"Freedom – our uniquely American Brand of Freedom – is dependent on a robust, job and wealth creating, expanding economy." Actually, our uniquely American Brand of Freedom is dependent on putting the individual before the state and on a recognition of the individual's property rights. The robust, job and wealth creating, expanding economy is the product of liberty, not the basis.

"There is a simple way to restrain the IRS so this type of intrusion doesn't happen again: get rid of it." HR 25 & S 122 - the FairTax, followed by repeal of the 16th Amendment, and this particular tool of tyranny goes away. (Do you think maybe the drafters of the US Constitution had a reason for prohibiting an income tax?)

Julian Bond is liekly a racist.

FairTax and no IRS.

Get rid of th IRS, and this problem goes away. Tell you members of Congress to pass the FairTax.

"In my view..." Not sure what your view is based on. The fact is that more guns actually results in less crime. Simple example: If two 195 lb men want to attack a 130 lb woman, she doesn't have much hope without a gun. Simple fact: the number of guns in the US has grown significantly in the US in the last 20 years as violent crimes rates have decreased significantly. It would take more space than I have here to demonstrate a direct relationship (although it's been demonstrated in many peer-reviewed studies), but it's self-evident that more guns does not equal more gun violence given these two facts.

"No one is trying to confiscate all guns BTW." ... despite the fact that members of Congress have stated that is their desired end state.

But the history of gun control in the US proves that passing stricter gun control, in fact, does not reduce crime. In fact, violent crime (including mass shootings) has decreased as and where gun restrictions were lifted and increased as and where gun restrictions were increased.

Right on.

It's likely that Chris Mattehws is a racist. It's certain that he's a disingenuous idiot.