M-Taliesin
Regular Member
Howdy Folks!
There is an old proverb that says: the enemy of my enemy is my friend!
I have seen a great deal of emnity against Democrats, but I'd like to offer another perspective on that particular topic. It is something to consider thoughtfully, rather than react with an emotional response.
At the hearings at the state capitol in Denver last week, many pro gun rights advocates came to speak about liberty. One that I learned of was a young college student who challenged the committee considering proposed legislation to make college campuses "gun free zones".
He said that he has a concealed carry permit, owns a handgun, goes to college. He stated he has a right to lawful self defense that is beyond the authority of the legislature to rescind. He told them he carries at school, and will continue to do so regardless of any unconstitutional effort to usurp his God given right. And he told them he is a Democrat. He believes in Gay rights, equal rights for women, and the right to keep and bear arms.
We know the governor is Democrat. We know the house and senate are under Democratic control. And they need to hear from Democrats who own and carry guns that they'll resist any attempt to undermine the right to keep and bear arms.
While many on forums such as these will denounce all Democrats and tar them with the same brush, we must also consider one simple, inescapable fact: The Democrats that now hold power at the state capitol fear nothing more than losing their seats. It wasn't Republicans who put them into office, but Democrats. And only Democrats can remove them. Without them on our side, we lose! That's a mathematical reality folks!
From statistics I have seen, some 56% of Republicans own guns. But we need to cultivate the 31% of Democratic voters who also enjoy guns and the right to keep and bear arms. Those 31% of Democratic voters who challenge their representatives in congress are much better situated to whip their party into compliance. Can you imagine the panic if 1/3 of Democrat voters expressed their willingness to oust their Democrat representatives from office?
They know they ain't got Repubicans voting for them. So they don't care what Republicans have to say.
They know they ain't likely got Libertarians voting for them. If they care about those voters, it doesn't show.
They may (or may not) have Independents voting for them, and they can shift their vote in a heartbeat. They'll woo their votes.
But lose their base, Democratic voters... that is ominous as hell to those now ensconced at the state capitol. Lose Democrat voters and their reign of terror will end with the very next election.
Many on forums such as this consider Democrats to be the enemy. We cannot afford, at this time of gun control hysteria, to split our forces while our foes assemble a united front against us. We split our forces at our own peril.
The only people who can have significant impact and influence on Democrats now holding power is the Democrat voters who put them there. They need to know that Democrats who gave them their jobs are ready and willing to remove them just as readily.
Yes, like it or not, we need gun toting Democrats!
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
There is an old proverb that says: the enemy of my enemy is my friend!
I have seen a great deal of emnity against Democrats, but I'd like to offer another perspective on that particular topic. It is something to consider thoughtfully, rather than react with an emotional response.
At the hearings at the state capitol in Denver last week, many pro gun rights advocates came to speak about liberty. One that I learned of was a young college student who challenged the committee considering proposed legislation to make college campuses "gun free zones".
He said that he has a concealed carry permit, owns a handgun, goes to college. He stated he has a right to lawful self defense that is beyond the authority of the legislature to rescind. He told them he carries at school, and will continue to do so regardless of any unconstitutional effort to usurp his God given right. And he told them he is a Democrat. He believes in Gay rights, equal rights for women, and the right to keep and bear arms.
We know the governor is Democrat. We know the house and senate are under Democratic control. And they need to hear from Democrats who own and carry guns that they'll resist any attempt to undermine the right to keep and bear arms.
While many on forums such as these will denounce all Democrats and tar them with the same brush, we must also consider one simple, inescapable fact: The Democrats that now hold power at the state capitol fear nothing more than losing their seats. It wasn't Republicans who put them into office, but Democrats. And only Democrats can remove them. Without them on our side, we lose! That's a mathematical reality folks!
From statistics I have seen, some 56% of Republicans own guns. But we need to cultivate the 31% of Democratic voters who also enjoy guns and the right to keep and bear arms. Those 31% of Democratic voters who challenge their representatives in congress are much better situated to whip their party into compliance. Can you imagine the panic if 1/3 of Democrat voters expressed their willingness to oust their Democrat representatives from office?
They know they ain't got Repubicans voting for them. So they don't care what Republicans have to say.
They know they ain't likely got Libertarians voting for them. If they care about those voters, it doesn't show.
They may (or may not) have Independents voting for them, and they can shift their vote in a heartbeat. They'll woo their votes.
But lose their base, Democratic voters... that is ominous as hell to those now ensconced at the state capitol. Lose Democrat voters and their reign of terror will end with the very next election.
Many on forums such as this consider Democrats to be the enemy. We cannot afford, at this time of gun control hysteria, to split our forces while our foes assemble a united front against us. We split our forces at our own peril.
The only people who can have significant impact and influence on Democrats now holding power is the Democrat voters who put them there. They need to know that Democrats who gave them their jobs are ready and willing to remove them just as readily.
Yes, like it or not, we need gun toting Democrats!
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
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