Don Barnett
Regular Member
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I recently discovered your web site and I would like to use it to make a suggestion. With McCain slipping in the polls, there is one issue that has universal appeal and that is Gun Rights. Most people support the Second Amendment. If readers of this web site would write letters to their local newpapers pointing out the differences in the candidates positions, maybe this will make a difference...particularly in the blue collar battle ground states. Here is a letter that I just sent to my local paper pointing out the implications of selecting the wrong candidate. Feel free to use my ideas, if you wish:
For those of you who are undecided about who to vote for in the upcoming Presidential election, or for those who think that maybe the President does not have much impact on our day to day lives, think about this: if Gore and/or Kerry had been elected in 2000 and 2004 respectively, then you would no longer have the right to possess firearms.
In the case of Heller v. DC, only five of the nine justices voted to uphold the original meaning of the Second Amendment; the other dissenting, liberal justices would have overturned those rights. Because Bush was elected in 2000 and again in 2004, he was able to appoint two of the constructionist justices who voted to uphold the Amendment’s original meaning. Gore or Kerry would certainly have appointed liberal justices, making the outcome of this case entirely different.
In this election, only one candidate, John McCain, has promised to appoint strict constructionist judges to the bench if he were elected, like the ones who voted to uphold our Second Amendment rights. The other candidate, Obama, has openly stated that he believes cities and states should have the right to outlaw possession of handguns and that he disagrees with the judicial philosophy of Clarence Thomas, one of the constructionist justices who voted to uphold our Second Amendment rights. So, we must assume that if Obama is elected President he will appoint only liberal justices, like the ones who would have overturned the Second Amendment.
As you enter the voting booth, think about how much this Supreme Court decision means to you and how important it is to make the right choice for President.
Sincerely,
I recently discovered your web site and I would like to use it to make a suggestion. With McCain slipping in the polls, there is one issue that has universal appeal and that is Gun Rights. Most people support the Second Amendment. If readers of this web site would write letters to their local newpapers pointing out the differences in the candidates positions, maybe this will make a difference...particularly in the blue collar battle ground states. Here is a letter that I just sent to my local paper pointing out the implications of selecting the wrong candidate. Feel free to use my ideas, if you wish:
For those of you who are undecided about who to vote for in the upcoming Presidential election, or for those who think that maybe the President does not have much impact on our day to day lives, think about this: if Gore and/or Kerry had been elected in 2000 and 2004 respectively, then you would no longer have the right to possess firearms.
In the case of Heller v. DC, only five of the nine justices voted to uphold the original meaning of the Second Amendment; the other dissenting, liberal justices would have overturned those rights. Because Bush was elected in 2000 and again in 2004, he was able to appoint two of the constructionist justices who voted to uphold the Amendment’s original meaning. Gore or Kerry would certainly have appointed liberal justices, making the outcome of this case entirely different.
In this election, only one candidate, John McCain, has promised to appoint strict constructionist judges to the bench if he were elected, like the ones who voted to uphold our Second Amendment rights. The other candidate, Obama, has openly stated that he believes cities and states should have the right to outlaw possession of handguns and that he disagrees with the judicial philosophy of Clarence Thomas, one of the constructionist justices who voted to uphold our Second Amendment rights. So, we must assume that if Obama is elected President he will appoint only liberal justices, like the ones who would have overturned the Second Amendment.
As you enter the voting booth, think about how much this Supreme Court decision means to you and how important it is to make the right choice for President.
Sincerely,
