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Thu Nov 1, 2012, 08:14 PM

Nov 2012

The party threw us a 'bone' with the AWB with the same spirit of conviction that they did when they threw you a 'bone' in the same paragragh affirming the 2nd Amendment.

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Chicago's Cook County drops bullet tax, keeps gun levy [View all] jody Oct 2012 OP

If this is unconstitutional, then so are taxes on paper and pens. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #1

And poll taxes? nt jody Oct 2012 #2

They had to pass an amendment to ban those. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #9

The 24th Amendment (1964) applied only to federal elections. The OP case is for state rights. jody Oct 2012 #10

I never see you put up this much fuss about children going hungry or without health care CreekDog Nov 2012 #40

Associational fallacy writ large? PavePusher Nov 2012 #43

some can, that poster chooses not to CreekDog Nov 2012 #44

Are you his/her next-door neighbor? PavePusher Nov 2012 #45

yes CreekDog Nov 2012 #61

Well.... PavePusher Nov 2012 #66

ok, that's appropriate CreekDog Nov 2012 #67

Intent... Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #20

We better start putting all of those guns in jail. nt rDigital Nov 2012 #75

Clueless fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #12

IMO the case will go to SCOTUS. I'll wait on their decision. nt jody Oct 2012 #15

That IS illegal. sir pball Oct 2012 #23

Tax Gun Nuts! onehandle Oct 2012 #3

Ineffective, tax gun grabbers and use the money to purchase guns for law-abiding citizens who are at jody Oct 2012 #7

Works for Me!!!! fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #13

What was it they got Capone on... ? Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2012 #4

Bring it on... let the city's legal bills keep on piling up. -..__... Oct 2012 #5

and of course naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #6

One Should Hope they move in the Process fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #17

Nonsense fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #14

Yeah what's a few hundred thou' Gs to politicians? Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #21

Nothing compared to the NRA spends on a single election cycle. fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #27

...but the NRA doesn't use tax-payers' money. Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #34

Ok fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #36

Silly is one thing. Obfuscated (as your's is)? Please. Boring. Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #62

How hypocritical. If Preckwinkle really thought guns were a source of violence, he would be working slackmaster Oct 2012 #8

Huh fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #16

I'm not scared of government at all. I'm simply pointing out that people who SAY they want all... slackmaster Oct 2012 #19

No fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #26

On "paranoia." You guys project too much, or protest too much Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #22

Preckwinkle is a she, and she's a good fighter for her constituents. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #30

She's not taking very good care of her poor constituents who want to buy firearms slackmaster Nov 2012 #37

Taxes fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #11

Craven and Weird fascisthunter Oct 2012 #18

Hunted down any? Lately? Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #24

yes, with intellect, words fascisthunter Oct 2012 #25

More like ignorance and bullshit. -..__... Oct 2012 #28

Read the Party Platform fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #29

So... by your reasoning, I/myself/others... -..__... Nov 2012 #31

No fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #32

So gun control suffers legislative defeat after defeat hack89 Nov 2012 #39

Your Characterization fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #48

The president has expanded gun rights - he is no threat to my guns. hack89 Nov 2012 #50

Obama winning inspite of the GOP Saying He Is Going To Take Your Gun fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #51

But not for gun control - it is a spent force in American politics hack89 Nov 2012 #52

Simply Not True fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #53

How can he win when he refuses to fight? hack89 Nov 2012 #54

GOP House of Representatives? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #55

Doesn't stop him from trying. He refuses to even talk about it hack89 Nov 2012 #56

Refuses to Talk About It? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #57

All I know is that he is not a threat to my guns - and never will be hack89 Nov 2012 #58

He Doesn't Refuse to Talk About Guns fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #60

He threw you a bone hack89 Nov 2012 #63

Bones? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #64

He actually did something to strengthen the 2A. hack89 Nov 2012 #65

LOL fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #68

What are you talking about? hack89 Nov 2012 #70

I Don't fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #74

There will not be an AWB hack89 Nov 2012 #78

Hack89 thinks the President is Not Honest When He Said in the second debate fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #69

Well, he was misinformed if he thinks criminals are using automatic weapons. hack89 Nov 2012 #71

Actually fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #73

He doesn't have the more important support - votes in Congress. hack89 Nov 2012 #77

Which is why the AWB is constantly mentioned by the President in the campaign ... oh wait. hack89 Nov 2012 #38

Right fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #47

Considering President Obama has expanded gun rights hack89 Nov 2012 #49

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #33

Nuisance taxes and Sin taxes have been with us for a couple of centuries and have not byeya Nov 2012 #35

Why don' t they just collect tax on drug transactions? Remmah2 Nov 2012 #41

Darn it Remmah2, you are not allowed to use facts to rebut anti-RKBA rants. nt jody Nov 2012 #42

What about the Federal Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax (FAET)? sl8 Nov 2012 #46

It's applied uniformly. The federal government does have the power to regulate interstate commerce. slackmaster Nov 2012 #59

I think it should be. PavePusher Nov 2012 #72

Why don't they just tax newspaper ink, paper, computers and electrons. Same deal, right? nt rDigital Nov 2012 #76