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Jan 2013
Jan 2013
President Barack H. Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Dear Mr. President:
I am writing to address the issues of firearms and firearm-related incidents plaguing The United States of America.
I had an epiphany recently; I suddenly saw, in very stark terms, that “assault weapons,” and all that customarily accompanies such weapons (e.g., high-capacity magazines), are protected by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. Further, any typical “squad-level” weapon, such as an M-60 machine gun, LAW rockets, and M-203 40 MM grenade-launchers, also are protected by the Constitution.
Before I go on to explain my [ ... ]
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Jan 2013
Jan 2013
The Political Carnival posted several 2nd Amendment political cartoons, and I was struck by one of them in an unexpected way. The cartoon in question is this:
More powerful weapons than we’d like to believe are covered by 2nd Amendment rights and freedoms. Think about it; The Founders only knew of singe-shot, black-powder weapons. But they were state-of-the-art. They were what was needed to defend a country.
Unfortunately, assault weapons fit that category today. I don’t like the conclusion I’ve come to here. I do like assault weapons, simply because they are what I’m familiar with, [ ... ]
10
Jan 2013
Jan 2013
(See Rep Huizenga’s message to me below my response)
Dear Congressman Huizenga:
Thank you for your response.
The economics of many, if not all, of these issues have been settled via non-partisan groups like the Congressional Research Service. The very fact that you are parroting the patently false claim that “entitlements” have anything but the tiniest, very marginal effect on our debt and deficit is sorely disappointing. More than that, it shows a shameful lack of regard for indisputable facts, and a lack of understanding of [ ... ]
10
Jan 2013
Jan 2013
Senator Schumer,
It has become critical that Democrats take control of state legislatures from recidivist Republicans. This means starting with the smallest of elections, essentially developing a Democratic “farm system,” from which state-level office can be more easily reached.
From Drain Commissions to City Councils to District Attorneys and on and on, we MUST staunch the tide of GOP ideologues, Hell-bent on turning back American progress to the 1890s.
You did not wish to challenge Governor Walker in the recall election, and that’s fine. We definitely need strong leaders like you in Washington, as well. But I implore you to do what you [ ... ]
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Dec 2012
Dec 2012
I used to believe in the “Pendulum of Democracy,” that trading power between Progressives and Conservatives tended to balance-out policy, and temper ideological shifts. I’ve come to realize that this is no longer true.
The main reason the “pendulum” is no longer relevant is we have learned enough about what makes our country function that most issues have become settled.
We KNOW social programs keep our economy stable. We KNOW human rights MUST include LGBT rights. We KNOW education is the most important factor in our nation’s success. We KNOW our gun policies have driven GUN CRIME. We KNOW health care is [ ... ]
10
Nov 2012
Nov 2012
PETITION: Mr. President, Use Executive Authority to KEEP Congress In-Session to Solve Tax Crisis:
We petition the Obama administration to:
Use emergency Executive
Authority to order Congress
into continuous session until
a solution is found to our tax
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