US Supreme Court/McCain Feingold
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Sailor »
Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:17 am
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I hear that the U.S. Supreme Court has shot down the major parts of the stupid, politically motivated, McCain/Feingold Act that limits us, thru the...
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Here is a link to CNN's story. (I know..typing CNN makes me want to puke too!!)
The 5-4 ruling seems to have gutted, in our favor, this stupid...
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Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:49 pm
House OKs Bill to Strengthen Background Check System
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Locke »
Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:51 pm
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At first glance this looks fine. Just requires states to submit data on felons and mental conditions to the FBI background check system. Seems like...
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I have to wonder if this will affect Texas CHL holders who can currently use our CHL's as a substitute for the NICS background check when buying a...
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Last post by cjlandry
Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:46 pm
Is it a imigration bill or a national id bill
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tomneal »
Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:02 am
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I noticed an interview
Senator Hutchison Discusses Immigration with Chris Matthews on MSNBC's Hardball
The link is on:
It looks like Senator...
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The topical nature of this discussion is fairly evident...
If this is the tone of how D.C. intends to conduct business for the time being, what...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:39 pm
Nancy Pelosi's idea of small arms fire
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TxD »
Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:19 am
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It looks like Obama has gained a little weight.
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Well, I'll show my ignorance, no doubt, but I'd never heard it before.
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Last post by Seburiel
Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:31 pm
Resistance to Immigration Bill Fading, according to backers
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by AV8R » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:46 pm
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Let's write a few letters to Sens. Cornyn and Hutchinson and let them know the degree to which our opposition to the Amnesty Bill has faded. This...
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Here's anothe tie-in to CHL,
How about more criminals coming across the border, then running back to Mexico. Criminal gangs like MS-13 coming across...
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Last post by ShootingStar
Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:57 pm
Fed Law directing state reciprocity of CHL?
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GlockenHammer »
Sun Jan 30, 2005 10:50 pm
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There was a bill dead in committe to coerce states into recognizing other states CHLs (provided they had one of their own) much like driver's...
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Admitedly, I used to be a national reciprocity freakazoid years ago... :lol:
And in someways it still makes sense from a stand point of the simple...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Sat May 12, 2007 7:26 am
Atty General end run...
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sailor2000 »
Tue May 08, 2007 8:53 am
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Can anyone verify this?
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I doubt they are, but if they did try, it would be much better to allow the purchase to go through (and set off alarm bells when the instant check is...
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Last post by Lodge2004
Wed May 09, 2007 8:06 am
Update from GOA on HB 297
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BigGlockFan »
Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:56 am
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Yes, this is a little long, but there is some good information included. Toward the end there is a link called Activism, if you click on it you can...
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Is HR 297 anywhere near being drafted up? Anyone have a link to read it all?
Google only brings up a HR297 that deals with wild horses and the...
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Last post by piro
Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:31 pm
Ron Paul running for President!
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KBCraig »
Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:11 am
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Hoooooh-yah!
Posted on Thu, Jan. 11, 2007
Texas Congressman Ron Paul files for GOP presidential bid
JOE STINEBAKER
Associated Press
HOUSTON -...
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+1000 for Mr. Thompson. No nonsense, firm in his beliefs, and a great orator. Sadly, he would put our current President to shame.
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Last post by kauboy
Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:08 pm
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Last post by Mike1951
Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:14 am
HR 1859?
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by SRVA » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:07 pm
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I just saw on another forum that Ms. McCarthy from New York had filed HR 1859 to reinstate the assault rifle ban. Anyone heard? I could not find it...
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That (Edited For 10 Year Old Daughter Rule :grin: carlson1) is just trying to go AROUND the proper channels. GOD I HATE IT when Dems and Libs do...
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Last post by Operators Edge
Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:30 pm
Follow The Crowd
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Piney »
Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:35 pm
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Here's a good chuckle.
Unfortunatly, its also an excellent example and a reminder of how the sheeple can get behind legislation, such as the Federal...
