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To: i-node who wrote (706383)3/28/2013 6:24:17 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1578137
 
* I imagine this raised some Democratic eyebrows today: "[A]t least two top Democratic donors are stepping forward and vowing to withhold any and all future financial contributions from any Democrats who don't support the centerpiece of Obama's plan: Expanded background checks."



To: i-node who wrote (706383)3/28/2013 6:25:25 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1578137
 

I think you misinterpret, at least to some extent, the phrase "defense of the country". While it was viewed as a defense against foreign invaders it was at least as much about defense against tyranny.

Uh.......that's how Rs are choosing to interpret that phrase. Its another example of conservative paranoia over an imaginary threat.


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