"We, the People"
We, the People of the United States, in an attempt to help keep our nation free and safe, restore some semblance of justice, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of honest-to-God...
View ArticleDon't Think of an Assault Weapon!
I know, I know, I may be opening a can of worms here, but take a look at this and see what you think:Even if one were to prove that the polls by the Consumer Federation of America were true and...
View ArticleCindy Sheehan - Remarks at Dallas Peace Center Peacemaker Awards
Below is an excerpt from Cindy Sheehan's acceptance speech at the Dallas Peace Center's 19th Annual Peacemaker Awards Dinner, held in Dallas, TX, at the Renaissance Hotel on Thursday, December 1....
View ArticleWhat John Kerry can do during the State of the Union speech
Now that Senator Kerry is on Daily Kos, I've got a suggestion for him. When Nero is giving his SOTU speech and starts his litany of lies to the American public, there's a very simple way that Kerry...
View ArticleMessage to Cindy Sheehan: SUE THE BLUE!!
So now the Capitol Police have said "oopsie" and offered Cindy Sheehan what was probably a half-hearted and half-assed apology. I say Cindy should sue the Capitol Police into bankruptcy for violating...
View ArticleAmendment II Democrats - Press Release (2/15/06)
AMENDMENT II DEMOCRATS WEBMASTER OFFERS TO HELP VICE-PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY ATTEND GUN SAFETY CLASS $100 Towards Fee For Class Offered To Vice-President In Aftermath Of Accidental Shooting Of Hunting...
View ArticlePro-RKBA Democrats in Illinois, you know what to do on March 21
Vote in the Democratic primaries. Vote in the Democratic primaries. For God's sake, PLEASE VOTE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES. This goes double for all of you in District 19. Danny Stover, Democratic...
View ArticleNew Enron Song: BECAUSE I'm KEN
(To the tune of Because I Can by Pink)Ken L-A-Y Kenny B-O-Y I'm the CEO Who said "Why Ask Why" I built Enron As a big cash cow I hired Jeffrey Skilling And he showed me how To play the energy...
View ArticleWhy banning semi-automatic firearms is a really, really bad idea
Are you sure you want to reauthorize the 1994 "assault weapons" ban? Do you really? Believe me, I know you mean well. Many of you probably think it's a sensible approach to gun control; at least...
View ArticleHelp make a pro-gun Democrat a "MapChanger"
The Forward Together Political Action Committee (www.forwardtogetherpac.com ) is asking Democrats to help them choose the next group of candidates who will receive financial support from the PAC....
View ArticleEvery Texas Kossack needs to buy a cowbell to support Chris Bell
Just saw Chris Bell again at the Mid-Cities Democrats annual Independence Day picnic in Hurst today. My wife and I were ready with cowbells to greet him and cheer him on. But some folks in the Bell...
View ArticleAmendment II Democrats - Press Release (9/13/06)
AMENDMENT II DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF THE TERM "ASSAULT WEAPON" Democratic Control of Congress in 2006 Will Be Impossible Unless Support for Reauthorizing the 1994 Ban on Semi-Automatic Firearms...
View ArticleAmendment II Democrats - Press Release (3/9/07)
AMENDMENT II DEMOCRATS EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LANDMARK CIRCUIT COURT RULING ON HANDGUN OWNERSHIP Decision in Harmony with Rights Guaranteed by the Second AmendmentFor Immediate Release: March 9, 2007...
View ArticleIs impeachment on the table NOW, Speaker Pelosi?!?!?
To cover up a crime is, in itself, a crime. This is what brought down Richard Nixon.Guess what I'm hearing people on Scarborough Country call the Bush administration's denial of political maneuvering...
View ArticleWant to help derail McCarthy's gun ban? (HR 1022)
As many of you probably know by now, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy's noxious HR 1022 now has at least 30 co-sponsors in the House, all of them Democrats. Many of us have been caught off-guard by this - until...
View ArticleOpen Letter from Jim Zumbo to the US Senate
An Open Letter to the United States SenateDear Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen:It recently came to my attention that one of your colleagues, Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, has chosen to attack firearms...
View Article"What happened?" (Virginia Tech, Carolyn McCarthy, and gun control)
From the Amendment II Democrats blog:One question that I'd like to ask the Brady Campaign is, quite simply, "What happened?"Back in December 2005, Brady Campaign communications director Peter Hamm was...
View ArticleAmendment II Democrats: An open Mother's Day message to Sarah Brady
From the Amendment II Democrats blog:First of all, my best wishes to everyone for a happy and peaceful Mother's Day.Sarah Brady, Chair of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, has used the...
View ArticleA list of Benedict Arnold Democrats - and the Democrats who will challenge...
Moderators, pay careful attention - in no wise am I encouraging independent or third-party candidates to run against these Democratic incumbents. This is strictly Democrat vs. Democrat, and I say let...
View ArticleWhat Democratic Presidential candidates should never, never, NEVER say if...
Brace yourselves, fellow Democrats, because derby's gonna break it down for you, and you do want to turn the White House blue in November, right? Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, and the rest of...
View ArticleMajor gaps in military readiness at home - and how it relates to your Second...
From the Amendment II Democrats blog on Myspace:First, a little statement from the Brady Campaign website to set the tone:In the 20th century, the Second Amendment has become an anachronism, largely...
View ArticleBiden's pick as VP crimps the "Obama won't take your guns" meme
From the Amendment II Democrats blog:A few days ago, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer insisted that Barack Obama "ain't ever going to take your gun away." Since then, numerous voices in the Democratic...
