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To: Gene Eric

He should be disinvited for his stupid and thoughtless comments regarding confiscation before conviction and due process.


11 posted on 04/30/2018 2:10:38 AM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: gigster

Agreed - he screwed up on that one. I seem to recall having a good excuse for him at the time - but can’t recall what it was now. I think I chalked it up to a too-quick judgement and poor advice from others. I wouldn’t disinvite him - but set him straight and let him revisit the issue.

OTOH - the NRA hasn’t always been the strongest supporter of gun rights either - supporting the new regulations for (against?) machine guns, background checks, and most recently putting restrictions on bump stocks. The NRA might well be for confiscation without due process in some cases - but I don’t know.

Reagan, as Governor of California, asked for and got the laws against open-carry. It was meant to keep the Black Panthers from parading around with firearms, but .....


12 posted on 04/30/2018 2:24:11 AM PDT by 21twelve
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To: gigster
stupid and thoughtless comments regarding confiscation before conviction and due process.

Devil is in the details. An emergency order of limited duration does not preclude due process.

13 posted on 04/30/2018 3:22:20 AM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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