You comment, “... no amount of logic and reason will prevail against ‘True
Believers’.”
True. True. That pertains to virtually *any* true believer.
You state, “To insist on bringing a repeal Bill to a vote, when there is no chance of
passing, is worse than not bringing it up at all.”
I disagree. If the Republicans truly believed in an issue, they would force a vote to
show the American people only Republicans believe in the Constitution. The Reps
could accuse the Dems of violating the sacred trust which our Founding Fathers
created for us and our ancestors and loved ones died to support.
For some reason, Republicans view the two major parties to be both independent
and (at least in reference to the Second Amendment) in opposition to each other.
However, I note that gun control laws have been proposed and supported by both
parties, working together, with the apparent goal of eventually eliminating personal
ownership of firearms.
The only difference between the two major parties (in reference to our RKBA)
pertains to the speed of change. The Republicans are willing to take the less
violent, slow path to the same tyranny which the Democrats want to implement
quickly.
Your “True Believers” comment seems to imply that anyone who does not share
your views lacks logic and reason. However:
- Republicans have not even attempted to repeal a single federal gun control law.
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Some Republicans have opposed
some gun control proposals
sometimes - usually when the bill was so onerous as to endanger their favored
status and benefits.
- Republicans have signed every federal gun control law.
- Republicans, including Bush, continue to advocate gradually increasing gun
control.
Therefore, I can only believe that logic and reason both show the Republicans and
Democrats have the same strategy (eventual goal) of gun control. Democrats are
easily identified as gun control advocates. The Republicans, to their credit, merely
prefer less antagonistic (i.e. “sneakier”) tactics, therefore one must look at their
actions rather than their words.
That is why I can no longer support the Republicans as I did in the past ten
Presidential elections. That is why your “True Believer” concept applies as well to
supporters of virtually every persuasion.
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Westex,
“... good to see you want Al Gore for president, because a vote for Browne is a vote
for Gore.” Sarcastic, inaccurate, and a glib red herring.
“... the reason that we have so much gun control is not the fault of
Republicans---it's because the people are simply not with us on this issue
anymore.”
- Of course it’s the fault of Democrats AND Republicans who introduce, sponsor,
support and sign gun control legislation, regulations, and directives.
- It’s also the fault of the liberal press who believe their First Amendment Rights
should be stronger than our Second Amendment Rights. They don’t realize that the
Bill of Rights stands mostly because of the Second Amendment.
- It’s also the fault of the voters to support weaker gun control because they are
afraid of stronger gun control. Again, if gun owners had the faith of their
convictions, we could exert so much pressure on the Republicans they would quit
acting like Democrats.
I mean ... look at us.
We go see “The Patriot”. We get all teary-eyed (I sure did!) and profess to honor
the Founding Fathers and those brave souls who fought in the Revolutionary War
and every subsequent war to fight for freedom and liberty. But we, as gun owners,
do not have the personal conviction to argue with our legislators and convince them
we want them to live and breathe by the Constitution our forefathers died to enact
and support.
And, by the way, I know exactly what I am doing. I am trying to influence people
to get off their backsides and regain control of our government. If we can
do it by making Republicans return to their Republican roots, that’s great. But at
the moment, the Republicans may be more of a threat to our freedom than the
Democrats because the Judas Republicans have convinced us that the Republicans’
route to slavery is preferable to the Democrats’ route.
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Either you believe in the Second Amendment or you don't.
Stick it to 'em!
RKBA!
[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited July 09, 2000).]