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Poll: Do you trust the Bush Administration?
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BoberFett
Lifer
The current hysteria is all based on the 9/11 hijackings. Guns are a direct means of killing, you can see who's shooting at you, and I think terrorists will avoid those. My guess is they'd prefer bombs, bio, chem, etc.
Gun laws will not stop any terrorism in this country. Dumbass.
Right. And how many terrorists are going to make legal purchases once this system is in place? How many of those intending to commit a crime or an act of terrorism using a firearm purchase it legally? See the similarities?
If terrorists know that a purchase of 1000 pounds of ammonium nitrate is going to raise a red flag somewhere, then why would they legally purchase said ammonium nitrate? This database, should it be implemented, is only going to push terrorism-related purchases to the black market. The only way it could be affective in preventing terrorism is if the existence of the database is kept secret...and the implications of that are even more frightening than the original proposal.
Here's another analogy: Let's create a nationwide database of all firearm transactions, in order to flag suspicious purchases. How much of an impact on gun violence should we expect? How many acts of gun violence would it prevent? Would the end result be worth trampling on the rights of millions of law-abiding American citizens?
I trust the Bush to continue to implement laws, rules and agencies designed to reduce or eliminate many of our Constitutional guarantees.
Dick Cheyney --
[*]What were you doing in those closed meetings with Enron and other energy execs proven to have ripped us off?
[*]Why aren't you being charged like the Enron and WorldCom execs for your activities as CEO of Haliburton?[/list]
Harvey Pitt -- Before your cover was blown,
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And you thought Clinton was bad for chasing skirts and lying about it.
- Why is John Poindexter, a convicted liar, gun runner to the Ayatolah, and dark ops Contra supporter, doing anything for or with this administration?
Dick Cheyney --
[*]What were you doing in those closed meetings with Enron and other energy execs proven to have ripped us off?
[*]Why aren't you being charged like the Enron and WorldCom execs for your activities as CEO of Haliburton?[/list]
Harvey Pitt -- Before your cover was blown,
- What made you think a former lawyer for disgraced Wall Street brokers could be an effective, let alone unbiased, regulator of that disgraced bunch of thieves?
- Why did you think it was OK to conceal gross conflicts of interest in your nominee to head the new oversight agency?
- What great executive thinking makes you think we should have any confidence in your presidency?
- Why is it that the group that "investigated" and "cleared" you of involvement in your own questionable business activites was nothing more than a bunch of your own close political buddies?
- What tortured logic makes you think further tax cuts primarily targeted at the very wealthy is a good way to pay for your separate warS (plural) on terrorism and Saddam while meeting the basic needs of our own citizens for education, infrastructure, etc.
P.S. You're an intellectual featherweight. The word is pronounced Nu_Cle_Ar, idiot! 😛
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And you thought Clinton was bad for chasing skirts and lying about it.
I thought Clinton was bad for accepting illegal(?) campaign contributions from Chinese nationals, for renting out the Lincoln bedroom, for opposing campaign finance reform, for giving secret rocket and communications technology to the Chinese, for slashing the military and simultaneously increasing deployment around the world, and for accomplishing next to friggin' nothing as the leader of our country.And you thought Clinton was bad for chasing skirts and lying about it.
As bad as I believe Clinton was, though, the damage Bush is doing to this country is going to last a lot longer.
Anyone can come up with a long laundry list of crap for every politician known to man. One could look at the last election to tell whether or not the American people trust the Bush Administration. Seems to me that it was a pretty clear indication of trust in what has been done and will be done in future.
reitz - Would you kindly point out the long lasting damage that has been done?
Farmall
reitz - Would you kindly point out the long lasting damage that has been done?
Farmall
BatmanNate
Lifer
There is our sweeping generalization of the day. Contrary to what you may think, not ALL terrorists are gun nuts. Oliver North used a pen.
busmaster11
Platinum Member
Hindsight's always 20/20...
BatmanNate
Lifer
So appointing a criminal to a national security position is a trust worthy action?
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