Comments on: The NRA is MIA on Sonia Sotomayor

By: JLenardDetroit

JLenardDetroit — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:45 +0000

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By: olsmithie

olsmithie — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:38:08 +0000

I’ve no time to throw rocks at others.
I’m still trying to get that log out of my own eye!

You’re Welcome,
Regards

By: nessa

nessa — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:53:41 +0000

Your very deftly implied accusation of “not doing my part” was on the money. I’ll remedy that.

By: persiflage

persiflage — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:20:59 +0000

it’s kind of comical to hear rumors that the minority “leadership” is PO’d that NRA is not taking a leading role in opposition to Sotomayor. Why doesn’t the minority “leadership” grow a pair and lead the opposition themselves?
Just asking.

By: persiflage

persiflage — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:15:02 +0000

nor a judicial opinion leader (check the number of her opinions rejected in analysis by higher courts). She is unlikely to take a leading role on the SCOTUS, but rather the role of a dependable, reflexive leftist in her opinions. That is, very much like the Justice she will be replacing, if confirmed. If the NRA were going to score her confirmation vote, there would have to be a 2A “smoking gun” revealed in the confirmation hearings, and I sincerely doubt that will occur. I suspect the NRA is keeping its powder dry for maximum effect in actual cases respecting 2A rights.

By: olsmithie

olsmithie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:45:19 +0000

http://www.gunbanobama.com/Default.aspx?NavGuid=c3d25dd2-7abd-4f24-8efd-d62bd977d7c2&ID=11588&Type=1

Set up websites :http://www.gunbanobama.com/

and sent oodles of alerts by email and mass mailings, just for starters.
And yes I had bumperstickers, galore for Dole and McCain.

If you would like to be in the loop, you can go to http://www.nraila.org and sign up for email alerts, as well as read about what activities we are pursuing. Be glad to have your support!

Regards

By: Kowalski

Kowalski — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:53:14 +0000

When your team is no longer on offense, the Quarterback is on the other side of the scrimmage line and you don’t call the plays. NRA recognizes this, and they’re quite correct.

By: Kowalski

Kowalski — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:50:15 +0000

I think the NRA has correctly calculated that they deal with issues on a single-issue-at-a-time basis and that vehemently opposing Sotomayor right now would be more of a liability than an asset.

The most important thing for the NRA is to build membership and keep its members informed about specifics regarding legislation at the local, state and federal levels. Right now, it’s very clear the direction in which the Court will go under Obama. Since very few high-ranking Republicans are overtly raising the hue and cry over Sotomayor, it really makes no sense for the NRA to stand out like the proverbial sore thumb, because in all likelihood she will be confirmed and the NRA will, if it were to take that stance, be the first national organization in her crosshairs (to put it mildly.)

I’m certainly not encouraging the NRA to get out in front of the Republican leadership and place themselves in Sotomayor’s crosshairs. Their most important and valuable service is to make sure all of their members are constantly apprised of legislative events *before* they go to the Supreme Court. All the rest of the stuff is hypothetical, and the Republican leadership is not going to stop Sotomayor. Period.

I think they’re doing it right.

By: Lammo

Lammo — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:04:30 +0000

about Eric Holder, the most anti-gun attonrey general The Once could have nominated, and look where that got us.

By: nessa

nessa — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:02:47 +0000

Where were they during the 08 campaigns? I remember the early 80’s when Warren Spannaus ran for governor in MN, the NRA’s “Dump Spannaus, Vote for Somebody Else” ad campaign was brilliant! to say he was pummelled in the election is being polite.

BHO’s views of the Second Amendment were plain to see by his voting record, but I never heard anything from the NRA. No television ads, no bumperstickers, nothing. I didn’t hear anything when Holder was nominated and the same crickets are chirping now. ??

By: Tbone

Tbone — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:36:32 +0000

has influence when it does score a vote. Unless a lot of Democrats come to their senses, (ROFLOL), the racist is going to be confirmed.

By: The_Gadfly

The_Gadfly — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:09:39 +0000

if they think it will be a sure loss. I’m a member, and I don’t agree with that tendency, but it has helped them be one of the more feared lobbying organizations. If they’ve already calculated there is no way they can swing enough votes to defeat her, they may be calculating that they at least don’t want to antagonize her. From what I’ve seen so far, I wouldn’t trust her not to hold a grudge when she is hearing a case from the bench. And because they case will be coming before the court, she has an easy out for not discussing previous rulings.

But yeah, it would probably be better to try deflect this asteroid’s orbit when a 3 degree impact will stop it rather than when a 15 degree change is necessary.

I will drop them a line.

By: wayneinnh

wayneinnh — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:38:09 +0000

I also believe the NRA failed to score senators on the Holder confirmation vote.

By: unfatmatt

unfatmatt — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:38:05 +0000

First Eric “I ban guns” Holder, now Sonia Sotomayor.

At least I got my free LED flashlight.

By: johnt

johnt — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:13:11 +0000

including the grinning idiot Sotomayor, the fun part will be when they come for the guns, or weapons as they are also known.

By: Robert A. Hahn

Robert A. Hahn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:05:00 +0000

I don’t like the theory that Wayne LaPierre is so excited about the prospect of collecting dues from 12 million recently-immigrated Hispanics that he intends to sit idly by while ‘the most anti-gun nominee that President Obama could have nominated’ is confirmed.

The theory I like is that the NRA’s very well connected shoe leather is hearing that their services will probably not be needed, so they should save their ammo for another day. That could obviously change, but if I had to bet, I’d say there’s something we don’t know about Sotomayor that is going to sink her, NRA or not.