[Paul0373]

First, I just want to point out that America is not a democracy.. It is a Constitutional Republic. Why is this important? A democracy is a one-vote system and a Constitutional Republic is a 3-vote system. Three votes to check tyranny, not just one. Our Founders knew to put in multiple layers of safeguards as legislators would invariably, over time, seek out ways to chip away at the freedoms that we enjoy.. which is another reason why the 2nd Amendment is in place. That is truly the last line in the sand and the final safeguard to our freedoms. Now, about the NRA as a lobby group. In short, I’m fine with it. The Constitution is the law of the land and I think it would be great if we had a lobby group as powerful as the NRA to protect all of our freedoms. Instead, our leaders continue to unlawfully sign away or try to sign away our rights to privacy with warrantless wiretapping, indefinite detention, UN weapons ban treaty, etc.. all of this goes on unchecked.. whose lobbying for our other rights other than the 2d Amendment?? These things barely get mentioned iif they get mentioned at all by our talking heads government sponsored media. Appreciate the thoughtful debate KIBU.

[Paul0373]

You’re the thug, enron. Nobody’s telling you what to do. Mind your own business and we’ll mind ours.

[Paul0373]

I don’t care who you donate to, I’m not turning in my firearms bud. It’s my right and that’s all there is to it.

[Paul0373]

I completely agree with you, we all want to keep the schools safe for the children and I believe there are ways to do this without demonizing gun ownership and destroying our individual liberties. First of all, the kooks all know to go to schools because they’re such easy targets. The government has kept guns out of schools and the media has announced this for all to hear, so of course the kooks are going to start there. What’s wrong with having an undercover police officer at the school? The students won’t know and neither will the wackos. How about if the media hyped up the undercover security instead of the opposite? For you and me, this is not about politics, but for the politicians, it’s ALWAYS about politics. Remember what Rahm Emanuel said, “Never let a serious crisis go to waste.” Remember that. The majority of the pols in office now are not well-intentioned folks like the people on this board and I don’t care if they have a D or an R next to their name. A very small number of people paid a very large amount of money to get these guys into office to carry out the agenda they have in mind and if they don’t comply, they’re out. And this brings us back to why our Constitution and Bill of Rights is so important.

[Paul0373]

Fellow Americans, doesn’t it make you wonder why FOREIGN countries are calling for our disarmament? Doesn’t that seem strange to you? Do you think they are worried about the children in our schools or do they have some other agenda? Doesn’t it concern you that history is littered with examples of governments that become more and more tyrannical following the disarmament of its people? In fact, isn’t that the norm? Shouldn’t our Constitution and our rights be safeguarded at all costs? If our Constitution is irrelevant, then what makes America.. America? How will we continue to be a “free” country and not join the list of nations ruled by tyrants? Without the Second Amendment, how do we the people guarantee that their will even be a First Amendment? My hope is that people will ask themselves some tough questions before they wave off their rights…Have we endured some terrible tragedies as a nation… yes. How does one compare Sandy Hook, Aurora and Columbine to Stalin’s Purges, Mao’s mass murders, the genocide in Africa, the Balkans, the Holocaust, etc… Is that dramatic? I don’t know, but again, I ask.. What makes America… America?

[Paul0373]

Hey KIBU, get out of my face with all of your Gun Control Garbage. You know what? I’ve never felt the need to own a personal firearm until you self-righteous, Constitution hating Communists decided to start going after yet another personal liberty. Listen to Feinstein, Cuomo, Emanuel, Obama… and yourself.. You all make me ill. If I want to own 50 ARs and a million rounds of ammunition, that’s my business bud. If you’re so naive to think that this government is disarming us for our good while they(feinstein) have concealed carry permits and armed guards(all of them), you are a naive fool. Please, crawl in a hole until you have enough votes to amend the Constitution and until then I’d be happy to buy you an NRA membership and take you to the range for some target practice.

[Paul0373]

Yeah, not into the whole wealth redistribution, collectivism thing.

[Paul0373]

Obama has had direct contact with and been influenced by more committed communists than anyone i’ve ever heard of. (Barack Sr, his own mother, his grandparents, Frank Marshall Davis, Said, Unger, Ayers, Bernadine Doern, Jeremiah Wright,et al….)How many communists do you know or hang with? Funny, don’t think I’ve ever met one. Yeah, I’d probably lean to the left with that much help.

[Paul0373]

Very interesting movie and worth seeing if you’re interested in learning more about President Obama and the people, places and events that shaped his world view.

[Paul0373]

Wrong kibu. Since this is reducing taxation for a segment of the population, most tea party people would support it. Wouldn’t you agree?

[Paul0373]

Wrong kibu. Since this is reducing taxation for a segment of the population, most tea party people would support it. Wouldn’t you agree?

[Paul0373]

Wrong kibu. Since this is reducing taxation for a segment of the population, most tea party people would support it. Wouldn’t you agree?

[Paul0373]

Wrong kibu. Since this is reducing taxation for a segment of the population, most tea party people would support it. Wouldn’t you agree?

[Paul0373]

Wrong kibu. Since this is reducing taxation for a segment of the population, most tea party people would support it. Wouldn’t you agree?

[Paul0373]

First of all, define “rich.” Greater than $250k/yr? Greater than $100k?? Oh, that is sooooo rich. Soooo rich. Well, at least in the eyes of our government, it is. I can tell you that in california, it isnt! Well, say everyone who makes over $250k pays 25% more taxes…. Is that going to solve your debt problem? How do you deal with a drug addict? Give him more drugs? You really, really think giving the government more money is really going to fix the problem??? More wars, more waste, more confiscation and redistribution, more poverty, more fraud, more bureaucracy, more social welfare program failures, more post office economic failure, more $500 hammers, more $100k/yr lifeguards, more irs investigators, more bailouts, more “stimulus” and on and on and on. This country is a mess from all this big government, progressive, socialist, social engineering garbage. How about less govenment, less taxation and more sanity? Cut it out with all the class warfare hate speak. It’s sickening and wreaks of old style communist propaganda. It sounds pathetic actually.

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