Obama's Plans for our guns

[Fr. Frank]

Remember, it is Congress that approves budgets, and spends money, not the President. Yes he has some influence, but it's Congress that spends.

Neither party has done very well at avoiding the corruptive influences in and around Washington. I'm not unhappy with Pres. Obama except in his issuance of some executive orders. Whether he is a man of integrity remains to be seen.

GW was indeed a man of integrity. He unfortunately had minimal influence on Congress and stopping them spending our money like it was, well..., our money and not theirs.

This is the first time either party has had an effective super-majority since the 60's. And the Democrats have taken their effective majority as license to (literally) print money so they could spend it.

If you go back and read the budget overviews for the last 20 years, you'll find that the Clinton era "surplus" was projected for the future, never realized while he was in office. It was a projected surplus based upon 20 years of continuation of the very high business tax rates of up to 41% AND projected annual economic growth continuing at a minimum of 5.25%. The facts are that for every year Clinton was president, Congress still managed to spend more than the government took in. It was just at a continually decreasing differential that in 20 years would have provided completely balanced budget, have paid off all the governments' debts, and provided a surplus of 400 billion. That's over a period of 20 years.

Congress, after 9-11, decided to spend MUCH more than the government was taking in, including lots and lots of pork submitted by members of BOTH parties. Unfortunately, GW went along with that.

I agree with Don that the way we address this is not through armed revolution, but through the democratic process laid out in our great republic.

BTW, Barack Hussein Obama is not, and was not eligible for election to the presidency of the United States according to the US Constitution. The problem is that even with the requirements stated, there is no process to provide for proofing a candidates eligibility. There are currently over 30 lawsuits nationwide challenging Obama's eligibility, including one brought by four Tennessee state lawmakers, and one by the former Deputy Asst. Attorney General for the United States.

The US Supreme Court has refused to hear any suits as each candidate is supposed to qualify for election in each state, making it a lower court issue. Three states so far have declined to issue rulings because the requirements are federal requirements, not state requirements. I know the Florida laws do NOT require a person to prove their citizenship prior to being placed on the ballot, only that they affirm, to the best of their knowledge, that they "meet the requirements of the office to which they intend candidacy" according to the form for placing your name in nomination.

Obama has so far spent an estimated 30 million dollars fighting the various lawsuits demanding that he actually prove his citizenship by producing a certified copy of his actual birth certificate. Why do that when $75 would provide certified copies to each of the five major news organizations, and $15 and an affidavit would make legal copies of that certificate available as public information under the "Freedom of Information Act"?

So a non-US citizen was elected, and there is no process to overturn the election on that basis.

If they try to pass laws that would restrict lawful access to guns and ammunition, laws that would disenfranchise the religious and speech freedoms we enjoy, then that would be the time for civil disobedience and peaceful revolution.

And for all you other gun afficianadoes out there, allow me to suggest military surplus ammo and/or reloading?

I just this morning scored two 100 rd. "value paks" of Remington .45 ACP 230gr JHP at Walmart for $48 each. I got there as they were restocking the shelves. By the time I finished shopping, and decided to go get some more .45's, the entire case had been sold out, as had all the just restocked 9mm, .38, and .40 pistol ammo. It took an hour, tops, and this was at 7 am.