More Fred on guns
While this attack by New York City on the Second Amendment reinforces the importance of appointing judges who apply the law as written, there is another important legal point. Federalism, though usually seen as a protection of the states from the federal government, actually grew out of the need to protect states from other states that interfered in free commerce beyond their borders – as New York is doing today. In this case, we need Federalism to protect states from a big bully in New York City.
August 21st, 2007 at 11:21 am
Fred is far from perfect, but he is getting this part right.
August 21st, 2007 at 1:33 pm
And you have to like being able to directly target both Giuliani and Bloomberg in the same article.
There will be a pronounced disconnect between the metrosexual Giuliani and many southern Republican voters.
I also like the part about enjoying getting back home to his state where the entire Constitution is respected.
August 21st, 2007 at 2:18 pm
#9 Says:
August 21st, 2007 at 11:21 am
Fred is far from perfect, but he is getting this part right.
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No one’s perfect but Fred’s head and shoulders above the other candidates, assuming that he ever gets around to throwing his hat into the ring.
August 21st, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Massive Demand Increase in Ammunition?…
Instapundit links to this interesting blog post, and quotes:”According to two spokesmen for the world’s largest ammunition manufacturer, which runs……
August 21st, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Fred is great and all (especially concerning the stance in question), but I really wish he would get off his duff and actually declare his candidacy. One thing I really, really hate is indecisiveness, and while I seriously doubt that is a character trait of Fred, he sure is damned good at looking like it is. I mean, hell, he is already getting all of the negative publicity of being a candidate, and most of the positive… honestly, what does he have to lose at this point?
August 21st, 2007 at 8:09 pm
There may be more method than madness in his apparent reluctance to “get off his duff”.
So long as Fred hasn’t officially declared (which means filing the requisite paperwork) he is not bound by the strict campaign laws (i.e. limitations on the First Amendment)– he’s just a guy saying and doing things, like you and me.
Once he officially declares, he’s more restricted in what he can do, both in fund raising and in his acting profession.
The election’s plenty far in the future. A lot can happen between now and November ’08.
I just hope he doesn’t turn out to be another reluctant, apologetic conservative, making excuses (like Tom Delay) for all those mean, nasty Democrats picking on him. This country can’t afford another Bush/Delay/Gingrich, i.e. someone who believes in throwing bones to his domestic enemies. We need a domestic “fight them here– go on the offensive rather than wait and respond to their attacks” mentality: The socialists need to be the ones on the defensive, the ones having to explain themselves, the ones looking over their shoulders, dreading what’s coming next, ducking for cover and then making lame-ass excuses to their disillusioned base. I’ve had more than enough of that from the Re-pubic-ans.