Vice President Joe Biden revealed that President Barack Obama might use an executive order to deal with guns.
"The president is going to act," said Biden, giving some comments to the press before a meeting with victims of gun violence. "There are executives orders, there's executive action that can be taken. We haven't decided what that is yet. But we're compiling it all with the help of the attorney general and the rest of the cabinet members as well as legislative action that we believe is required."
Biden said that this is a moral issue and that "it's critically important that we act."
Biden talked also about taking responsible action. "As the president said, if you're actions result in only saving one life, they're worth taking. But I'm convinced we can affect the well-being of millions of Americans and take thousands of people out of harm's way if we act responsibly."
Biden, as he himself noted, helped write the Brady bill.
Eric Holder was scheduled to be at the meeting that's currently taking place at the White House.
Vice President Joe Biden revealed that President Barack Obama might use an executive order to deal with guns.
If Obama tries to use an Executive Order to undermine the 2nd Amendment, imho he is setting himself up for a big fail at the SCOTUS level, if not at the Congressional level where a super majority vote is required to veto an Executive Order.
His attempt to use an EO to subvert the 2nd amendment might in fact harm the Dem Party in elections for years to come. The Dem Party is not just supported by special interest ( far left extremist) groups - there are also millions of moderate (non-special interest aligned) Dem voters ( who own guns) who would be PO'd, me thinks.
How many weapons will be confiscated while the first case slowly winds its way to the Supreme Court ? And, how many of those will be destroyed or lost even if there is a favorable ruling ?
I live by the constitution as a devout and life long anarchist. I understand the ironic contradiction. I just trust the the amendablity of the consitution can succeed in my political dreams. One day. But first....
TO GET THERE WE MUST START INSISTING UPON CONSTITUTIONAL BEING FOLLOWED.
we must insist upon it.
insist!
Because that is what is failing us. We know it. Now we must act upon that knowledge and correct the short sight. The Vice president has one listed constitutional job. Bills of taxation must arise from the house of Representatives. War may only be declared upon authorization of both houses of congress.
This is not rocket science. This is elementary boyscout stuff. We know better and we know what is and is not happening. Our government is rogue. Out of control. I don't know how long it took to get into its current state of affairs, but the blame of whos fault it is does not fix anything. The blame is immaterial. Fixing it is what matters. Adhering to constitutional law matters. Punishing those that break constitutional law matters. They only way to the end of this tyrannical mess is to demand our representatives insist upon it. Become Representatives if we must. Destroy the diebold machines if the opposition continues to use them to cheat... they will so just start destroying diebold machines.
The enemy wants us to have a bloody violent revolution. They want to use their sound cannons and lasers and microwaves, and all their latest arsenal from their toy chest of war. The enemy highly doubts on humanity to stick to reason, use law, and resort to violence only as a last resort.... because it may come to that. Cheaters and killers determined to cheat and kill to stay in power... that age is over. No more Vince fosters. No more Oswalds. No more 911s or wacos, or sandy hooks. The end to it all starts with adherence to constitutional law. Right now everyone on capitol hill is in violation of it.