BangedUp said:
Bush backing the renewal of the ban makes me truely sick. Some say it's a shrewd political move, because it will make him appear more moderate to his detractors. I say he's a brainless stooge who has no convictions, no common sense and no understanding of "...shall not be infringed."
i think we are jumping a bit ahead of ourselves here. the only reason people are saying that about bush, is because of some blurb that was buried in the washington post. it could just be a political move to 'test the waters' to see how it goes over with the the base.
i think you should have some hope, especially since john ashcroft is a HUGE supporter of the second amendment. didnt bush, rumsfeld, and ashcroft have a meeting a few months ago, where they specifically said they were going to back up the second amendment? i know it happened, but im not sure who was there exactly.
i HIGHLY doubt that bush will veto this if it gets passed by congress. so keep the heat on your politician.
however, the best way to make sure bush gets rid of this ban is to have congress keep this bottled up, until after the election. this way those piece of shit democrats dont have some 'red meat' to attack him.
but if bush actually does support this ban, what are you going to do? vote for a democrat? throw your vote away on some third party no body?
if you think bush will be bad news for gun owners by supporting this, just imagine what a liberal democrat like john kerry or hillary clinton would do. shit, go to vote smart and check all of the democratic presidential nominees for their voting records on gun related issues.