MicroBalrog
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He introduced many pro-2A bills.
. . .that changing times call for changing measures, and that our constituion is flexible enough to accomodate reality.
You are, in a word, wrong.
In fairness to Congressman Paul, he did introduce a bill to restore Second Amendment rights to visitors to National Parks.
He introduced many pro-2A bills.
"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors."
Do you plan on completing that sentence?WA said:Looking at the Commerce Clause and the series of well reasoned cases exploring congress'es powers thereunder, I would say
WA said:List them please
Ron Paul in the US House of Representatives, January 9, 2003
Mr. Speaker, I rise to restore the right the founding fathers saw as the guarantee of every other right by introducing the Second Amendment Protection Act. This legislation reverses the steady erosion of the right to keep and bear arms by repealing unconstitutional laws that allow power-hungry federal bureaucrats to restrict the rights of law-abiding gun owners.
Specifically, my legislation repeals the five-day waiting period and the "instant" background check, which enables the federal government to compile a database of every gun owner in America. My legislation also repeals the misnamed ban on "semi-automatic" weapons, which bans entire class of firearms for no conceivable reason beside the desire of demagogic politicians to appear tough on crime. Finally, my bill amends the Gun Control Act of 1968 by deleting the "sporting purposes" test, which allows the Treasury Secretary to infringe on second amendment rights by classifying a firearm (handgun, rifle, shotgun) as a "destructive device" simply because the Secretary believes the gun to be "non-sporting."
Dude, it's like totally not hard to use google, but here's one to start.
Don, Presidents are a bit more powerful than Representatives, and can accomplish more.
applesanity said:Ya know, I am a strong supportor of 2A rights. Unfortunately, I've never managed to get any major 2A legislation (or any other major legislation for that matter) anywhere, and other representatives have not given me any real leadership positions. So I guess I'm not really effective. Furthermore, I really want to be president, but I think I'm polling quite low right now....
But what has he gotten passed?
we belittle the person who introduces the measure...yea that makes sense. compromising on our basic civil rights is now seen as an admiral quality then?
and another big "lol" at the -his colleagues havent given him leadership positions- comment.
and like wow, lets repeal the AWB a year before it expires
Show me where any of them have introduced and passed pro gun legislation.
I don't know about you, but I'm surely not a single-issue voter.
While the other candidates have excelled in leadership positions
Nor am I, but gun rights is at the top of my list. After all, what else does a politician plan to do to us if he can't trust us to be armed.I don't know about you, but I'm surely not a single-issue voter.
.And it's a two-parter, the second which you darted conveniently
I guess he should abandon his oath of office, and just put on a good shuck n jive for the cameras.While the other candidates have excelled in leadership positions, Ron Paul has not (because he's never really been in any major leadership or national spotlight position.... get it?)
Do you think any of the above will defend the right to keep and bear arms once becoming president? I doubt any of them would (admit I don't know enough about Thompson to make that judgement).Hillary... well the 2-term junior has done a lot, hasn't she?
Obama... they let him speak at the DNC convention
Guliani... still riding on that 9/11 poise and charisma
Thompson... "what did the president know, and when did he know it?"
McCain... war hero, and was runner up in the '00 primaries
Edwards... well nevermind, I think he's a pansy
Romney... he was a governor
Does one representative of a large state normally position himself that way.Paul... how many representatives represent Texas? Has Ron Paul ever really positioned himself to be the leader of that pack?