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Obama Co-Sponsored Legislation Strengthening Illinois "Stand Your Ground" Law
Illinois Review ^
| 21 July 2013
| unattributed
Posted on 07/21/2013 11:36:23 PM PDT by smokingfrog
CHICAGO - This past week President Obama publicly urged the reexamination of state self-defense laws (see remarks below). However, nine years ago then-State Sen. Barack Obama actually co-sponsored a bill that strengthened Illinois' 1961 "stand your ground" law.
The Obama-sponsored bill (SB 2386) enlarged the state's 1961 law by shielding the person who was attacked from being sued in civil court by perpetrators or their estates when a "stand your ground" defense is used in protecting his or her person, dwelling or other property.
The bill unanimously passed the Democrat-controlled Illinois Senate on March 25, 2004 with only one comment, and passed the Democrat-controlled Illinois House in May 2004 with only two votes in opposition. Then-Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) signed it into law.
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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: banglist; blackrage; chicago; guncontrol; holder; illinois; secondamendment; standyourground
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To: smokingfrog
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07/21/2013 11:36:59 PM PDT
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smokingfrog
( ==> sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: smokingfrog
He was for it before he was against it.
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07/21/2013 11:41:14 PM PDT
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: smokingfrog
To: smokingfrog
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07/21/2013 11:41:49 PM PDT
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Nachum
(The Obama "List" at www.nachumlist.com)
To: smokingfrog
This must have happened before Uncle George told him what his position was.
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07/21/2013 11:49:47 PM PDT
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: smokingfrog
I’m more shocked that he actually wrote some piece of legislation.
To: smokingfrog
Obummer has no ground to stand on.
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posted on
07/22/2013 12:00:42 AM PDT
by
bunkerhill7
(("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione.))
To: Nachum
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posted on
07/22/2013 12:02:53 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( ==> sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Nachum
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posted on
07/22/2013 12:02:56 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( ==> sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: pepsionice
I’m more shocked that he actually wrote some piece of legislation. Same here.
To: pepsionice
I’m more shocked that he actually wrote some piece of legislation.
He was a sponsor, not an author. The way it works is that authors circulate their bills asking fellow legislators to attach their names to it as sponsors, as a way of demonstrating what kind of support it has.
To: pepsionice
He didn’t write this one. Just co-sponsored.
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07/22/2013 12:04:49 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( ==> sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Cementjungle
Anyone in the legislature can put their name on a bill already written and claim they ‘co-sponsored’ that legislation. Little barry bastard boy was more busy voting present and not committing either way to really do any work. he is the affirmative action promotion run amok. No thing there but promoted anyway.
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posted on
07/22/2013 12:09:09 AM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Being deceived can be cured.)
To: smokingfrog
And the MSM remains ignorant.
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posted on
07/22/2013 12:54:36 AM PDT
by
fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
To: smokingfrog
My hat's off to the document diggers - ain't public records grand?
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07/22/2013 1:37:42 AM PDT
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lapsus calami
(What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
To: smokingfrog
Issue here is in Illinois, especially Chicago, how do stand your ground with no gun?
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07/22/2013 2:20:04 AM PDT
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maddog55
(America Rising.... Civil War II)
To: fortheDeclaration
The MSM wasn’t AWOL, the MSM lied by omission.
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07/22/2013 2:20:29 AM PDT
by
Rodney Dangerfield
(FUBO and that pre-op Tranny you call a wife!)
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To: smokingfrog
NBC, CBS, and ABC all had this story last week. Wait a minute.....
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