Joomla! site syndication http://www.sportsmenforobama.org 2008-07-24T00:03:12+01:00 http://www.sportsmenforobama.org http://www.sportsmenforobama.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-07-17T22:59:21+01:00 http://www.sportsmenforobama.org http://www.sportsmenforobama.org/content/view/75/ John Lott has documentation: Obama denies flip-flopping on guns (http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/07/obama-denies-flip-flopping-on-guns.html). text/html 2008-07-01T12:19:25+01:00 http://www.sportsmenforobama.org http://www.sportsmenforobama.org/content/view/74/ text/html 2008-07-01T09:46:46+01:00 http://www.sportsmenforobama.org http://www.sportsmenforobama.org/content/view/73/ I get very few emails from readers. People just don't take the time. So, when I do, I read it several times and carefully consider what is being said.Brad went to the effort and it is appreciated. He said: I just wanted to thank you for providing this information. I love this country and respect the Constitution wholly. I consider myself an amateur marksman and enjoy shooting with friends. However, I do not take as hard a line as you do against Obama. I truly believed that Obama's voting record was more to be afraid of than what you presented. I have had people suggest, and sections of your site echo this, that Obama is a gun grabber of the worst kind. I don't see it. I see a man voting as best he can with his constituents in mind. I know you are looking to turn votes against Obama with this site, but I wanted to congratulate you on a greater success - you are enabling intelligent and meaningful conversations across the country. Please accept my honest approval of your work and genuine thanks.If people will just start thinking, that must be a good thing. If Brads of the world read this site and are happy with Obama, so be it.But I do wish to address one part of the note. Brad states that he believes Obama was simply representing his constituents. Such behavior appears to be all too rare in today's representatives.That does not mean that it is always a good or appropriate behavior.I do not know all of the Oaths of Office out there, but I would expect they should all say something about 'respect and defend the Constitution'. Probably Illinois legislators have some such verbiage.At any rate, you should not be willing to violate your oath of office to properly represent your clients. And to vote for and push some of the legislation that Barack Obama has championed is no less than an assault on the Constitution of the United States. D.C. v. Heller clearly showed that Obama campaigned for legislation that would have, if passed, violated the Second Amendment.Rather than follow his constituents, Barack Obama should have displayed some leadership in defending the Constitution from the lesser educated. After all, he was a 'professor'.From my vantage point, I see three possibilities. Barack was enthusiastic about what he advocated, thought them to be Constitutional laws, and is a gun grabber of the worst sort. This would be like leading the lemmings off the cliff.Barack was ambivalent about what he advocated but was willing to push for the legislation not considering the Constitutional implications so that he could represent his constituents. Here, Barack follows the lemmings off the cliff.Or Barack knew of the Constitutional implications of his proposals but was willing to forgo his oath of office to represent his voters. Rather than display some leadership, Barack was going along and 'following orders'. In this scenario, getting reelected was more of a concern than doing what was right for the country.It does not matter which possibility was reality. They are equally damning. The issue is not just his stance on gun control; it is the man and his leadership. Any which way you slice it, Barack Obama displays a distinct lack of appropriate leadership. He is not fit for the Presidency. text/html 2008-07-01T00:14:16+01:00 http://www.sportsmenforobama.org http://www.sportsmenforobama.org/content/view/72/ text/html 2008-06-26T16:16:01+01:00 http://www.sportsmenforobama.org http://www.sportsmenforobama.org/content/view/71/ Below the Read More you will find Obama's response (http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gG5NxL).As you read it remember:Obama votes against gun owners on almost every occassion that he can.Obama was on the Board of Directors of the Joyce Foundation who fund numerous gun control organizations that acknowledge wishing to end firearm ownership in the U.S. While we are here, I would love to know why Barack would associate himself with an organization that pushed what he should have recognized as an unconstitutional agenda.Pay particular attention to the start where Obama seems to take ownership of the 'individual rights' view and how good it is that the Supreme Court has adopted his view.What a bunch of tripe.