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Offline ABX

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Sessions Distorts the Law to Give Trump the Bump Stock Ban He Demanded
« on: March 26, 2018, 05:30:07 pm »
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The attorney general pretends to discover that the controversial rifle accessories are already illegal....

In 2010, 2012, and 2013, the Obama administration said bump stocks were legal. Last week the Trump administration said bump stocks are illegal. The law has not changed in the interim, but the political considerations have.....

https://reason.com/blog/2018/03/26/sessions-distorts-the-law-to-give-trump




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Re: Sessions Distorts the Law to Give Trump the Bump Stock Ban He Demanded
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2018, 06:47:32 pm »
Precedent was already set during the Obama regime that the Constitution only says what they say it means - and Congress wholeheartedly granted that lawlessness 'legal' cover and gave power to interpret law to the Executive to decide what shall and what shall not be enforced.
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