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I think most of them are sincere but a couple speak a strange language...
If we look at a non-partisan assessment, we find that of all the candidates which are running or have run this year, the support of the 2nd amendment is quite obvious. No, Romney is not high on that list...but he is stratospherically above Obama.
http://www.issues2000.org/Gun_Control.htm#Barack_Obama Just scroll down.. The leaders in defense of the 2nd amendment appear to be Palin, Gingrich, Perry, Bachman and Santorum..followed closely by Paul and Pawlenty.
A choice between Gingrich and Palin is a tough one..both very committed to RTKBA and freedom in general. As you can see, Palin has perhaps the most positive view of all and Gingrich holds the second amendment sacrosanct..untouchable...here is Gingrich's statement:
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"Don’t redefine Constitution with no individual right to arms"
Over the last 50 years the Supreme Court has become a permanent constitutional convention in which the whims of five "appointed lawyers have rewritten the meaning of the Constitution. Under this new, all-powerful model of the Court--and by extension the trail-breaking 9th Circuit Court--the Constitution and the law can be redefined, unchecked, by federal judges.
Anyone who thinks various Supreme Court decisions are not adequately worrisome need only look at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to see how domination by secular Left-liberal judges will change America. It is hard to imagine that one court could be so out of step with the views of the vast majority of the American people. And it is unforgivable that this destructive pattern could have been going on for a generation without an effective challenge."
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The others fall in line about as mentioned. Now, I know some of you guys are thinking that Paul is "untouchable", but look at some of his votes..three in the middle of the list that start "Voted NO".. Should gun manufacturers be prosecuted if a perp robs a convenience store of somebody else misuses a gun ?
While I am pleased particularly with Santorum and Gingrich, I would be pleased to vote for Paul or Romney over Obama. Many here are claiming great loyalty to Ron Paul because of his stance on the 2nd and our constitution..think a bit..
Nobody has been a stronger defender of those things than Sarah Palin...and even Michelle Bachman. Gingrich shows his high regard for the constitution regularly...one statement directly above..
Still; I have heard some people here who claim to be "constitutionalists" join the liberals in trashing both Gingrich and those ladies. For months now, they have been trashing other Republicans much more often than they have Obama..
Frankly, as I see it..anyone who claims to be a "constitutionalist" and tries to trash those three great Americans..has to be a CLOSET LIBERAL.