Comments on: How I Was Wrong http://www.pagunblog.com/2007/12/14/how-i-was-wrong/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian Argent http://www.pagunblog.com/2007/12/14/how-i-was-wrong/#comment-16255 Ian Argent Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:18:09 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2150#comment-16255 Yeah - there's a difference between NRA-ILA pumping pols to stop Sullivan, and asking people to send snail mail to their reps. There is certainly a place for chatting up congresscritters in their offices, especially on complex legislative action. But if we go the route of needing lobbyists to get action out of congress, (and we're damn close to that IMHO), the republic suffers. (as an aside, my post was intended as a kind of defense of Sebastian's stance - but it ended up being a suggestion of an alternative to NRA-ILA lobbying against Sullivan. IMHO, NRA-ILA is right to not get involved, but that's not a reason for the rest of us to stay aloof). Yeah – there’s a difference between NRA-ILA pumping pols to stop Sullivan, and asking people to send snail mail to their reps.

There is certainly a place for chatting up congresscritters in their offices, especially on complex legislative action.

But if we go the route of needing lobbyists to get action out of congress, (and we’re damn close to that IMHO), the republic suffers.

(as an aside, my post was intended as a kind of defense of Sebastian’s stance – but it ended up being a suggestion of an alternative to NRA-ILA lobbying against Sullivan. IMHO, NRA-ILA is right to not get involved, but that’s not a reason for the rest of us to stay aloof).

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