Posted on 02/04/2009 5:54:10 PM PST by SecAmndmt
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
GOA wants to thank all of you for your hard work in opposing the extremely anti-gun Eric Holder for Attorney General.
While we lost the battle on Monday (by a vote of 75-21), you guys registered your opposition loud and clear.
There is no doubt that your activism truly made gun rights THE issue in this nomination battle. Every Senator who spoke against Holder mentioned Second Amendment fears. And even among many of the Senators who voted for him, there was tremendous concern regarding Holder’s stance on gun rights.
As stated by The Washington Post yesterday, “Holder overcame concerns by a small but vocal group of GOP lawmakers about his position on national security and GUN RIGHTS, as well as his recommendations in two controversial clemency decisions by President Bill Clinton.”
This was truly a battle worth fighting. In fact, the man who was being deified two weeks ago is now the very same President who is widely seen as not being able to shoot straight in selecting cabinet members and is already starting to lose public support. The battle over Holder was certainly central to taking the bloom off this rose.
So thank you for helping magnify our voice on Capitol Hill. GOA spent many hours lobbying against Holder, as we were the only gun rights group in Washington to tell Senators we would be rating this vote in our end-of-session grade report.
With Holder in office, you can expect to see renewed efforts to drive gun dealers and manufacturers out of business -- similar to the efforts he supported while in the Clinton administration.
Expect also to see attempts to classify more guns as “not suitable” for sporting purposes. And don’t be surprised to see attempts to use the No Fly List to disqualify gun owners from exercising their Second Amendment rights. (Bureaucrats can add innocent Americans to the No Fly List -- and have done so -- without any due process of law being followed.)
With Eric Holder at the helm, the list could easily become a No Gun List, as there are already discussions in Washington about doing this.
All the above horror scenarios are policies that could conceivably occur without ANY legislation being passed in Congress. That is what makes Holder’s confirmation as Attorney General so dangerous. Through the use of Executive Orders or by prosecuting gun owners, Holder can inflict much damage upon the Second Amendment -- even apart from lending his support for legislation, such as renewing the semi-auto ban.
So what can we do now? Is the battle over Holder finished?
No, not yet. There’s one more action item that needs to be taken. There are 75 Senators who ignored your pleas to vote against Holder. They need to hear from you and know that you’re upset.
They need to be reminded again and again that voting for gun control is what cost Bill Clinton’s party the control of Congress in 1994 … and Al Gore his election in 2000 … and John Kerry the presidency in 2004.
And don’t forget, there are the 21 Senators who voted right. They need to be thanked. So please don’t file this alert until you’ve taken the action item below.
ACTION: Please use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center to send your Senators a pre-written e-mail message. You will be prompted to input your zip code, which will then bring up the correct letter for your Senators.
The pre-written letter will differ according to whether your Senator voted in favor or against Eric Holder. (Three Senators missed the vote entirely. GOA is treating their absence as an anti-gun action.)
NOTE: GOA’s pre-written letters are usually editable by the sender. In this instance, they are not for the sake of avoiding confusion, so that Senators who voted wrong are not thanked (and vice versa).
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Senators who voted for Eric Holder (an anti-gun vote):
Akaka (D-HI) Alexander (R-TN) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Bennet (D-CO) Bennett (R-UT) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Burris (D-IL) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Chambliss (R-GA) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Corker (R-TN) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Gillibrand (D-NY) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagan (D-NC) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Inouye (D-HI) Isakson (R-GA) Johnson (D-SD) Kaufman (D-DE) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Lugar (R-IN) McCain (R-AZ) McCaskill (D-MO) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sanders (I-VT) Schumer (D-NY) Sessions (R-AL) Shaheen (D-NH) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT) Udall (D-CO) Udall (D-NM) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (D-VA) Webb (D-VA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR)
Senators who voted Against Holder (a Pro-gun vote)
Barrasso (R-WY) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Johanns (R-NE) McConnell (R-KY) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Shelby (R-AL) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Wicker (R-MS)
Senators NOT Voting
Begich (D-AK) Kennedy (D-MA) Martinez (R-FL)
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What is wrong with Obama. Does this man have a mental disorder?
I am SO pissed at Lisa Murkowski for voting in this anti-gun a-hole.
Both of Oklahoma’s senators voted against this POS. As much appreciated as it was, it was not enough.
He is a lying, sneaky little bitch.
Does this man have a mental disorder?
Yes, he does. I believe the medical term for the condition is Deceitus Footinmouthus. He also suffers from Incompetens Imbecilis.
I see bond from Missouri was on the yes list. He was on his way out anyhow, not running for re-election in 10.
He still got a scathing email from me.
Warner and Webb are my Senators (Va.), I am surprised that Corker (R-Tn) also voted for Holder.
I fear what is coming in our country. . . .
Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson supposed conservatives from Georgia—I’m glad I’ve never voted for either of them.
Light up their telephone lines and give them the word that you will be voting against them and working to see that they are sent packing.
202-225-3121
Everyone I know is angry beyond words.
A better question, in my opinion, would be What is right with obama.
One correction in the “voted for Holder” list: Voinovich (RINO-OH)...
“What is wrong with Obama. Does this man have a mental disorder?”
Several. Lets try narcisistic personality disorder and messiah complex for starters, a VERY dangerous combination...
Yup! All the while spouting about how they are creating jobs.
Note that snake McCain voted for him, too.
“Yup! All the while spouting about how they are creating jobs.”
I think by “jobs” these socialists mean social worker, government employee or illegal alien laborer.
I don’t understand what is so hard about the 2nd Amendment. The words “shall not be infringed” seem pretty obvious to me. Beyond that, regulating guns serve no federal interest and cannot be justified as necessary or proper for any of the delegated powers and is thus unconstitutional by the 10th Amendment (at least at the federal level).
The idea that we have to be afraid of the federal government on the issue of guns is mind boggling. The Founding Fathers wouldn’t recognize this country.
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