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You think thats good, check this out:
Send this link to a few friends, and ask them if they would support a ban.
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Last post by kauboy
Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:36 pm
Senator "Kay" introduces legislation to lift D.C.
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stevie_d_64 »
Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:24 am
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Once again, be thy careful what thou wisheth for...
The Supreme Court of this land is NOT a lock for us...yet...
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Just another take on things, one about which I don't know enough to agree or disagree.
Robert A. Levy: Should Congress or the courts decide D.C....
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Last post by KBCraig
Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:54 pm
Zumbo artical read into Congressional record.
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p99guy »
Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:28 pm
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Just like we all predicted.... The link will come up as a pdf file, look in the lower right hand of the first page, and it continues onto the second...
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I agree Stevie.
It was just a matter of time before the anti's jumped on this. We all knew it and saw it comming.
We just have to educate those...
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Last post by RPBrown
Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:01 am
An Interview With Duncan Hunter
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jrosto »
Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:02 pm
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I had the opportunity to ask Republican Presidential Candidate Duncan Hunter a couple of questions concerning gun rights and general Second Amendment...
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Good job John...
Sure would be interesting to give the same questions to the rest of them...
Rudy???
John McC???
Mitt???
I bet Mr. Tancredo is...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:11 am
DC Court rules 2nd Amendment and Individual Right
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by
AG-EE »
Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:18 pm
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This is great. I found it on the High Road.
from Macsmind Blog,
Polishing the Glock in DC - DC Court upholds Second Amendment
Posted by Macranger...
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Never engage if you don't intend to win...
Jefferson knew it would one day be needed once again. The people's God-given right to revolt against a...
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Last post by kauboy
Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:10 pm
LET'S GET THE RIGHT TO CARRY IN NATIONAL PARKS---A CHANCE!
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by
CWOOD »
Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:20 pm
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Hi Folks,
This has been an ongoing situation for way too long and we have an opportunity to strike on our own behalf thanks to the fine Virginains...
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don't worry, they KNOW who you are!
:lol:
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Last post by casselthief
Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:00 pm
H.R. 1096 "Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007
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stevie_d_64 »
Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:30 pm
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I think he's (Ron Paul) been lurking in here...
Notice no co-sponsors though...
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BTW folks...
I have nothing personal against Ron Paul...But like kauboy illuded to, I believe he made a very big mistake on that non-binding...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:06 pm
HR 1022 ya'll need to look at this!
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DrKyle1 »
Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:28 pm
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Yet Another Assault On Your 2nd Amendment Rights...
In 2004 the United States Congress rightly allowed the so-called Assault Weapons Ban to sunset...
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All well and fine, but what does this have to do with the 2007 Texas Legislative section?
forum topic noted, message deleted :oops:
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Last post by Jason73
Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:53 pm
The perrenial National Carry bill...H.R. 226
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stevie_d_64 »
Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:39 am
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H.R. 226, introduced by U.S. Representatives Cliff Stearns’ (R-Fla.) and Rich Boucher (D-Va.), would allow any person with a valid concealed...
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That is my fear. The lowest common denominator.
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Last post by GlockenHammer
Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:26 pm
Giuliani 2008: Stuck between a rock and a hard place
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by
Freedom4All »
Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:17 pm
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Early polls show Giuliani to be the front runner for the GOP in '08. I saw a bit of an interview (Sean Hannity, I believe) with him where he states...
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I was beginning to resign myself to voting for Rudy against Hillary. But he has pretty much shown in the last week that he really doesn't have a clue...
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Last post by stroo
Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:29 pm
Multifaceted anti-gun push
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Charles L. Cotton »
Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:06 pm
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In our recent TSRA Legislative Committee meeting, we discussed a huge influx of money to several anti-gun and anti-hunting organizations. For the...
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I checked the Brady website, MMM, VPC, the local Dallas MMM website...
