atticus wrote:KBH is playing out the string by phoning it in. She should have resigned, like she claimed she would, in connection with the governor's race. We are not well represented in the senate, even though Texas is a large state. We should have more leadership, like we once did with such as LBJ and John Tower. Well . . .
If you consider LBJ as good for anything I feel great sorrow and compassion for your family and others who know you. They are deserving of much sympathy.
I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on.
I don't do those things to other people and I require the same of them.
Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.
:) My lame attempt at humor . . . that's what the "well" was intended to convey. It is amazing that a state as large as Texas has had either no influence (like today) or has had strongmen like LBJ and Sam Rayburn on the liberal side. No, I'm not an LBJ fan. But neither am I a Cornyn or Hutchison fan.
Here is the response from our other Senator. Quite a delay for a form letter
Thank you for contacting me about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. I appreciate having the benefits of your comments on this matter.
It is essential to safeguard the law-abiding citizen's constitutional right to own and use firearms designed for legitimate purposes such as hunting, target shooting, collecting, and self-protection. Restricting this right runs counter to the intent of our Founding Fathers, who expressly guaranteed that citizens would retain the right to keep and bear arms.
As you know, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) serves as a law enforcement and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Justice to prevent the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, and ensure that firearms retailers abide by all federal laws regarding the sale and record-keeping of firearms. I believe Congress must exercise strict oversight of the ATF and its policies to ensure that law-abiding Americans’ Second Amendment rights are not infringed.
As a former Texas Supreme Court Justice and Attorney General, I have firsthand knowledge of crime-fighting policies that work, and I believe that citizens' Second Amendment rights should not be restricted because of the actions of criminals. Rather, we must respect the rights of law-abiding citizens and focus our attention on the source of violent crime: criminals who use firearms to commit crimes. I believe that strictly enforcing the law and meting out longer sentences for career criminals and those who use firearms when committing crimes will reduce crime more effectively than gun or equipment bans, which primarily serve to take firearms away from law-abiding citizens.
I appreciate the opportunity to represent Texans in the United States Senate, and you may be certain that I will continue working with my colleagues to monitor the activities of the ATF and protect our Second Amendment rights. Thank you for taking the time to contact me.
Sincerely,
JOHN CORNYN
United States Senator
“I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant”
NRA- Life member
TSRA - Conditional Life Member
