[Dan from Michigan]

I noticed that. Castle I expected it from. He's like Schumer on this issue. Shays is almost as bad. I'm surprised at Ron Paul here. For all his quirks(some I agree with ie the UN, other I don't like Iraq), this was the one issue that he could always be counted on.

Until now.

[Dan from Michigan]

Forgot to say - Kudo's to my rep, Mike Rogers. Came through again.

[michaelje]

What was Ron Pauls motive?

[BillyBoy]

Well, with 60+ defections on their side and only 3 defections on our side, it's a pretty decisive victory. I think there are at least 8 solidly anti-gun Republicans in congress, so they must have wussed out from pressure over this one.

Paul has the right IDEA 90% of the time, but I never cared for way of putting them into action. As some other freepers pointed out, since the 2nd amendment doesn't LITERALLY say "Congress SHALL have the power to ENFORCE this amendment through appriopiate legislation" like all later amendments state, Paul is going to insist that we don't have the power to write any laws to strengthen it. Of course, under Ron Paul's logic, Presidents Tyler, Fillmore, Andy Johnson, Arthur, Teddy Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman, and LBJ were not "really" president since the constitution did not LITERALLY state "the Vice President SHALL become President if the President dies" until 1967. One need not act like an andriod to be a strict constructionist.

On the other hand, Shays is just a damn RINO. Now that the GOP has finally gotten the upper hand in liberal Conn., can't they find any REAL Republican to challenge this guy? The local "Republican" establishment will all try to sabatoge the campaign of any conservative, but so did Marge Roameka's supporters in NJ. In any case, real Republicans will not vote for Shays unless they HAVE to.