View Article"You have just made him immortal" - A brief look at the death of Alan Berg
Since the Democratic National Convention is now underway in Denver, I couldn't help but remember reading about the colorful and controversial radio career of attorney and liberal talk-radio pioneer...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] About Obama's acceptance speech
From today's blog entry:85,000 Democrats, packed into Invesco Field at Denver, serenaded by Stevie Wonder and Michael McDonald, cheering as Senator Barack Obama stepped up to the podium on Thursday...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] Change vs. More Of The Same
From the Amendment II Democrats blog:I am a progressive Democrat and a gun-rights advocate. There, I said it.Being a progressive pro-gun Democrat means that you oppose any attempt to ban handguns,...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] The Brady Center's Mass-Produced Malarkey
From the Amendment II Democrats on MySpace:You can make people do anything if they're afraid. - Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA)We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] Just because Paul Helmke says it doesn’t mean...
From the Amendment II Democrats blog on MySpace:The election is finally over. Come January 20, Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States.And what was the key issue...
View Article"No Pardon for Bush" clothing and gear for the inauguration in DC
If you're going to the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC on January 20, you're going to need something to wear. So here's a suggestion on where to get clothing and gear for the trip to the...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] Cheap Shots for 2008
Why are they called "Cheap Shots?" Because hey, they're free, and your humble Webmaster couldn't think of anything snappier. So here we go!You can also find the entire list at this link.
View ArticleDianne Feinstein vs. the Internet: poisoning the stimulus plan with "network...
According to The Register, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has a nasty surprise for President Obama's push for an economic stimulus package:US Senator Dianne Feinstein hopes to update President Barack...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] AG Eric Holder fires opening salvo at Second Amendment
Jason Ryan of ABC News is reporting that Attorney General Eric Holder announced at a press conference today [Wednesday, Feb. 25 - DB] that the Obama administration wants to reinstate a Federal ban on...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] Where ARE the Mexican drug cartels getting their...
If you listen to the official line from the Attorney General's office or the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, you might be convinced that America's gun laws were responsible for fueling the drug...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] 3 cops killed, one injured in state with "nation's...
Back on February 4, officials from the Brady Campaign as well as Women Against Gun Violence announced that California had the toughest gun laws in the nation. Ellen Boneparth, President of the...
View ArticleWith all due apologies to Bob Dylan...
This is my own little riff on Dylan's classic I Shall Be Free, updated slightly for our times:There was a Florida girl took a shine to me In a little blue dress as cute as can be She took my hand, I...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] Some long-overdue thoughts on compromise
From the Amendment II Democrats blog on MySpace:You may have noticed that, in light of President Obama's apparent reluctance to press the issue on certain proposed gun laws, there have been some recent...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] Guns and narcissism
From the Amendment II Democrats blog on MySpace:Your humble Webmaster and his wife just got back from watching Angels and Demons earlier today only to find a program on narcissism awaiting us on C-SPAN...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] The Brady Campaign's Texas-sized platter of fail
From the Amendment II Democrats blog on MySpace:By now, many of you probably know that a Texas bill that would have permitted CHL holders to carry concealed handguns on state college campuses will not...
View ArticleGOP physicists discover new element - sarahpalinium
Physicists at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, operating on a grant from the Republican National Committee, have discovered the heaviest element yet known to science.
View ArticleIn memory of Walter Cronkite - A Sailor's Prayer
The "Most Trusted Man in America" allowed himself a few passions in life besides journalism, and one of his favorites was to sail the high seas. As we mourn the loss of one of the world's greatest news...
View ArticleMr. President, please don't let health care reform turn into a SEINFELD episode
Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi are in the Oval Office. Obama is reading from a sheet of paper.Obama: When it comes to the cost of our health care, then, the status quo is unsustainable. Reform is not a...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] 24 Days
Your humble Webmaster just got off the phone with a media representative for the Dallas Police Department. Following a story from our local NBC affiliate, I learned from the DPD that Dallas has...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] Gun advocacy or thoughtcrime?
Your humble Webmaster has frankly been too busy to discuss this month's murder-suicide involving Pennsylvania soccer mom and concealed-carry advocate Meleanie Hain. For starters, my wife and I came...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] Cheap Shots for 2009
Okay, maybe your humble Webmaster is jumping the gun a little - Chanukah hasn't even started yet, and here I am reminiscing about some of the best and worst gun-related news items in America over the...
View Article[Amendment II Democrats] Why denying DC residents their rights is a really...
If you haven't heard by now, Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives have blocked consideration of the "DC Voting Rights Bill." This means that people living in the District of Columbia...
View ArticleWhat's so bad about asking someone if there's a gun in the house?
Here's a purely hypothetical story to consider, but one that is certainly not beyond the realm of possibility.After sorting out the aftermath of my wife's death, I finally decide to move into a smaller...
View ArticleKilling DOMA may kill Chicago’s restrictive gun laws
(Coming soon to the Amendment II Democrats website)DC v. Heller. McDonald v. City of Chicago. And now Gill v. OPM?Maybe, especially with Chicago’s City Council, under pressure from Mayor Richard Daley,...
View ArticleThink the occupation of Iraq is over? Think again...
The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division rolled across the security checkpoint into Kuwait last night, and the gates closed behind the last unit of American "combat" troops to leave Iraq. Now we...
View ArticleMusic For Governments To Default By
To those of you who are monitoring the debacle on Capitol Hill today as well as the punditpalooza on television, calculating how much the final agreement is going to hurt the American people, I...
View Article"Three Negroes Were Burned Here"
These five words led off a United Press report from May 1922 detailing a lynching in an eastern Texas town. There were many lynchings in those days all across the South, but this one stood out as being...
View ArticleTwo words: Second Amendment
It’s not like I don’t get it.Felons should not be able to bypass the background check system at gun shows by buying from private sellers who don’t keep paperwork. In fact, background checks could...
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