Another gun grabbing republican reaches out, way out!!!!!!!!

[manic mechanic]

He wants to go all the way to Georgia and beyond. Must think he's a space ranger like Buzz Lightyear.

Bloomberg misfires with guns lawsuit
Bob Barr - For the Journal-Constitution
Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Many New Yorkers can be mighty thankful that the Big Apple does not lie in the hurricane belt as does their sister city of New Orleans. If it did, and if the Gotham City was hit by a massive storm such as Katrina, millions of law-abiding New Yorkers would be totally at the mercy of lawless thugs such as those seen on cable TV by tens of millions of viewers watching coverage of the aftermath of Katrina.

Why? Because thanks to a succession of mayors and legislators of both political parties, law-abiding New Yorkers have already been disarmed just like those in New Orleans who were shocked that their city arbitrarily ordered them to surrender to law enforcement officers going door-to-door any and all firearms in their possession, even antique guns. Those who did not, or who failed to do so with sufficient deference or dispatch, were forced to do so with brutal force. Sometimes, the New Orleans police were so arrogant in their mission that they physically assaulted senior citizens in full view of TV crews to seize handguns that clearly posed no threat to them.

Just as the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution --- which heretofore afforded us at least some degree of protection against invasion of our privacy by the government --- seems to have been rendered "quaint and outdated" by the current administration in Washington, so was the Second Amendment deemed disposable by administrators in New Orleans when faced not with a man-made crisis but one of Mother Nature's making.

Even though a subsequent federal lawsuit brought by the National Rifle Association and other civil liberties organizations stopped the New Orleans officials from proceeding with their gun grab, citizens there had a very real taste of government power at its rawest and most frightening. Disarmed when they most needed not to be rendered defenseless, many of those citizens still have not been able to recover their firearms. Even though the federal courts ordered the city to return the illegally seized firearms, because the local authorities are demanding an impossible burden of proving ownership from the citizens, the majority have still not been able to get their guns back.

Why is this relevant to those of us in Atlanta --- or in New York?

In a broad sense, it ought to concern us because if a government can illegally and forcibly disarm law-abiding citizens in one city simply because it proclaims a "crisis," we are all subject to having our constitutional liberties trampled. Even if civil liberties organizations such as the NRA are successful in having those rights restored, much damage already will have ensued.

In another, very real, practical sense, all this is hitting home to Atlantans because New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who apparently has never met a firearm he likes --- except those possessed by his own bodyguards --- is bringing his anti-gun paranoia to our city's suburbs.

Not content to simply take care of his own city, Bloomberg has filed a federal lawsuit against more than a dozen businesses that lawfully sell firearms in Georgia and four other states. Hizzoner's actions are based on the oft-cited, though never proved theory that virtually all guns used by criminals in the northeastern United States originate in other states, mostly in the South. As seen through the jaded lenses of big-city mayors in New York, Connecticut and elsewhere --- the South is populated by hayseed gun dealers who hand out firearms with abandon without ever bothering to determine if the purchasers are alive, much less whether they are qualified under federal law to purchase these heavily-regulated products.

The Big Apple's mayor proudly issued a hyperbole-laced news release last week, explaining that under his direction and that of his equally constitutionally challenged police commissioner, Raymond Kelly, they had ordered teams of undercover private investigators to fan out across the five "offending" states, in an effort to induce what they described as "immoral" dealers to sell them firearms in violation of federal laws. Even though the lawsuit is laughable in terms of legal basis and theory, each dealer sued will incur not-insubstantial expense defending themselves.

Interestingly, however, is the possibility that Bloomberg may wind up not as a smug plaintiff in the lawsuit, but as a defendant himself. Already, knowledgeable observers are raising questions about the tactics employed by the mayor and his cohorts, which may constitute violations of federal and possibly state laws. Bloomberg might prudently familiarize himself with the phrase, known to generations of Southerners: "hoisted on your own petard."

