Virginia Representative Jim Moran claims the Democrats lost in November because we “don’t want to be governed by an African-American.”
In other words, the “racists” who elected Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Florida Representative Allen West don’t like our president because his skin tone is too dark. “Racists” in New Mexico elected governor Susana Martinez. “Racists” in South Carolina elected Representative Tim Scott.
Hilary Shelton, director to the NAACP’s Washington bureau, noted that “both West and Scott were elected in primarily white districts.” You know, those “racists,” Mr. Moran?
What’s also interesting is that West and Scott were both endorsed by the National Rifle Association. Which brings us to the main point.
Rep. Moran is endorsed by the Brady Campaign. A recent article noted how American gun control is the history of racist oppression. It remains true today: states with the most gun control have higher homicide rates for Americans of African and Hispanic descent. Curiously, states with the most gun control have lower homicide rates for Whites.
Now, I’m not implying that Moran is a racist, but he supports gun control policies which protect people that look like him, while those same policies kill more people who don’t look like him. And he screams about racism when he hasn’t any credible evidence, typical of those who know that the best defense is a good offense.
Just sayin…
Didnt the TEA Party also back Vietnamese Van Tran who Democrat Loretta Sanchez made slurs about?
The second amendment stipulates that the Militia has the right to keep and bear arms. The definition of the Militia at the time included white men between 15 and 50. Who was prominently excluded from the right to bear arms ?
Guess.
No, it stipulates that the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed. There were free blacks bearing arms. It is a Western cultural tradition that slaves are not allowed to bear arms on the one hand, and on the other hand, if you fail to fight in the ranks you have no say–vote–in the government, unlike, for example, Muslim traditions that did not forbid the bearing of arms by slaves, and even had slaves as head of Muslim states; indeed, most of the Muslim armies in the late middle ages were staffed by slaves captured from Europe.
Mike: The Second Amendment stipulates that the People have the right to keep and bear arms, and that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” It doesn’t say “the right of the militia to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
This is the same People mentioned throughout the Bill of Rights, whose rights were consistently not to be infringed upon by the federal government.
As to the Militia Act, you refer to the 1792 version. You only underscore my point, which is that gun control is inherently racist.
The current militia act (http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/10/A/I/13/311 ):
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and…under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are -
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
Notice that the newer Militia Act, like many federal laws passed during and after the Civil War, were written inclusively to address racist oppression. Many of these laws, like the 13th and 14th Amendments, were promoted and passed by Republicans, while Democrats were staunchly against. Today’s Democrats still promote racist policies like gun control.
Also notice the “unorganized militia” member doesn’t need to be in a formal organization like the National Guard.
By the way, the 1792 act was for white men ages 18-45, not to age 50.
http://www.constitution.org/mil/mil_act_1792.htm
well said Howard
And with good reason. Thanks!
I just posted your comment in The Tunnel Wall at http://tunnelwall.blogspot.com/. In my right column I mentioned Mr. Obama’s race thus: Look at the regression from Dr. King to Al Sharpton. During those terrible days of black struggle to be treated as American citizens, we longed for the day an African-American could be elected president. Who wouldn’t while seeing what happened to African-Americans as they merely tried to live life as others did by eating at a lunch counter or being welcome in all public places? Joan Baez and other activists would place their bodies between black children and their object-throwing taunters as they entered schools and we were stirred. We felt the day this nation elected a black President would show America had truly become America.
But not this president; not Barack Obama.
We envisioned a black president who would govern as an American who loved this country. One who loved America for her exceptionalness; for having the character to overcome her worst elements; for all her economic strength that it was now possible for everyone to grasp the opportunity to share.
But now we have some ominous dots to connect and a picture takes shape: William Ayres and his causes; Rev. Wright, Father Pfleger, Van Jones, all preaching their hateful philosophies. We saw Cuban flags and pictures of Che Guevara on walls of Obama campaign offices; red Soviet flags flying over crowds in post-election rallies.
Im here to defend Jim Moran. I know that being raised Irish in Catholic Boston 65 years ago that there could not have been any predjudice against blacks and jews—-why that is ridiculous.And the way he castigated Bill Clinton and backed impeachment{until he remembered that blonde waitess at Kellys diner}. And the way he insisted that Viagra ads be shown only late at night{To make sure there would always be plenty available} Oh, he still hates jews but he loves African Americans —their vote keeps him in office.Big Jim is the consummate politician—trustworthy , honest and ready to defend America against all outside threats[Unless it means serving in the military] That $177,700 is still puzzling though. Oh well,so it goes.
Everybody says there is this RACE problem. Everybody says this RACE problem will be solved when the third world pours into EVERY white country and ONLY into white countries.
The Netherlands and Belgium are just as crowded as Japan or Taiwan, but nobody says Japan or Taiwan will solve this RACE problem by bringing in millions of third worlders and quote assimilating unquote with them.
Everybody says the final solution to this RACE problem is for EVERY white country and ONLY white countries to “assimilate,” i.e., intermarry, with all those non-whites.
What if I said there was this RACE problem and this RACE problem would be solved only if hundreds of millions of non-blacks were brought into EVERY black country and ONLY into black countries?
How long would it take anyone to realize I’m not talking about a RACE problem. I am talking about the final solution to the BLACK problem?
And how long would it take any sane black man to notice this and what kind of psycho black man wouldn’t object to this?
But if I tell that obvious truth about the ongoing program of genocide against my race, the white race, Liberals and respectable conservatives agree that I am a naziwhowantstokillsixmillionjews.
They say they are anti-racist. What they are is anti-white.
Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white.
Alex, I agree 100%. Very well put. If we really wanted to talk about a RACE issue today it wouldn’t be the white community anymore. It would be the black community. Look at the facts, 98% of black America voted Obama. Leaving 2% to vote otherwise, and my guess is it wasn’t McCain. I know on several occasions where I was told someone liked him because “he’s black.” This is ridiculous that is just as bad as saying you dont like him because he is black. Jim Moran is way out there if he really believes the statement he made. I believe that people voted against Democrats because after 2 years they are already fed up with the way this great country is being run.