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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: Rapunzel on November 19, 2013, 05:18:32 am
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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/11/17/JFK-Lifetime-Member-Of-The-NRA-Defender-Of-The-Second-Amendment
JFK: Lifetime NRA Member, Second Amendment Defender
by AWR Hawkins 18 Nov 2013, 5:41 AM PDT
With the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's (JFK) assassination drawing near, various aspects of his life and presidency are being recounted. Among these, two aspects that are not getting the attention they deserve are his lifetime membership in the NRA and his defense of the Second Amendment.
According to the Washington Post, JFK was one of eight U.S. presidents to "have been lifetime members [of the NRA]." The others were "Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Dwight D. Eisenhower... Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush." Kennedy stands out as the only Democrat on that list.
In April 1960, JFK said our founding fathers used phrases like "a well regulated militia" and "the 'security' of the nation," as well as "the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,'" to show "the essentially civilian nature of our economy."
He posited "fears of governmental tyranny" as the impetus "which gave rise to the Second Amendment" to begin with. And although he believed it "unlikely" that such tyranny "[would] ever be a major danger to our nation," he said "the Second Amendment will always be important."
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He also believed in:
1) Fiscal prudence;
2) Lower Taxes
3) A limited federal government; and
4) Individual liberty under the Constitution.
and yes... a womanizer. I think the AMC series Mad Men pretty well conceptualizes the attitude men of the era had about women and wives.
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And although he believed it "unlikely" that such tyranny "[would] ever be a major danger to our nation,"
Just another thing Kennedy was so wrong about.
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He also believed in:
1) Fiscal prudence;
2) Lower Taxes
3) A limited federal government; and
4) Individual liberty under the Constitution.
and yes... a womanizer. I think the AMC series Mad Men pretty well conceptualizes the attitude men of the era had about women and wives.
Are you guys absolutely sure he was a Democrat? Sounds like he'd fit in here pretty well.