I want to see a nice pro-2a AG.
"Glad to see Ashcroft go. He was a good senator but a bad AG who was the leader in pushing for statist measures he actually fought as senator.
I want to see a nice pro-2a AG."
Amen. When Ashcroft got offended by the breasts of a statue, I began longingly awaiting his departure. Good riddance.
I don't think you'll get one.
Bush doesn't need the conservatives any more -- that was last week. It'll be all about his legacy now.
He doesn't care about RKBA: that big, fat hedge in the Emerson brief that conservatives hailed because it argued that RKBA is an individual right? Well, look again, because it also walked all over "shall not be infringed"; it specifically left the door open for tight regulation. If the language of the amendment is discarded, what's the difference between Ashcroft's brief and a Clintonoid one? The BATF still comes to your house in black BDU's and balaclavas to kick your door down in the name of State confiscation. So what if the operative theory changes a little, if you get the same result?
I expect Bush will roll over on 2A eventually. Then tell us it's the consensus.
Why do I think this? Because I think the regulation hedge in the Emerson brief was Bush's, not Ashcroft's.
Yep. I get a bit queezy hearing talk of him on the SC. Given the choice of loosing Constitutional limits on goverment or an increased risk of fighting terrorists in the streets, I'll gladly take my chances toe-to-toe with Abdul. I know who's got the upper hand in that fight.
Well there goes Giuliani. Not that I am complaining.
"Glad to see Ashcroft go"
May I disagree. Ashcroft is the main reason we have not had another attack since 9-11.
We cannot fight wars like the one we are fighting without strong measures and he was primarily responsible for implementing them.
God Bless John Ashcroft.