And nothing was said about an event in Austin...So take that for what its...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:34 am
4 New House Resolutions on the Table
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Pickpocket »
Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:34 pm
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H.R.256
Title: To prevent children's access to firearms.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
1) The Child Gun...
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casselthief,
My dad bought me my first gun when I was 8 (BB gun).
You can start her off on gun safety with a water gun. Teacher her to point it in a...
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Last post by Venus Pax
Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:30 pm
"We have some of the toughest firearm legislation in Eu
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hi-power »
Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:54 pm
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Edited to add: I wasn't sure where to put this, so I just posted it here. Moderators please move it if you need to.
Gun crime: Labour 'losing...
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While there is a small rise in residential firearm robberies, these account for a tiny proportion of recorded offences overall, although we recognise...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:16 pm
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Last post by Venus Pax
Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:10 pm
Sheila Jackson-Lee making waves
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lrb111 »
Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:47 pm
Heads up the Dems are not going to stop.....
Her's is H.R. 256
From FreeRepublic also.
I haven't read all of these, yet. More important to get...
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Last post by lrb111
Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:47 pm
Dems in the driver's seat (Start stocking up)
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Rugrash »
Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:58 pm
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Since Hillary's announcement yesterday and other candidates in the race, I'm starting to get really nervous about 2A issues. Does anyone feel the...
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I've been a bit concerned about what we're up against in '08. Although you can't always judge a book by its cover, the democrats do tend to be anti;...
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Last post by Venus Pax
Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:44 pm
War Cry/ MAIG and The Hill
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Roger Howard »
Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:20 am
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I don't know how many of you know this but the Mayors of both Houston and Dallas are members of Bloombergs Mayor's Against Illegal Guns.
This...
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I listen to the replay first thing in the morning. That allows me to skip over the filler pieces that they play over end over..
I wish they had it in...
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Last post by lrb111
Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:42 am
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:29 pm
"We interpret the 2nd Amendment in military terms"
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TxD »
Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:21 pm
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Charles.
This looks like a good one. I'm sure the NRA is on it.
Can't post a link. You'll have to Google it.
Dave.
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OMG!!! These people just don't get it. Throughout that entire document, they are using modern terminology to explain/describe the historical usage of...
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Last post by kauboy
Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:06 pm
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Last post by cyphur
Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:11 pm
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:20 am
Bolton Stepping Down - Affect on UN Gun Restrictions?
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GlockenHammer »
Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:59 am
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From I understand that John Bolton is resigning as our U.N. Embassador because he was unable to secure Senate confirmation.
Question 1: Was his lack...
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also, according to the Drudge Report, George Mitchell is the short list as a replacement nominee.
I may have to start listening more to you...
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Last post by John
Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:31 pm
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Last post by TexasAggie
Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:28 pm
Looking ahead to 08......
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AggieMM »
Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:35 pm
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So, looking ahead to 08, it seems that Sen McCain is back in the race:
To be honest, I don't know much about him, other than he appears to be on...
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And now we have Former NYC Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, in the race.......
It doesn't look good for the 2nd Amendment.......
Ryan
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Last post by AggieMM
Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:39 pm
Judge Leslie Lewis ousted W00T
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by
Shu »
Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:42 am
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Give her the boot
District Court 3 Lewis
On judicial retention.
No 54.38% 109,820
Yes 45.62% 92,125
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Not a Federal Judge, they are appointed for life. This would have been a State Judge.
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Last post by DMG
Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:29 pm
House and Senate division
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by
dws1117 »
Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:47 pm
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Why are the independents/libertarians counted on side of the Democrats when counting for the majority is the House and Senate?
I know this is not...
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They're not, automatically. They're counted for the side they intend to caucus with. In other words, with whom they'll vote for Speaker.
Joe...
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Last post by KBCraig
Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:53 am
NRA backs Lampson and not Sekula Gibbs?????
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Lumberjack98 »
Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:32 am
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I received my American Rifleman a couple of weeks ago and right on the cover it told me who to vote for. That's a little pushy...but okay. But I was...
