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On Guns, an Abuse of Power

LouisianaMan225 Wrote: Jan 19, 2013 12:10 AM

Read up on SGT Alvin C. York, conscientious objector in WWI until he had an extended conversation with Capt. Danforth, his C.O. They traded Biblical citations on this very issue, and then York was given leave to go home to his Tennessee hills and think about it all. He came back, shouldered his rifle, and went overseas with the 82nd Division and on to win the Medal of Honor. General Pershing later named him the outstanding draftee in the AEF during the war.

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On Guns, an Abuse of Power

When Barack Obama implored Americans to "do the right thing" on gun restriction during a news conference this week, the "right thing" should have been obvious to everyone. Absolute moral authority -- it's the only way to go.

If you fail to see the picture as clearly as the president, you may be an extremist or, more than likely, you're too feeble-minded to withstand the Jedi mind tricks employed by gun merchants or radio talk show hosts or the National Rifle Association or all those folks "ginning up fear" on the issue, according to a president who trots out 7-year-olds to shield...

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