On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:09:41 -0500, the infamous Wes
scrawled the following:
Joseph Gwinn wrote:
Karl Rove basically says that McCain was hoist on his own petard,
McCain-Feingold.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122835139848377873.html
The Wall Street Journal, 3 December 2008.
Joe Gwinn
No kidding. He was responsible for his own defeat. That law is unconstitutional afaikt.
Money, even aggregated money, is political speech. Something that should be protected.
To his credit. He lived up to his convictions and lived under his own rules. Obama must
have been laughing his ass off. I hope this transfers to any ideas on disarmament in the
military sense. Obama seemed to understand unilateral disarming isn't a good plan.
This email showed up a few minutes ago:
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Ammunition Accountability
Saving lives one bullet at a time
http://ammunitionaccountability.org/Legislation.htm Remember
how Obama said that he wasn't going to take your guns? Well, it seems
that his minions and allies in the anti-gun world have no problem with
taking your ammo! The bill that is being pushed in 18 states
(including Illinois and Indiana ) requires all ammunition to be
encoded by the manufacture a data base of all ammunition sales. So
they will know how much you buy and what calibers. Proposed Act -
Nobody can sell any ammunition after June 30, 2009 unless the
ammunition is coded. ; Any
privately held uncoded ammunition must be destroyed by July 1, 2011.
(Including handloaded ammo.) They will also charge a .05 cent tax on
every round! If they can deprive you of ammo they do not need to take
your gun! &n bsp; This
legislation is currently pending in 18 states: Alabama , Arizona
,California , Connecticut , Hawaii , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky ,
Maryland ,Mississippi , Missouri , New Jersey , New York ,
Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , and
Washington .
To find more about the anti-gun group that is sponsoring this
legislation
and the specific legislation for each state, go to:
http://ammunitionaccountability.org/Legislation.htm
A Little Gun History Lesson
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to
1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were
rounded up and exterminated.
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5
million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a
total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend
themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
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China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964.. From 1964 to 1981,
100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up
and exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one
million 'educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded
up and exterminated.
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Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century
because of gun control: 56 million.
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It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced
by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by
their own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more
than $500 million dollars. The first year results are now in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up
300 percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in,
the criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!
It will never happen here? I bet the Aussies said that /FONTtoo!
While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in
armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in
the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey
is unarmed.
There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of
the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how
public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense
was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The
Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.
You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians
disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,
gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind him
of this history lesson.
With Guns.............We Are 'Citizens'.
Without Them........We Are 'Subjects'..
During W.W. II the Japanese decided not to invade America because
they knew most Americans were ARMED !
Note: Admiral Yamamoto who crafted the attack on Pearl Harbor had
attended Harvard U 1919-1921 & was Naval Attache to the U. S. 1925-28.
Most of our Navy was destroyed at Pearl Harbor & our Army had been
deprived of funding & was ill prepared to defend the country.
It was reported that when asked why Japan did not follow up the
Pearl Harbor attack with an invasion of the U. S. Mainland, his
reply was that he had lived in the U. S. & knew that almost all
households had guns.
If you value your freedom, Please spread this anti-gun control message
to all your friends!
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At current market valuations (GM is worth less than Mattel)
the Chinese government can afford to buy GM with petty cash.
--Bertel Shmitt on kencan7 blogspot