Jonah Goldberg: Biden’s gun rhetoric misses the mark

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130115/NEWS0802/701159959/1680#jonah-goldberg-biden-s-gun-rhetoric-misses-the-mark

“As the president said, if your actions result in only saving one life, they’re worth taking,” Vice President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday as he previewed what his commission on gun violence might actually do.

“There are executive orders, there’s executive action that can be taken. We haven’t decided what that is yet. But we’re compiling it all with the help of the attorney general and the rest of the Cabinet members as well as legislative action that we believe is required.”

Biden insisted that it is a moral imperative for the White House to do something: “It’s critically important that we act.”

Most of the attention, understandably, is on Biden’s suggestion that the president will consider using executive orders to do things he couldn’t possibly accomplish legislatively. The imperial presidency is always troubling, but when it rubs up against the Bill of Rights it is especially so.

FULL story at link.

[sadbear]

1. That guy's still around?

[samsingh]

2. go away goldberg along with that creep of a mother you have

[malaise]

3. Did he have a problem with Executive Orders related to assault weapons from

GHW Bush or Clinton.


Ah well!

[Mojorabbit]

4. I can't believe I agree with some of what he is saying

Aargh. The "if it saves one life" comments really grate on me in general. That one comment moves us closer to a police state. I always sit up and notice when someone uses that line. It can be used to justify almost anything. There are so many people who are willing to give up all of their rights for an illusion of safety. I have read people on this board who are fine with being spied on by the govt because it keeps us safe. That attitude gave us the patriot act.

[frylock]

7. funny, but the proposal to post armed guards in schools and other places..

strikes me as moving us closer to a police state.

[Mojorabbit]

8. I agree. It is ridiculous but a recent poll shows support for it.

Little by little we are moving there.

[Glassunion]

5. Totally unrelated to your OP.

I loved Troll Hunter. Such a fun, creative movie. The landscape it was filmed in was also stunning.

[frylock]

6. hey jonah, get back to us when you're right. about anything.