The Senate voted on Monday to confirm the President’s anti-gun choice for Attorney General, Eric Holder. Gun Owners of America shows how the senate voted and makes it easy to tell your senator whether they did a good job. Jim DeMint stood up for our constitutional rights while the increasingly liberal Lindsey Graham showed that he’s most concerned to get along with everyone (except conservatives).
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While Obama definitely wants to lead us down a road to when the government will take all our guns, I would like to point to an article, John McCain’s Gun Control Problem, at the Gun Owners of America that explains that McCain hasn’t practiced a good gun agenda either. A couple of quotes that are important to consider:
“We owe it to our children to be responsible by keeping our guns locked up,” McCain told viewers.
Economist and author John Lott, Jr., noted, “No mention was ever made by McCain about using guns for self-defense or that gunlocks might make it difficult to stop intruders who break into your home. And research indicates that McCain’s push for gunlocks is far more likely to lead to more deaths than it saves.”
And then they use a new angle to fight our freedoms:
Pro-gun allies in Congress who were holding off gun show legislation — which would at best register gun owners and at worst close down the shows entirely — were angered when McCain teamed up with Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and introduced a “compromise” bill to give the issue momentum.
“There is a lot of frustration. He has got his own agenda,” one Republican Senator told Roll Call.
After September 11, 2001, McKelvey and McCain, now joined by Lieberman, had a new angle to push gun control.
“Terrorists are exploiting the gun show loophole,” AGS ads hyped. McCain and Lieberman hit the airwaves again in a series of radio and TV spots, thanks to McKelvey’s multi-million dollar investment.
And they end with:
John McCain tried running for president in 2000 as an anti-gunner. This year it appears he is seeking to “come home” to the pro-gun community, but the wounds are deep and memories long.
Bob Conley is running against Lindsey Graham for his Senate seat. From his campaign materials and other sources that I have read, he is conservative in all the ways that Lindsey Graham is not. A couple of points of interest from his campaign website:
Economy: We must implement fiscal policies to end deficit spending. Bob Conley believes we must change our monetary policy, restore sound, honest money, and halt the fall of the dollar. We must stop predatory lending practices, end the Wall Street bailouts, and put a lid on massive expenditures abroad.
Another area that is directly related to our fiscal problems:
Military: Overseas deployments of occupation are breaking our military. Deployments in recent years have left 80% of our National Guard units without the necessary equipment for training – and the missions they should be prepared to serve here at home. Our National Guard needs to be rebuilt.
Gun Owners of America gives Conley a higer rating than Graham:
2nd Amendment Rights: Bob supports the right of the individual to own guns and is a life member of Gun Owners of America. The GOA favors Bob over Graham in supporting gun owner rights.
He also has a Pro Life position on Abortion that separates him from the majority of Democrats:
Abortion: Bob is Pro Life and will work in the U.S. Senate to stop government funding of groups that advocate and / or perform abortions, including Planned Parenthood, which received $300 million in taxpayer funding last year.
Bob Conley is definitely a better choice than Lindsey Graham in most areas it seems. Lindsey Graham has proven in the recent bailout vote that he doesn’t understand economics and he doesn’t care what the people think. Unfortunately the one negative for many who call themselves conservatives is that Conley is a Democrat. This seems to be an extremely good example of getting beyond party politics and voting on principle.
If we can ever get beyond a loyalty to a party that doesn’t have any loyalty to the people (this includes both parties) then maybe the government will quit running our nation into the ground.
The 2008 election season is coming really fast. With the republican primary here in South Carolina coming on January 19 it is becoming really important to decide who you will vote for. I want to recommend that everyone look carefully at Ron Paul. Read through the issues on his site. He is pro-gun, pro-life, and pro-constitution. He has a very clear understanding of how the constitution is the foundation of our federal form of government. Powers that were not given to congress should be left to the states. If you want lower taxes and a more responsible government vote for Ron Paul. Some will say he “can’t win” but they are making themselves part of the reason. Vote on principle not fear.
Something to rejoice over in 2004 is the fact that a lot of the provisions of the so called “Brady Bill” are set to expire in 2004. Hopefully a Republican congress will demonstrate enough courage to not extend these provisions. The most annoying part to me personally, is the ban on “Large capacity ammunition feeding devices.” When I grew up we would go outside on our farm and target practice with our Ruger 10/22. It’s a 22 and has probably rarely been used in a violent crime by a law abiding citizen. One of the greatest things with target practice is having a good 30 round magazine. This means you don’t have to reload continually. When the Brady Bill or one of its parts was passed Clinton outlawed all magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The whole concept is stupid. What hardened criminal is using a 10/22 with a 30 round clip to kill people? While criminals use Assault Weapons that they get illegally, law abiding citizens like myself are prohibited from certain weapons because the left doesn’t like them.
It seems clear to me that the left doesn’t want law abiding conservatives to have any rights. It is also most clear that they do not want any Christians around. I’m sure the British would have been overjoyed in 1776 if the colonists did not have any guns. Please support the NRA and President Bush who is more likely to make the right decision about guns and other items that will allow us to stop our country’s massive move to the left.
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