tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735924810828786890.post2299814365929584320..comments2024-03-27T01:02:21.511-05:00Comments on passion = truth: I'm leaning toward voting for McCain and here's my reason why.Jeffrey James Ircinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18010750321117040354noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8735924810828786890.post-26721054561355477922008-10-17T21:12:00.000-05:002008-10-17T21:12:00.000-05:00jeff. environmentalists use science and research ...jeff. environmentalists use science and research to "peer into the future." you say it like they're a bunch of middle-aged women with too much make-up, wearing bright colored mumus and floppy jewelry, reading tarot cards on the street corner. <BR/><BR/>i'm surprised, honestly, that your decision for president would come down to guns. but i agree, the second amendment is worth fighting for. <BR/><BR/>i'm also surprised you couldn't find anything else on obama and the second amendment. a simple google search led me to these:<BR/><BR/>1. from swamppolitics.com –<BR/><A HREF="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/09/obama_and_guns_not_going_to_me.html" REL="nofollow">"I believe in the Second Amendment, and if you are a law-abiding gun owner you have nothing to fear from an Obama administration."</A><BR/><BR/>2. from abc news -<BR/><A HREF="http://blogs.abcnews.com/legalities/2008/02/obama-and-guns.html" REL="nofollow">"There is an individual right to bear arms, but it is subject to common-sense regulation just like most of our rights are subject to common-sense regulation."</A><BR/><BR/>3. from on the issues -<BR/><A HREF="http://www.ontheissues.org/domestic/Barack_Obama_Gun_Control.htm" REL="nofollow">"We can have reasonable, thoughtful gun control measure that I think respect the Second Amendment and people's traditions."</A><BR/><BR/>4. from obama's campaign website -<BR/><A HREF="http://www.barackobama.com/factcheck/2007/12/11/fact_check_no_news_in_obamas_c.php" REL="nofollow">"I know that the NRA believes people should be unimpeded and unregulated on gun ownership. I disagree. I do not object to the lawful use and ownership of firearms, but I do think it is entirely it appropriate for the state to monitor it. "</A><BR/><BR/>i included links to each of those quotes, since each article delves a little deeper into the issue, and obama's record on the second amendment. and here's <A HREF="http://factcheck.barackobama.com/factcheck/2008/04/19/politico_story_on_joyce_founda.php" REL="nofollow">obama's rebuttal of the joyce foundation issue.</A><BR/><BR/>the slippery slope argument works with lots of folks. i.e. "we can't allow gay people to get married, or soon they'll want to marry three or four people at once, or marry their sister or marry their neighbor's goat."<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope" REL="nofollow">here's an interesting rebuttal of the slippery slope argument.</A><BR/><BR/>cheers!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965549445119493279noreply@blogger.com