Anti-Gun Cass Sunstein Confirmed - Expect Problems
Friday, another radical extremist joined the ranks of the Obama administration.
Cass Sunstein, who is an old friend of Barack Obama, is now our new Regulatory Czar. You will recall that he is the guy who wants animals to sue hunters and other Americans.
He also supports gun control.
While his nomination as head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs passed the Senate by a 57-40 vote yesterday, the REAL vote was actually much closer -- losing only by three votes.
That vote occurred on Wednesday, when Republicans tried to kill his nomination using a filibuster -- a procedure which required Democrats to muster 60 votes. Every Democrat (except for three) voted for Sunstein. The three Senators who voted against Sunstein on the filibuster were Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Mark Pryor (D-AR) and James Webb (D-VA).
Unfortunately, a handful of Republicans crossed party lines to help Sunstein overcome the procedural roadblock. The Republican traitors who crossed party lines on Wednesday were Senators Bob Bennett (UT), Sue Collins (ME), Judd Gregg (NH), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Richard Lugar (IN) and Olympia Snowe (ME).
Dishonorable mention goes to Republican-turned-Democrat Senator Arlen Specter (PA) who voted for Sunstein -- as well as Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR), who waited until the end of the voting period to finally cast his ballot against Sunstein.
Regarding Pryor, you will remember that in August, he waited until the last minute to cast his vote in favor of the concealed carry reciprocity amendment. When it became clear the anti-gunners had a comfortable margin of victory, Sen. Pryor actually switched his vote at the last minute.
GOA members will be receiving a newsletter soon that shows an actual picture of the Senate tally sheet, which documents Pryor's vote switch. (Not receiving GOA's newsletter? Go to http://gunowners.org/ordergoamem.htm and become a GOA member today!)
The cloture vote on Wednesday -- ending the filibuster on Sunstein -- was 63-35. You can see how your two Senators voted on the filibuster and on final passage by going to http://capwiz.com/gunowners/issues/votes on the GOA website.
As the Regulatory Czar, Sunstein will provide the final touches on new federal regulations. No firearm or ammunition needs to be banned outright -- that would be too transparent. As the coauthor of Nudge (2008), Sunstein has already laid out how "choice architects" should carefully guide (or nudge) Americans into making better choices.
So with a little regulation here... a little regulation there... Sunstein can strengthen the iron fist of the federal gun police (otherwise known as the BATFE). Or, he can implement additional federal requirements which will result in firearm and ammunition manufacturers paying more for their merchandise.
Of course, these costs will be passed on to the consumer as new "taxes" that will "nudge" Americans away from purchasing firearms or engaging in the shooting sports.
In short, be prepared for more "change" from Washington and less spare change in your pockets.
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@b33b3--do me a solid and google Godwin's Law. That is if you can fit it in between your busy bullet-buyin' and gun-cleanin' schedule.
Fascist Nation? Nazi America?
I'm surprised you folks don't have more confidence in yourselves. You've successfully protected your right to bear arms for decades. What makes you think one gun control proponent is going to suddenly change everything?
You're using this as yet another reason to demonize the Obama Administration and promote your paranoid delusions. Using it as an excuse to stock up on your guns and bullets and powder and carry automatic rifles to townhall meetings. Scary.
the administration was demonized when Nancy Pelosi was put into position! I have not read Cass Sunstein's book yet but isn't the gist to try and sneak a few subtle changes into government little by little until, WHAM, opposition has been blind sited. And the agenda has been put forth?
Oh agador,
Please. Your side was the side who caricatured GWB as a chimp his first day in office and called him Hitler from there on out. If you look at whom 0bammesiah surrounds himself, you will see his true nature.
In case you are able to google as you tell us to, google for automatic weapons and how they are attained and carried. For those of us in the know, we know what you don't; they just don't show up at townhall meetings. You are the one here who is approaching 1.
Send me your P.O. Box and I'll send you more tin foil.
Perhaps the reason that we 'Scary' people have kept our rights for so long, despite who or how many gun control proponents have been in office is because we ARE aware of the fact that "If the camel once gets his nose in the tent, his body will soon follow." Perhaps you are mistaking our zeal and our belief in our rights for lack of confidence. Buut, as you pointed out, we have successfully defended most attacks against (dare I say it) the Constitution. Hmmm, perhaps it should be made mandatory reading in schools ?
Having read the job description for OIRA, I find it amazing that he will even be in the job for very long. He basically checks the new regulations for adherence to format and policy. I am pretty sure that the regulation have to go back to the governing body after he does his 'job'. So, unless everyone is asleep at the wheel, we don't have that much to worry about.
I am baffled about how this got to be called the 'Regulatory Czar'. This job was created in 1980 as a part of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
You dare to bring "facts" into this?! How dare you question fear mongering with reason and logic! It's just not fair to the other side!
It doesn't matter when these positions were created, it only matters that people that are not conservatives are being nominated for jobs in the White House! I mean seriously, the only "czar" conservatives won't bash is the only one that is legally required to act like a social conservative that doesn't care about freedoms or liberty or " science "... The " drug czar " Kerlikowske(sp?).
What it boils down to is that even though liberals still get elected, liberalism is "actually" dead and people "actually" want strict conservatives to make decisions around here.
What the "truth" is, is that since millions of people voted for the Palin/McCain ticket, that it means that the mandate on Obama is to support what the republicans were pledging. Basically, a slim majority for republicans is a full on mandate to force far right agendas through congress , but a democrat that gets a huge victory at the polls is a mandate for center-right policies... Since people still voted for the righty. It's all very simple. You just aren't in the know. Your brain is set on the wrong meme.. Duh! ;)
Seriously, I'm waiting for someone to go after Kal Penn as the "Obama Youth Propaganda Czar"! I mean seriously, if Van Jones was a "czar", so is Kal Penn!
America, by the looks of things, is going to be a fascist nation in no time. Nazi America here we come! It all starts with the taking away of guns , it's exactly what Hitler did and it's whats they are doing now. I have a feeling that Americans will start acting soon, and God help us if we don't.
"The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." --Thomas Jefferson