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I don't know, but someone asked what they did the same. I was just giving an example.What powers does a mayor have to track down a terrorist overseas?
I don't know, but someone asked what they did the same. I was just giving an example.What powers does a mayor have to track down a terrorist overseas?
So hes a republican? That doesnt mean he's pro gun. Look at Arnold in cali. Look at bush in the white house. Sarah Brady is another good one. Plenty of anti gun republicans.
Right. It isn't like they can appoint people to the SCOTUS willing to "interpret" it differently than that or anything. Just as voting R for President couldn't possibly change the fact that the SCOTUS previously ruled that people had a right to an abortion before the third trimester. Right?Your guns are safe no matter what, even if Kucinich gets elected.
It's called the 2nd amendment, in case you weren't sure.
What a stupid reason to choose a President...
Right. It isn't like they can appoint people to the SCOTUS willing to "interpret" it differently than that or anything. Just as voting R for President couldn't possibly change the fact that the SCOTUS previously ruled that people had a right to an abortion before the third trimester. Right?
Right, and I can't think of a President who would make it their number 1 to appoint judges that are anti-abortion and "shrewd" enough to not answer the question using the Bader-Ginsburg reasoning of not "ruling" before hearing the case.That's total fear-mongering. I can't envision a scenario where one President would make that the #1 issue when appointing justices, and would be able to keep it secret enough to fool enough members of Congress into approving the appointment, and could do it enough times that there would be enough "anti gun" justices on the court to re-interpret the 2nd amendment in a way that would allow a ban on guns that are reasonable for hunting & self-defense.
Abortion isn't in the Bill of Rights; the right to own a gun is. It's completely unrealistic to think that any President would have the ability to "take away my guns!"
Right, and I can't think of a President who would make it their number 1 to appoint judges that are anti-abortion and "shrewd" enough to not answer the question using the Bader-Ginsburg reasoning of not "ruling" before hearing the case.
Your argument is weak.
I largely agree, I wouldn't vote for President on the one issue alone. But it doesn't change that Presidents can very well effect our Constitutional freedoms through appointments and other means. To pretend otherwise and call it "fearmongering" is pretty much ludicrous. If they do not have the same "interpretation" as others, it is likely they will seek appointments that agree with them.Frankly, it's ridiculous to compare the anti-abortion & gun control movements. YES, there are people who want to ban guns, but they are a small minority of the gun control movement. The anti-abortion movement EXPECTS their nominee to follow through with the ultimate goal of overturning Roe v. Wade, and are very open about that, and exert a great deal of influence over Republican candidates in general (witness Rudy & Romney's turnabout in this election cycle).
The 'ban gun' movement is considered a fringe of the overall gun control movement, and exerts little influence, if any, over presumptive Democratic nominees. The idea that a President Hillary Clinton would make some sort of stealth SCOTUS campaign to redefine the 2nd amendment is ignorant, and shows no understanding at all of who she is. She would never jeopardize her power or position in that way; she's way too expedient.
No realistic canididate for President is ever going to make any move to "ban guns," lest they want to put the Democrat's in a permanent minority. Dems in Congress realize that as well, and would not allow this to transpire. It is a fabricated, overblown fear....
Your guns are safe no matter what, even if Kucinich gets elected.
It's called the 2nd amendment, in case you weren't sure.
What a stupid reason to choose a President...
The idea of voting based soley on a constitutional right is absurd? If an elected offical so callously violates one right, how do I know he will not do the same for others? And even if he doesn't precedent is established for others who may not be so ethical or consciencous. Thats why a political canidates stance on guns is of importance to me. Not that people who favor guns dont favor OTHER curtails on our civil liberties (like the war on drugs), but I do my best to be an informed voter.