That does not mean that we cannot constrain gun-runners from shipping guns into Mexico.
Ah! So Obama is going to have Eric Holder arrested.
Way to go Barry!
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Posted on 03/06/2011 11:12:40 PM PST by neverdem
CNS News has a pretty good moment here for Barack Obama from yesterdays’ presser with Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, after a reporter from Mexico challenged Obama on why he doesn’t just “veto” the 2nd Amendment. Obama patiently explains that American Presidents have to work within the Constitution and don’t have the power to veto its provisions, and then explains that the 2nd Amendment isn’t the problem in gunrunning between here and Mexico. We can and should curtail that through enforcement of existing law, Obama says, rather than infringing on the “legitimate” uses of firearms by American citizens:
“The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution allows American citizens to carry weapons and this principle is defended,” the Mexican reporter said. “However, President Calderón has said that this law in Congress–this could actually go against U.S. agents, and this has happened. So, President Obama, in Mexico we have the veto, the power of veto. I don’t know how far you have the ability to veto that law that has been approved. And if you have that responsibility, why don’t you do so, sir? How long are we going to allow Mexicans to be murdered–and not just Mexicans, but now Americans, as well?”Obama responded: “Well, the Second Amendment in this country is part of our Constitution, and the president of the United States is bound by our Constitution. So I believe in the Second Amendment. It does provide for Americans the right to bear arms for their protection, for their safety, for hunting, for a wide range of uses. That does not mean that we cannot constrain gun-runners from shipping guns into Mexico. And so we believe that we can shape an enforcement strategy that slows the flow of guns into Mexico, while at the same time preserving our...”
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I wonder if he believes in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution.
No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.
Did anyone bother to ask or check if his (Obama’s) fingers or toes were crossed???
That does not mean that we cannot constrain gun-runners from shipping guns into Mexico.
Ah! So Obama is going to have Eric Holder arrested.
Way to go Barry!
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Pay no attention to what the man behind the curtain says, but watch everything that he does with an eagle eye.
Leftists tend to use the same words we do but they mean totally different things.
“I’m a Christian” doesn’t mean they believe in the exclusivity of Jesus’ death on the cross as the only means of
“Salvation” doesn’t mean individually being forgiven of sins to be united with the Father - it means collective salvation.
“Believing in the second amendment” could mean simply “yeah, it’s in there”. Or it could mean “I believe in the right to keep and bear arms when you’re a member of the militia (national guard)”.
They use the same words intentionally to mislead and put us off guard. They inherently do this, because lying is their native language (John 8:44).
And the Devil “believes” in God.
Thanks... yeah... we should see soon enough if it holds true.
Of course we know if given full control, he would confiscate every private gun he could... that’s what communists do.
This just might give us a little more insight on how he “telegraphs” his punches.
He talks a good game with a teleprompter, but has a pathetic poker face.
bttt
Believe him and I’ll sell you a bridge in New York.
More from the Obama media group:
Guns: Safety trumps privacy
chicagotribune.com
Guns and privacy
March 7, 2011
Closer to home, Illinois State Police officials are refusing to release the names of people who are authorized to own guns in the state. The public access counselor’s office, which falls under the state attorney general, was asked to weigh in after ISP refused an Associated Press request for the names and expiration dates on state-issued Firearm Owner Identification cards.
The office was created as part of a long-overdue rewrite of the state’s Freedom of Information Act. Its role in this instance is to decide whether the disputed records are exempt from inspection under the law. They’re not.
ISP says releasing the names would be an invasion of privacy and could put people in danger. Assistant public access counselor Matthew Rogina examined other state and federal cases and found that releasing names doesn’t violate the cardholder’s privacy. Other information, including addresses and phone numbers, would be considered private, but the AP didn’t ask for those. The law also recognizes AP’s “legitimate interest in ISP’s enforcement of the FOID Card Act,” Rogina wrote.
Excerpt:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-foid-20110307,0,2832054,print.story
I’ve noticed a pattern in this. In this he puts Clinton to shame.
Whenever he is about to make some kind of control grab to drive conservatives berserk, he comes out the day before and makes some great conservative soundbyte about the free market, marraige, etc.
The MSM, with their “slobbering love affair” put all this lying garbage out front and start asking idiotic questions like “Is Obama the new Reagan”.
The next day under cover of darkness, (or just releasing it to his communist base} he moves the exact opposite direction in a far left way. He never talks about it. The MSM keeps running the deceptive sound byte from the day before. And only people like us, political junkies, are aware of what he’s doing.
It’s true deception. It makes me aware he knows exactly what he is doing. He can only do it because the MSM wants to destroy the country too. And naive types somehow end up thinking the man isn’t a liberal.
He asked how to prove it.
I said it was simple.
Just recite the 2A word for word by heart.
No cheating.
No research.
No Google.
No asking the 1st Wookie.
No calling the NRA.
Just write an email with one sentence.
Literally word for word.
Prove to me you know the 2nd Amendment by writing it word for word unembellished.
Here is what he wrote:
You are correct. The text of the Second Amendment says just that.
Aside from the Garand issue, Obama and his people seem to have steered pretty clear of anti-gun stuff.
We will have to wait and see.
And Islamists believe in Freedom. After all, they need to be ‘free’ to control others.
No doubt about that. The only positive thing about his making a strong quote about the 2nd Amendment is that it stands as a President's quote and can be pointed back to as a correct view whether he stands by it or not. If he doesn't that's just one more flaw in him not the Constitution.
OBummer believes in the Second Amendment as much as Manson believed in “peace and love”.
Nice summation.
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