but I suppose we should inform His Obamaness that we're all pretty much aware of:
He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” – Article II, Section III.
Even if it is a a law of questionable constitutionality itself, like the DoM Act.
Feb 23, 2011
What is WRONG with you people?
Rahm has been mayor-elect for hours and hours, and I've yet to see a single zombie joke.
How hard can it be to polish up the theme: "Chicago zombies are different. They don't need brains. Feed them a vote and they return to the grave for a full election cycle."
I'd do it myself myself except I hate zombie gags.
How hard can it be to polish up the theme: "Chicago zombies are different. They don't need brains. Feed them a vote and they return to the grave for a full election cycle."
I'd do it myself myself except I hate zombie gags.
Steve Hoodjer's Iowa Freedom Report is now on the blog roll.
I don't know Steve, although our paths may have crossed at the '08 Republican convention. (I was in a non-Iowa delegation, long story.) He seems to be another recovering Republican. At least he's grumpily non-partisan enough for me, and his libertarian analyses should travel well, even outside the borders of Hawkeye land, into the less favored jurisdictions.
I don't know Steve, although our paths may have crossed at the '08 Republican convention. (I was in a non-Iowa delegation, long story.) He seems to be another recovering Republican. At least he's grumpily non-partisan enough for me, and his libertarian analyses should travel well, even outside the borders of Hawkeye land, into the less favored jurisdictions.
That didn't take long.
Iowa Lawmakers of the Left are having panicky second thoughts about the reach of the shall-issue law. It's probably the blood bath all across our corny fields in the 54 days since shall-issue became the law. I mean, you've seen it on all the electric teevee news channels, haven't you? Mayhem in Muscatine! Slaughter in Spirit Lake! Gun Gore in Graettinger!
Or maybe it is the backlash from a few -- so far -- very loud local pols currying favor with their even-louder gun-hating constituents. That move is for local bans on CCW holders carrying in public buildings, parks, and restaurants where you can get a drink. (I don't mind repeating that Between Two Rivers is the best place to keep track of the local gun-banners.)
It may also mean that Democrats' in high places are looking at their 2010 election disaster and wondering if they miscalculated.
There are regrets," said Sen. Jack Hatch, D-Des Moines. "That bill was supposedly a compromise for political purposes only - to try to neutralize the NRA."
I'm trying to imagine a more credible endorsement of the political influence of gun owners and users. Can't. Nor can I contain my surprise that a grizzled old political operative like Hatch would openly admit to that level of cynicism.
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The raft of legislative measures to roll back the broad protections of the 2010 shall-issue law is probably going no where this session, what with a gun-friendly house majority and a governor who is at least not rabidly anti-gun. I rather suspect Hatch and company are stirring the gun-fear pot in order to distract from the need to fix the financial mess they were instrumental in creating during their four years in full control of state government.
Or maybe it is the backlash from a few -- so far -- very loud local pols currying favor with their even-louder gun-hating constituents. That move is for local bans on CCW holders carrying in public buildings, parks, and restaurants where you can get a drink. (I don't mind repeating that Between Two Rivers is the best place to keep track of the local gun-banners.)
It may also mean that Democrats' in high places are looking at their 2010 election disaster and wondering if they miscalculated.
There are regrets," said Sen. Jack Hatch, D-Des Moines. "That bill was supposedly a compromise for political purposes only - to try to neutralize the NRA."
I'm trying to imagine a more credible endorsement of the political influence of gun owners and users. Can't. Nor can I contain my surprise that a grizzled old political operative like Hatch would openly admit to that level of cynicism.
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The raft of legislative measures to roll back the broad protections of the 2010 shall-issue law is probably going no where this session, what with a gun-friendly house majority and a governor who is at least not rabidly anti-gun. I rather suspect Hatch and company are stirring the gun-fear pot in order to distract from the need to fix the financial mess they were instrumental in creating during their four years in full control of state government.
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