Scare the Democrats.

[Nitrogen]

No, don't shoot them.

Write them letters like the one I'm outlining below. It doesn't even have to be true, but it will get their attention:

Dear [Democrat],

I am a lifelong Republican voter, but I voted for you this Election Day because I want a change. I am sick and tired of the corruption in government today, and I expect you to do better. I am taking a big leap of faith here, and i'm hoping you'll listen to what I have to say, as it's important.

I'll listen to your ideas about Health Care, Taxes, and Forigen Policy. I'll listen with open ears to your economic policies.

In return for my leap of faith, I demand only one thing: No more gun control.
I'm serious. I'm flexible on many things, but not this one. I will not stand for one more restriction on my second amendment rights.

Personalize it here. Talk about why your second amendment rights are important to you. Explain POLITELY.

Our politicians have a history of lying to us to get our vote. Maybe i'm crazy, but perhaps it's time to feed their egos; give them what they want to hear, and in return demand something from them?

Perhaps I'm loony with too little sleep, but I seriously think we need to say something to these people who might take back congress; whether we like them or not.

 

[bouis]

"Dear Mr. Wolf,

I'm willing to listen to your ideas on tearing down the fences, wearing lead shackles, and bathing in meat tenderiser. I am very impressed with your plan to replace all the shepherds with old blind Farmer McClinton. I also like your idea about bringing in as many sheep from the surrounding farms as possible. But please don't eat us!

-The Lamb"

 

[ceetee]

I don't think it's such a bad idea. At the very least, it's your chance to let somebody know that as long as they vote your way, you'll continue to vote for them, and as soon as they deviate, they'll lose your vote.

It's better than the current "Do whatever you want, 'cause we'll keep voting for you anyway" mentality.

 

[Steve499]

If the recipient of the letter you suggest has in fact been elected and you didn't vote for him, I guess " it couldn't hoit". Whether it would make any impact at all on his future behavior is doubtful to me. The politicians seem to go entirely their own way, then tell us during their re-election campaigns they have always gone entirely our way. It might make him remember to try to lie about his record during his next campaign, though.

Steve

 

[buzz_knox]

Here's how it will be read by them:

Dear Democrat

I'm a gunowner who voted for you. The Republicans no longer hold sway over that voting bloc.

As for 1994, please forgive me for voting your party out of power for 12 years, as I've forgiven you for the Crime Bill. I know your party has promised more gun control, but I trust that you will break with party lines and the established liberal and radical anti-gun philosphies of those who have already been selected to lead Congress. I know that to get reelected and/or obtain cushy lobbyist or other political positions after leaving Congress, you will have to accept their instructions on how to vote or you will not get your bills presented or committee assignments.

As for health care, I know you will say/do anything to me you feel necessary to secure your position.

Signed

A gunowner who voted Democrat

Sorry, but that's how it will read. The Dems have kept gun control off the table, but its what cost them power in 1994, and they have NOT forgotten that. They will insure that it doesn't cost them that power again and the way to do that isn't to leave gun control alone (which the party is philosophically incapable of doing these days because of who leads it), but by eliminating it as an issue. E-mails like this are a way of telling them it isn't an issue, that gunowners will vote for them despite the declared intent of the new Democratic leadership.

By the way, I tried this very thing one time, back when the Crime Bill was being debated. I even got to speak with the Representative (a Democrat) and said much the same thing you said: don't touch my rights. He swore up and down that the ban was a bad idea and we needed to focus on criminals, not guns.

I'll give you three guesses as to which way he voted when the Crime Bill came up.