phony "semiautomatic assault rifle" issue !!!!! Hmmmm! You do belong to a militia, right? I guess I better get an automatic. What I really want are nukes. (I have the desire.) OK, this doesn't belong here. Regis
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Studying the NRA as a "political model" is not a bad idea< > > And why not? I love to hear the NRA bashers rant on about the effect we have > on the government, our government. I and thousands like me ARE the NRA. Just > private citizens who happen to believe that freedom IS protected by the private > ownership of firearms. It ain't about duck hunting, Mr. Kerry! We who know > something about firearms must always fight against those who act out of > ignorance of and prejudice toward firearms. We do this by calling and writing our > representatives about issues that effect us. Isn't that precisely what citizens > are expected to do in a representative government? Who could perceive this as > somehow bad? I was taught in civics class many years ago that that was what > representative government was all about. Our elected officials can't represent us > if they don't know where we stand on issues up for a vote. It really does not > matter whether it is a phony "semiautomatic assault rifle" issue or depriving > us of model airplane flying areas, it is up to each of us to be informed about > the issues and inform our representatives how we expect them to vote for us. > The real power in our system is in the voting out of office those who can't > bring themselves to represent our views. It certainly worked with Gore. We > expect elected politicians to represent us, not "vote their conscience" once in > office when they feel safe. You may hate the NRA for your own reasons but the > example is still worth studying. Dennis in NH RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
