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DonP

(6,185 posts)
1. Sure, why not give the voter ID people one more tool to work with
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:20 AM
Jan 2016

I swear that some gun control people are so dumb, they can only see about 5 minutes in front of them.

First, if the idea has gun control used to sell it, they'll buy it sight unseen at any price, no questions asked.

Second, it never dawns on them how home rule like this can also be used to control where they are allowed to vote, control schools and the educational curriculum, buy homes in an area, public worker pensions, licensing family planning clinics in the city/county with Home Rule. Or manipulate any number of other issues they don't even think about, in their rush to get a "gun control "win".

Nah, gun control supporters will always be in charge and they mean well so we have nothing to worry about with home rule.

Next time, take 30 seconds to consider the down side, before you get excited and drool all over yourself supporting a big gun control idea. Ask this question; "How would County Commissioner/Mayor/President Dick Cheney/Donald Trump et. al. use that power" when he gets in office? "Will I like the choices he makes with that power?"

It won't be Cheney or Trump, but it could very well be somebody like them or worse.

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