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In reply to the discussion: Republicans Allow Potential Terrorist Buy Guns Legally?!?! [View all]GGJohn
(9,951 posts)3. I don't know how many times this has to be explained.
Those Bush era govt secret lists are an abomination, unless your a rich, connected person, you have no way of even knowing that you're on those lists, no redress to get off of them if by chance you find out you're on one, and the standard for ending up on one of those lists is set very low, all it needs is for a name to sound like yours and voila, your name is on the list.
The NRA, ACLU and just about every civil rights organizations oppose these list as unconstitutional, which they are.
I find it the height of hypocrisy that progressives will oppose these Bush secret lists until it comes to firearms, then they're all for it.
If these people on the list are so dangerous, then maybe they shouldn't be walking free.
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Can't argue with 'em on this point. It's in the NRA book of answers for Good Guys w/Guns
Photographer
Dec 2015
#28
I am not willing to give up our right to be safe in our environments provided.....
CajunBlazer
Dec 2015
#14
You're right, it can't stop terrorists who legally buy their AR-15 and high capacity magazines...
CajunBlazer
Dec 2015
#44
I find it interesting that very progessives Senators voted for the bill and....
CajunBlazer
Dec 2015
#5
Again, the argument from authority. This is wrong, and it remains wrong *whoever* approves of it
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#22
Was FDR's approval of the internment of Americans of Japanese descent also acceptable to you?
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#23
Due process: ever hear of it? If these people are dangerous, then why are they not in jail?
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#63
The NRA are protectors of one interperation of the 2nd Ammendment to the Constitution...
CajunBlazer
Dec 2015
#49
You can adopt any personal interpretation of the 2A (or anything else) that you wish.
branford
Dec 2015
#50
The Supreme Court has already ruled that the people, through their government,....
CajunBlazer
Dec 2015
#10
Don't display your ignorance - The law banning assault weapons expired in 2004
CajunBlazer
Dec 2015
#25
Politicians from both political parties are hypocrites and pander to their constituencies.
branford
Dec 2015
#32
When I posted the OP, I thought it would be fairly non controversial. I forgot about the gun lobby
CajunBlazer
Dec 2015
#45
I also support the positions of President Obama, Mazie Hirono, Al Franken, Elizabeth Warren,......
CajunBlazer
Dec 2015
#65
Still arguing personalities rather than the merits of the issue. Also, you're *still* not...
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#72
Congratulations-combining the 'argument from authority' and associational fallacies is a rare feat.
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#70
Nope, you're basically telling us "*These* people support this, therefore you're wrong"...
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#73
Repeatedly telling us who likes this and who doesn't as if it mattered is a diversion...
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#78
Most of us learned about the difference between 'plagarism' and 'citation' in high school
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#83
Sorry, my appoligies, I didn't see the link you provide the first time - my bad.
CajunBlazer
Dec 2015
#88
*cough,cough*...compurgation...ahem. Sometimes, otherwise good people are wrong
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#95
"(Y)ou had to go find someone else's thoughts to..." What if those thoughts are also *my* thoughts?
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2015
#94
And you're still siding with those that would deny due process because............GUNS!!!!
GGJohn
Dec 2015
#74
It was brilliant political tactic - it made those Republicans Senators look like fools
CajunBlazer
Dec 2015
#89
I don't care about Republican hypocrisy. I already expect it, and don't vote Republican.
branford
Dec 2015
#93