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October 18, 2002
Politics
Politics
We got a mailer yesterday from the Republican Party of Arkansas regarding Mark Pryor, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, and his pro-gun control record. (For those of you who ain't from around here, this is one of the hotly contested races that could determine control of the Congress, since the current senator, Tim Hutchinson, is a Republican. And yes, Asa Hutchinson, DEA director, is his brother.) I've emailed & asked for copies of the bills they cited in their claim that Markie voted for stricter gun control, since I wasn't able to find the bills online. So I'll discuss that later, assuming I get a response. But they also allege that Markie is aligned with a group called "Americans for Democratic Action." They have a website. Go take a look here.Here's a quote they have from Arthur Schlesinger: "I think the whole shift from containment and deterrence, which is why we won the Cold War, to preventive war is most alarming. That's the doctrine invoked by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor. FDR called that a day that will live in infamy, and the Bush doctrine is perpetuating that infamy." They Lord have mercy, as my granny would say. How...illogical. Brain hurts.
And well, surprise, surprise, surprise, (to quote Gomer Pyle), here's their stance on Iraq: "There must be firm deadlines on these U.N. arms inspections with effective penalties for non-compliance with United Nations resolutions that do not adversely affect the health of the civilian populations, especially children, elderly and women." Uh, yeah, I'm gonna need you to... uh... tell me what you think those effective penalties are. *Silence*
But wait, there's more. "Opposes any preemptive military action against Iraq. U.S. unilateral military action is warranted only if Iraq should commit aggression against the United States or its allies. Under all circumstances, United States military action would require United Nations Security Council authorization as provided in Chapter Seven of the United Nations Charter (actions with respect to threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression). In either event, President Bush would need specific Congressional authorization as specified in the Constitution and the War Powers Act;" So we should wait until after we're nuked and then ask the cheese-eating surrender monkeys, I mean France, what we should do. Riii-iiight.
Recommends lifting U.N. economic sanction insofar as to allow the Iraqi people to have pure water and adequate sanitation systems. This is morally imperative;
See, I told you it wasn't about the oil. It's like, you know, about the water. Now who is it that is using food to reward his supporters and starve his opposition? Oh yeah, Iraq's beloved Fearless Leader. You know, the one that just got 100% of the vote. Amazing how they counted all those Kurdish paper ballots so quickly, isn't it? I think Fearless Leader could teach Florida a thing or two.
Deplores President George W. Bush’s executive order of November 1, 2001 denying the public access to the records of his father’s Administration relating to the Gulf War and the decisions made then not to seek a military surrender of President Saddam Hussein and his military forces;
Weren't y'all the same ones that were screaming at the time that former president Bush didn't have the authority to go after Fearless Leader during the Gulf War once we ran his ragged ass out of Kuwait? Thought so.
Regrets profoundly that the Bush Administration, in addressing international conflicts, is increasingly reliant upon military forces, and that it acts unilaterally and in defiance of the opinion of world leaders and world public opinion. Multilateral diplomacy, the United Nations, and international law are given perfunctory consideration or none at all. The United States has refused to be a party to many critical international agreements on human rights, the environment, and arms control. We believe the United States should be a leader, not a laggard, in pressing for multi-lateral diplomacy and actions to achieve international peace and security and respect for human rights. Our actions with respect to Iraq and other international situations will have much more credibility if we follow these principles and will decrease the prospects for violence and terrorism in the world.
Naughty President Bush! Using force against terrorists, what is he thinking? Let's have a meeting with those misunderstood terrorists, we'll all join hands & sing "Kumbaya." Or even better, let's follow France's example and just surrender now. That's soooo effective, now isn't it?
Here's their position on gun control. "ADA proposes that the manufacture of guns be restricted to military weapons, to be tightly controlled by the military, and hunting rifles of reasonably limited design. The possession of all other guns should be prohibited. Limited exceptions for the police might also be needed."
Oh. My. God. "Limited exceptions for the police?" You think? And what's "reasonably limited design" supposed to mean? Like what, pellet guns? I don't know, aren't those kinda dangerous? You might put your eye out. Yeah, like your mama always said, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
Pretty scary, hey kids?
Posted by Rita at October 18, 2002 10:08 AM