Newt Hits Romney On Gun Tax, And Has A Point

[Timothy]

How much are you willing to gladly pay to speak freely?.....vote?.....have legal counsel at your criminal trial?.....

Any governor who would willingly support charging a fee in order to "permit" you to practice a Constitutionally-guaranteed right is not someone I want to see in the Oval Office....and I put Perry in this same category.....

I'm not defending what Willard did here but don't most, if not all states charge a fee for a CCW permit excluding AK, VT and AZ?

MA is 100 bucks, CT is about 170 bucks when you take into account all the money spent to gain a license!  At this point, those are the two states I'm familiar with.  NH charged me 20 bucks for my non-resident which will be 100 bucks the next time.  ME charged me 60 bucks plus the cost of passport photos..

Fees, taxes, etc...it's all the same thing

And...I'm against infringement on ALL of my rights!  You do what's required and live to fight another day.  If MA residents want that to change, there are ways to make that happen.  

For the immediate future, for my family, it's better that I stay where I am for the moment.  When and if things change for me, I'll consider making a change but it won't be because of my ability to protect my family.  I'd do that with whatever means necessary!

[santahog]

How much are you willing to gladly pay to speak freely?.....vote?.....have legal counsel at your criminal trial?.....

Any governor who would willingly support charging a fee in order to "permit" you to practice a Constitutionally-guaranteed right is not someone I want to see in the Oval Office....and I put Perry in this same category.....

What did Perry do? I'm sure I'm missing alot along the way but I didn't catch anything on the 2A edition of a Poll Tax from him.. What'd I miss?

[Pathfinder]

How much are you willing to gladly pay to speak freely?.....vote?.....have legal counsel at your criminal trial?.....

Any governor who would willingly support charging a fee in order to "permit" you to practice a Constitutionally-guaranteed right is not someone I want to see in the Oval Office....and I put Perry in this same category.....

Agreed on the first point. The South used poll taxes and tests to prevent Blacks from voting. This is a short run to limiting CCW too.

As for the "governor", remember, the legislature is to blame for a lot, probably most of what MA is like. I'm sure Speaker Bolger disarmed the populace all he could so his brother Whitey and his crew didn't have to worry about facing armed citizens while Whitey plied his trade.

I mentioned MB's blog post yesterday. Today, he has another from someone who lived in MA while the craziness was going on under Romney, and what Romney helped do against the Legis. to mitigate the damage one state rep tried to do. Go read up on it and then let's talk.

http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2012/01/mitt-romney-guns.html

[Pathfinder]

BTW, when all of the pissing and moaning is done over whoever the (R) candidate is, just remember . . . .

From today's MB Blog (http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2012/01/great-read.html):

The election of 2012 ain't a conservative popularity contest. It's a war to, first, last, and always, destroy any possibility of a second term for Barack Hussain Obama.

[seeker_two]

What did Perry do? I'm sure I'm missing alot along the way but I didn't catch anything on the 2A edition of a Poll Tax from him.. What'd I miss?

Look at what his stance was during the debate over parking-lot carry and campus carry.....for someone who was pro-2A, he was awfully quiet.....as well as never pushing for any pro-2A legislation publically....and Texas CHL's are still among the most expensive in the nation....

From today's MB Blog (http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2012/01/great-read.html):

The election of 2012 ain't a conservative popularity contest. It's a war to, first, last, and always, destroy any possibility of a second term for Barack Hussain Obama.

.....and if that involves living through a (likely) eight years of a liberal, Obama-Lite with an "R" next to his name, that makes it better HOW?.....

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[tombogan03884]

Look at what his stance was during the debate over parking-lot carry and campus carry.....for someone who was pro-2A, he was awfully quiet.....as well as never pushing for any pro-2A legislation publically....and Texas CHL's are still among the most expensive in the nation....


.....and if that involves living through a (likely) eight years of a liberal, Obama-Lite with an "R" next to his name, that makes it better HOW?.....

Because he isn't BO.

[kmitch200]

Because he isn't BO.

+10  That point seems to get swept to the wayside sometimes.
While there are no guarantees on a Repubs choice for the Supremes, 2 more Kagans or Sotomeyers and we are well and truly fucked.

[seeker_two]

+10  That point seems to get swept to the wayside sometimes.
While there are no guarantees on a Repubs choice for the Supremes, 2 more Kagans or Sotomeyers and we are well and truly fucked.

And two more Souters or Stevens are better HOW?.....

[santahog]

And two more Souters or Stevens are better HOW?.....

Well, you're wrong about that.. From a political point of view, Romney has the same problem McCain had. You can't fight a guy when he's the head of "your" party..
Court appointments would be the ONLY thing that could make me swallow and pull the lever for Romney.. Still, though, how could one expect any better than maybe a (Kenyan law is as good as ours/Jack Benny) Breyer..

[kmitch200]

And two more Souters or Stevens are better HOW?.....

Like I said, there are no guarantees. 
I am certain that BWhore won't nominate anything near a Roberts, Scalia or Thomas.