a concession.
I love it when people think the laws aren't there to protect what other people legally want to do.The. Second. Amendment. Isn't. About. Hunting.