> Former congressman and U.S. Atttorney Bob Barr practices law in Atlanta. He is an NRA board member.

http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...b700d00de.html

[Brickboy240]

Gotta watch those Republicans in "blue" areas of the country. Mitt Romney is another one. The "R" was only chosen so they could run for office. They support taxation and all sort of other "blue" ideals and are anything but conservative. Add "Governor Ahnold" of CA to that list as well.

They're really Democrat lites or closet leftists and will sell your 2nd Ammendment rights down the river faster than Hillary or Chucky Schumer.

They also know that in order to stay in office in their "blue" area, they have to act as far left as they think they can get away with and have no real conservative core values.

Don't be fooled by these trojan horses.

- Brickboy240

[NewXD40fun]

They're called RINOs. Republican In Name Only.


The RINOs are why we Conservatives still do not control Congress. The RINOs keep screwing up the Conservative agenda.

We need more Republicans in Congress so we have a clear majority of real Republicans who can quash the Liberal Democrats and their RINO buddies.




Tom

[manic mechanic]

Is Denny Hastert the kind of guy your trying to fill Congess with? Number one on Jacks list.


http://www.capitaleye.org/abramoff_recips_full.asp

[NewXD40fun]

Originally Posted by manic mechanic

Is Denny Hastert the kind of guy your trying to fill Congess with? Number one on Jacks list.


http://www.capitaleye.org/abramoff_recips_full.asp

Did he do something wrong?





Tom

[bd1]

Originally Posted by NewXD40fun

They're called RINOs. Republican In Name Only.


The RINOs are why we Conservatives still do not control Congress. The RINOs keep screwing up the Conservative agenda.

We need more Republicans in Congress so we have a clear majority of real Republicans who can quash the Liberal Democrats and their RINO buddies.




Tom

Infighting and name calling within the GOP is a sure sign they are falling apart.

There are Republican Conservative agendas, they just don't come from the White House.

Originally Posted by NewXD40fun

we Conservatives

Tom

Still dreaming, I see.




bd

[NewXD40fun]

Originally Posted by bd1

Infighting and name calling within the GOP is a sure sign they are falling apart.

There are Republican Conservative agendas, they just don't come from the White House.

Still dreaming, I see.




bd

Your posts make us Conservatives stronger.



Tom

[manic mechanic]

You guys always smelled like that.

[NewXD40fun]

Originally Posted by manic mechanic

You guys always smelled like that.

I guess you aren't going to answer my question above....right?




Tom

[manic mechanic]

Welllll, as Ron used to say, they've only begun to unravel the ball of worms that are eating away at our great country, and Denny might, just might be in the core of the mating worms.


Officials: Hastert "In the Mix" of Congressional Bribery Investigation
May 24, 2006 6:24 PM

Brian Ross Reports:



Federal officials say the Congressional bribery investigation now includes Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, based on information from convicted lobbyists who are now cooperating with the government.

Part of the investigation involves a letter Hastert wrote three years ago, urging the Secretary of the Interior to block a casino on an Indian reservation that would have competed with other tribes.

The other tribes were represented by convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff who reportedly has provided details of his dealings with Hastert as part of his plea agreement with the government.

The letter was written shortly after a fund-raiser for Hastert at a restaurant owned by Abramoff. Abramoff and his clients contributed more than $26,000 at the time.

The day Abramoff was indicted, Hastert denied any unlawful connection and said he would donate to charity any campaign contribution he had received from Abramoff and his clients.

A spokesman for Speaker Hastert told ABC News, "We are not aware of this. The Speaker has a long history and a well-documented record of opposing Indian Reservation shopping for casino gaming purposes."

This week, Hastert has been outspoken in his criticism of the FBI for its raid on the office of another congressman under investigation, Democrat William Jefferson of Louisiana.

"My opinion is that they took the wrong path, Hastert said of the FBI. "They need to back up, and we need to go from there."

ABC News' Rhonda Schwartz and Richard Esposito contributed to this report.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/...l_officia.html