Category: Politics

There are 60 senators who think rights are up fit a vote. 

http://m.weeklystandard.com/blogs/report-gun-vote-thursday_716174.html

And how is this not illegal?

http://m.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/04/youre-not-following-barackobama-twitter/63930/

What’s more important for me? The fact these guys are doing everything they can to protect my rights

http://www.france24.com/en/20130409-obama-slams-republicans-gun-reform-stunts

The US loses patience…. Whatever.  Washington needs to cut the US budget by 1/2 to even get close to balanced.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9980244/Portugal-austerity-plan-frays-US-loses-patience-with-Europe.html

At least 13 senators are willing to do the right thing

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/08/support-for-gun-bill-filibuster-grows-as-white-house-lashes-out/

This year’s budget is larger than last….there are no cuts

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/08/yes-sequestration-is-actually-bad.html

http://www.redstate.com/2013/04/07/barack-obama-blames-us-navy-for-increased-north-korean-tensions/

Yet another example of the pres not leading.  The Limbaugh theorem right again.

Paul Ryan has just released the GOP proposal for FY2014 budget.  Debt free by 2050….yes please!

The file is mirrored here.

This morning in the Telegraph, there was this article:  NRA’s Wayne LaPierre’s gun warning for Obama: ‘We don’t want to be like England’.

Here’s what Lapiere said:

 “We don’t want America to become like England, where some of that nation’s outstanding rifle competitors keep their hobby a dark secret from their neighbours for fear of social disapproval,” said Mr LaPierre. “We’re not going to let the anti-gunners push us into that zone.”

Here’s what someone here said:

 “Of course you have to go through a series of checks to obtain a licence,” Mr Scanlan told The Daily Telegraph. “But if you want a gun for legitimate sporting purposes there are no real barriers.”

No real barriers, huh?  Here’s the truth:

You can’t own a handgun.  There is no “legitimate sporting purpose” in the eyes of the government.  Nope, not even a TC Contender.  They had to pass a special law to let the olympic events have pistol shooting here.  The UK Pistol team can’t even practice here.
You can’t defend yourself.  There’s no right of self-defense.  You are supposed to retreat retreat retreat and let the bad guy do what they do.  There’s certainly no castle doctrine of “legitimate” use of deadly force.
There’s no “legitimate sporting purpose” for semi-automatic firearms.
Every firearm is licensed for a specific purpose.  Use it outside of that purpose and you can lose the license.

The only thing worse than this will be when/if the US media picks up on it and runs the story there.  The low-information voter will believe these lies just like they believe the lie of how great the NHS is (it isn’t…but that will be another post).

Don’t let the media lie to you.

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….how Obama is going to spend all this extra money and not raise the debt?  Where’s he going to get it from.  I’ll believe it when I see his budget….although, I’m not holding my breath as there hasn’t been one the past 4 years.

Oh, and rights don’t deserve a vote.

[Update 2013-02-13 06:50:55]  I needed to edit my post.  Pres. Barak has submitted a budget to Congress…the Senate just hasn’t passed one.  Oh, and my criteria when I look at his budget:  it better be balanced.  0 borrowing.  That is the only way it won’t add to the national debt.  

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