Bush Administration Joins Anti-Gun Bigots!

My friends, I hate to deliver bad news so close to Christmas, but apparently the Bush Administration has reversed its previous interpretation of the 2nd Amendment and has sided with the anti-gun bigots in referring to the ownership of firearms as a 'collective right' rather than an individual right.

As I have told you before on The Liberty Sphere, such a notion of Constitutional interpretation can be easily discredited in less than five minutes. Yet, David Codrea over at waronguns.blogspot.com has proof that the Bush administration has hitched its wagon to the gun-grabbers who wish to strip the citizens of our Constitutional rights.

Read this from Codrea's blog:

Bush Administration Reverses Ashcroft Interpretation of Second Amendment

I received an email reply to my inquiry about the FAA declaring the Second Amendment a "collective right" in their recently issued spaceflight security regulations.


Dear Mr. Codrea:

Thank you for your comments on the human space flight requirements. This rule, including its security requirements, underwent coordination and review within the executive branch. It was reviewed and approved by the Executive Office of the President.

Your comments will be placed in the docket.

Sincerely,

Laura Montgomery

Laura Montgomery
Senior Attorney
Office of the Chief Counsel
Federal Aviation Administration
(202) 267-3150
This is what I sent back:


Dear Ms. Montgomery,

Thank you for your reply. You did not say who in the executive branch signed off on the security requirements, but I must assume they would not authorize policy that conflicts with the chief executive's direction and approval. Just so I don't misconstrue the position you appear to have articulated, am I to understand that the president of the United States considers the Second Amendment to be a "collective right," and the "individual rights" opinion AG Ashcroft stated during his tenure is not the official position of the Bush administration? And who in the executive branch approved the requirements on behalf of the president?

Sincerely,
David Codrea
When John Ashcroft penned his "individual rights" opinion, it made headlines around the world. Terms like "sea change" were thrown about, and we were told how significant the opinion was for gun rights. The Bradys went nuts. 18 state attorneys general followed suit and drafted their own letter of concurrence. And this was used to tremendous advantage to convince gun owners to throw their support behind the Bush administration.

But now we have it from one of the top attorneys in that administration that the "collective rights" language "was reviewed and approved by the Executive Office of the President."

Ladies and gentlemen, most will not realize this, but this is news, and it is significant. But chances are, this insignificant blog is the only place where you will learn of it, which means most gun owners will not.

posted by David Codrea | 7:28 AM

Many thanks to Mr. Codrea for informing us of this shocking new development.

But never despair, my friends. GOA (Gun Owners of America) is hard at work to protect our INDIVIDUAL rights. The organization rates each and every Senator and Congressman on 2nd Amendment issues. It WILL do the same on the President if they even as much as HINT a backing away from viewing the 2nd Amendment as an individual right.

My only hunch is that the Bush Administration is playing this so as to take the steam out of potential criticism of McCain, Giuliani, and Romney, all of whom have questionable records on firearms rights. The sad fact is that not a single Republican candidate thus far is solidly in favor of the 2nd Amendment.

Of course, the Democrats are much, much worse on the issue.

These are not good times for those of us who believe in individual Constitutional rights. So, get ready to fight.

We need a candidate who will do the following at the very least:
*State an unequivocal support for gun rights as an individual Constitutional right
*Promise to make the Bush tax cuts permanent
*Call for a complete overhaul of the U.S. system of taxation
*Articulate a policy in Iraq that calls for nothing less than a U.S. VICTORY
*Continue with the War on Terror
*Support sensible immigration reform, including a temporary moratorium on immigration
*Demand a complete clean-up and shake-down of the United Nations
*Support Israel as one of our nation's most trusted allies
*Launch military action against Iran to take out its nuclear capability

So far, NO CANDIDATE on the scene in ANY party espouses these patriotic American values. We need to look deep within the political system to find someone who fits the bill. I know that person is out there.