John was heard muttering to Paul Nixon 
 about NRA 
 JP> Well, you are 100% right, Paul.  It's obvious that the Republican
 I don't want to be...
 JP> Party is taking gun owners's votes for granted.  I believe the late Lee
 And or looking for more "moderate" votes?
 JP> Atwater was heard to chuckle, "Where are they gonna go, to the
 JP> Democrats?"
 Libertarians.
 JP> The problem, as I see it, is LONG-TERM vs SHORT-TERM.  Long-term, we
 Yup.
 And long term the Republicans are nothing more than slow Democrats.
 JP> gun owners would probably be better off if we all said "fuck you, Bob
 JP> Dole" and cast a protest vote for the Libertarian Candidate.  If we did
 JP> this a few times, The Republicans would learn they can't take us for
 JP> granted, and they would have to cater to us to get our votes.
 While a lot can happen between now and November...I get closer to that
 sentiment every time Dole opens his mouf.
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 JP> If the gun-banners take control of the next Congress, you can expect a
 JP> wide-ranging ban on many different forms of ammunition to be the first
 JP> bill that will pass. You can also expect Bill Clinton, if still
 JP> president, to sign it enthusiastically.  You can also expect a
 JP> crackdown ban on militias with language broad enough to turn any
 JP> political discussion at a hunting cabin into a federal felony.
 Valid concern.
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 JP> You can see the dillema.  I'd LOVE to tell Dole to Stick It!
 It is a dillemna.  But is it something we're going to have to address
 sooner or later anyway?  If yes, then perhaps we're better to fight
 when we still might be able to win.
 See the Churchill quote.
 Appeasement and compromise have never increased our freedoms.
 JP> "If you are part of a society that votes, then do so.  There may be no
 JP> candidates and no measures you want to vote FOR . . . but there are
 JP> certain to be ones you want to vote AGAINST.  In case of doubt, vote
 JP> AGAINST.  By this rule you will rarely go wrong."
 Good thoughts.
          "Clinton thinks a family value is when he can get
          all the women in one family at a lower rate than
          if he bought `em one at a time."
... "Power corrupts, absolute power, however, is kinda neat."
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