Bush should support the continuation of the ban.
Tom Delay should oppose the ban and let it expire.
That is how it will work and that will be a policy and political win.
Bush should support the continuation of the ban.
Tom Delay should oppose the ban and let it expire.
That is how it will work and that will be a policy and political win.
Note:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/911085/posts? Washington Post article...
The Republican-controlled House will not renew the federal ban on Uzis and other semiautomatic weapons, a key leader said yesterday, dealing a significant blow to the campaign to clamp down on gun sales nationwide.
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) said most House members are willing to let the ban expire next year. "The votes in the House are not there" to continue the ban, he told reporters.
His spokesman, Stuart Roy, said, "We have no intention of bringing it up" for a vote.
"Bush should support the continuation of the ban. Tom Delay should oppose the ban and let it expire. That is how it will work and that will be a policy and political win." Re-read what I said. There is a whole world of difference between Bush "saying" he supports extension, and actively pressuring the Congress to pass it. If your scenario plays out, then I have no problem--but if Bush does ANY "armtwisting" in favor of extension, then he has LOST MY VOTE.