Today's Rocky Mountain News has an excellent editorial on gun rights. It should be excellent, as it was written by one of the attorneys involved in getting the issue before the US Supreme Court.
Traditionally, left wing politicians, and Mark Udall has been called that more than once by his allies in the press and the blogosphere, have been opposed to gun rights. Of late, the left has tried to finesse the issue by claiming to be in favor of "hunter's rights."
If nothing else, this Supreme Court case will force Mark Udall to clarify his position on gun rights. It remains to be seen if he will be telling his patrons and potential constituents that he would vote to confirm judges who would restrict gun rights, or if he actually favors allowing the public to protect itself by owning guns.
Showing posts with label hunting rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hunting rights. Show all posts
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
All Smoke, No Mirrors
Udall's legislative record is quite spotty this year.
It appears that Mark Udall has been introducing bills solely for the publicity value that they create, with no real intention or hope of getting them passed. One was a bill aimed at pandering hunters by allowing them to cull the elk herds in Rocky Mountain National Park.
In 1994, the Democrats lost the congress in part because of their hostility to guns and gun owners. They are no less hostile to gun owners than they once were, but they try to do a better job of hiding their hostility.
One way to disguise that hostility is by introducing bills like:
If Mark Udall were serious about getting this bill passed, he would be rounding up co-sponsors, and he would be publicly dissatisfied that it was sent to committee nine months ago where he and others of his party clearly intend to let it die.
Two co-sponsors in 9 months is a joke. No movement out of committee in 9 months is a joke. No, pardon us. It politics on the cheap - all smoke without bothering to purchase the mirrors. Worse, it looks like just another sophisticated Udall lie.
It appears that Mark Udall has been introducing bills solely for the publicity value that they create, with no real intention or hope of getting them passed. One was a bill aimed at pandering hunters by allowing them to cull the elk herds in Rocky Mountain National Park.
In 1994, the Democrats lost the congress in part because of their hostility to guns and gun owners. They are no less hostile to gun owners than they once were, but they try to do a better job of hiding their hostility.
One way to disguise that hostility is by introducing bills like:
H.R.1179 : To clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior with regard to management of elk in Rocky Mountain National Park.Sponsor: Rep Udall, Mark [CO-2] (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (2) Committees: House Natural Resources Latest Major Action: 2/26/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
If Mark Udall were serious about getting this bill passed, he would be rounding up co-sponsors, and he would be publicly dissatisfied that it was sent to committee nine months ago where he and others of his party clearly intend to let it die.
Two co-sponsors in 9 months is a joke. No movement out of committee in 9 months is a joke. No, pardon us. It politics on the cheap - all smoke without bothering to purchase the mirrors. Worse, it looks like just another sophisticated Udall lie.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Hunter's Rights
Mark Udall is promoting the use of hunters to cull the elk herd in Rocky Mountain National Park. He is also using the false argument that drilling on the Roan Plateau will interfere with hunting.
Bill Ritter's campaign also courted gun owners, in part by promising to build shooting ranges around the state. The promise was so successful that I have written elsewhere about registered Republicans sporting Ritter bumper stickers because they thought he would protect their gun rights better than Bob Beauprez. Events have proven them wrong, as anyone who studied Ritter's record could have predicted. Ritter signed at least two anti-gun bills and couldn't find room in his budget for the promised ranges.
It turns out that both men are using a cynical strategy to woo away hunters from the Republican party.
Note the heavy use of the word "progressive" in the SquareState essay. Progressives, especially eastern progressives, have a history of turning on gun owners with a vengeance. Party discipline would require a Senator Udall to support gun control. Today's question for Mark Udall and Bill Ritter is: What good are hunting rights, hunting access, and phantom shooting ranges if no one has the right to own a gun?
Bill Ritter's campaign also courted gun owners, in part by promising to build shooting ranges around the state. The promise was so successful that I have written elsewhere about registered Republicans sporting Ritter bumper stickers because they thought he would protect their gun rights better than Bob Beauprez. Events have proven them wrong, as anyone who studied Ritter's record could have predicted. Ritter signed at least two anti-gun bills and couldn't find room in his budget for the promised ranges.
It turns out that both men are using a cynical strategy to woo away hunters from the Republican party.
Note the heavy use of the word "progressive" in the SquareState essay. Progressives, especially eastern progressives, have a history of turning on gun owners with a vengeance. Party discipline would require a Senator Udall to support gun control. Today's question for Mark Udall and Bill Ritter is: What good are hunting rights, hunting access, and phantom shooting ranges if no one has the right to own a gun?
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