12. March 2010 by admin.

Supreme Court has taken up a Second Amendment case, the outcome will surely create changes in the way Americans are allowed to acquire firearms, what rules will be in play and what role cities and states will have in the right to own a gun.
In part the Second Amendment reads; a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Not only was this right given to all citizens of the U.S. for self-defense, but also the founding fathers wanted its citizenry to never fear their government.
The case currently before the High Court, McDonald verses Chicago, will take on the issue that states can regulate the ownership of handguns. McDonald a retired military man was stripped of his rights to own a handgun because Chicago passed stringent gun ownership rules. He is fighting back.
“It’s a basic question,” says the plaintiff Otis McDonald. “If these 12-13-year-olds can walk up and down the street with guns, I should be able to own one. I’ve paid my taxes and I have worked all my life. I have been open to governments and I’ve served my country in the Army. Why is it I can’t own a hand gun to protect my home?”
Many say this case has been a controversial issue the Supreme Court has not wanted to open for more than 200 years, but the pendulum of change is swinging in America.
The stakes are high and anyway you look at it the rules in the second Amendment will change.  Keep reading

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12. March 2010 by admin.

When it comes to immigration reform in 2010 a consensus is building that there is no momentum or political will to move forward on another divisive issue.

“We need to do something to enforce our immigration laws,” said Laura Ingraham, a Fox News Contributor on the O’Reilly Factor. Ingraham took the “No Spin Zone” guru to task on the facts of illegal immigration. She contends that if Washington allows amnesty to be on the table “there would be a flood of people coming across the border and we can’t employ all the people we have here.”

O’Reilly seems to buy into the fact that the borders are secure and said, “Border Patrol has said the bleeding has stopped,” he went on to say if a national biometric identification card were put in place the current laws could be enforced.

It is worth pointing out that there is also a consensus that a national biometric card has no consensus.

Many believe Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) is giving President Obama cover on the immigration issue.

Chairman of the Immigration Reform Caucus, Congressman Brian Bilbray (R-CA), has released the following statement on President Obama’s comments supporting comprehensive immigration reform.
“Here we go again ‘so-called’ comprehensive immigration reform is just a code word for amnesty for our nation’s 10-20 million illegal immigrants. What part of the word ‘illegal’ doesn’t the President understand?”
“If President Obama wants bipartisan solutions for our broken immigration system, the Immigration Reform Caucus is ready for an invitation to the White House.” Keep reading

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