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	BushCo Considered Military Enforcement in Buffalo, NY

BartendingBear

7-25-2009 12:22 AM

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BartendingBear says:

To Bush's credit, he said no. To Cheney's credit... nada, zip, zilch, zero, nothing, none, null, void.

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7-25-2009 8:41 AM

ratilfar

And yet there are those who think that the 2nd Amendment keeps them safe.

7-28-2009 5:22 AM

darkeforce

Not even twice as many civilian-owned guns would stop the American Military if the government ordered it to enforce martial law. The Second Amendment is nothing but a pacifier, and an excuse to keep easy-to-get firearms out there for the criminal element to take with impunity.

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