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:

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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.