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Very good point.
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Last post by Diode
Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:30 pm
"B for Badnarik"?
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KBCraig »
Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:27 pm
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Many of you probably know that Michael Badnarik, the 2004 Libertarian presidential nominee, is running for U.S. Congress in the 10th District. The...
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She is about my age, so I don't even need to feel like a dirty old man.
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Last post by Kalrog
Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:37 am
Know your enemy
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Charles L. Cotton »
Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:40 pm
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Here is a link to the Brady Campaign endorsements from Texas. I find it very telling and comforting that they can only find four candidates they find...
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:iagree:
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Last post by carlson1
Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:11 am
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Last post by Patriot
Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:37 pm
So.... You Don't Think Immigration's a Problem, Huh?
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Patriot »
Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:29 pm
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God help us!
No matter your political view, this MUST be told!! C'mon America... WAKE UP!!!
As For Me And My House, We Will Serve The Lord --...
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This isn't remotely CHL or gun related. Sorry, but this one is locked. If we had a general discussion section, it would go in there, but the decision...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:38 pm
Congressional District 22 - Tom Delay's vacant seat.
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by
John »
Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:01 am
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This is a little off of the subject of gun control, but fits under the heading of “Federal�. I live in Fort Bend County, Congressional District...
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I took a look at your blog. Your PCO blog is of interest to me. That's my industry and I have been thinking of doing something similar.
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Last post by John
Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:20 am
New York's Republican Mayor is at it again...
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by SRVA » Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:13 am
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Laws would track offenders, ban paint that disguises guns as toys
By SARA KUGLER
Associated Press Writer
June 5, 2006, 2:05 PM EDT
NEW YORK --...
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How about we just start banning prison sentances for witnessed violent assaults and any crime where willful and intended harm was caused towards...
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Last post by cyphur
Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:33 pm
"Collective right", my foot!
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KBCraig »
Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:02 pm
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I've always known it was clear that the founders intended the 2nd Amendment to be an individual right. What I didn't know was that they specifically...
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Thanks for posting that.
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Last post by txinvestigator
Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:24 pm
"Dangerous Weapons" in Federal Facilities & Re
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GlockenHammer »
Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:37 pm
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Two problems:
(1) 18 USC 930 definition of prohibited weapons is too strict, and
(2) Federal Regulations (which are lesser known, but count as well)...
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This pretty much makes my point. I've seen many illegal knives in federal facilities, but nobody really cares to enforce it like they do at the...
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Last post by GlockenHammer
Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:53 pm
Why we have the Fourth Amendment [soapbox]
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seamusTX »
Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:59 pm
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This question came up in another thread, which is already pretty long, so I want to start a new one.
Some people say, I have done nothing wrong. I...
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At least we agree on something :grin:
I wasn't trying to imply that *you* were forcing anything on anyone - just noting that some people think...
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Last post by cyphur
Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:52 pm
Sen. John Cornyn Stand on Gun laws
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Roger Howard »
Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:03 pm
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I wrote Sen. Cornyn concerning our 2nd amendment rights. here is his reply.
Dear Mr. Howard:
Thank you for contacting me about federal firearms...
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I think it would also be a good idea to write to people who you WOULDN'T vote for, and let them know why.
I think if enough people would do this, I...
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Last post by nitrogen
Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:52 pm
Kay's Border Security Summary
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Rugrash »
Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:53 pm
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I received Senator Hutchison's email about her proposal for border security and I thought that I'd post it for y'all. Now I haven't seen any other...
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Now there is a plan!
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Last post by Diode
Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:19 am
House votes to block seizure of legal guns
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MoJo »
Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:31 pm
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This is GOOD news!!!!!
By MARY DALRYMPLE, Associated Press Writer
Wed Jul 26, 7:28 AM ET
The House voted Tuesday to prevent law enforcement...
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True, like abandoning the commone sense of SELF DEFENSE ! Sometimes these congressmen really annoy me.......
Ryan
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:05 am
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