GOA E-Mail Alert

[Guest oldfella]

Action Needed

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Should We be Surprised by Sotomayor's Radical Views?

-- Time to put the heat on your Senators as hearings begin

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert

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"I will be talking [to Judge Sotomayor] about the question of

foreign law and the question of [her] commitment to the Second

Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms.... President Obama, who

nominated Judge Sotomayor, has a rather limited view of what the Second

Amendment guarantees." -- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), June 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009

Today, the U.S. Senate commences hearings on Justice Sonia Sotomayor,

who was nominated by President Obama to replace the retiring Judge

David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.

In many ways, Sotomayor's views are out-of-step with our American

heritage and with the views of Americans in general. For example,

Sotomayor believes that our fundamental law is constantly evolving and

that rights are constantly changing with the times.

But should we be surprised? The President who nominated her holds some

of the most radical views ever held by a resident of the White House.

His take on the Constitution -- and the Second Amendment in particular

-- has stationed him to the far left on the political spectrum.

Consider just a small snapshot of his record over the years:

* As President, Obama has nationalized much of the car and banking

industry and is now looking to do the same with health care. Even the

Marxist President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, joked on live television

last month that he and Fidel Castro need to be careful or else "we

are going to end up to [Obama's] right."

* As a U.S. Senator, Obama was ranked by the National Journal in 2007

as the most liberal legislator in that chamber. Realize that such a

ranking put Obama to the left of 99 other Senators -- including an

open, self-avowed socialist, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

* Like many socialists, Obama has supported some of the most extreme

positions on gun control: supporting a ban on handguns, opposing the

repeal of the draconian DC gun ban, opposing the right of self-defense

for residents in the Chicago suburbs, and much more.

Obama's brand of far-left politics sees the Constitution as moldable as

a ball of wax. In a 2001 interview, he criticized earlier Supreme

Courts for "never ventur[ing] into the issues of redistribution of

wealth.... It didn't break free from the essential constraints that

were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution."

Sotomayor appears to have the same view of our highest document, as she

stated in 1996 that law is not "static and predictable," but

"constantly overhaul[ed] and adapt[ed] [by lawyers and courts] to

the realities of ever-changing social, industrial and political

conditions."

ACTION: Please urge your two Senators to vote AGAINST the Sotomayor

nomination. Tell them to cast a pro-gun vote on EVERY vote related to

Judge Sonia Sotomayor (whether it's a vote on sustaining a filibuster

or a vote on final passage).

Please use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at

http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send your legislators the

pre-written e-mail message below.

----- Pre-written letter -----

Dear Senator:

Judge Sonia Sotomayor's views are out-of-step with our American

heritage and with the views of Americans in general. Not surprisingly,

the Rasmussen polling firm reported on July 1 that more Americans

oppose her nomination than support her.

Sotomayor believes that our fundamental law is constantly evolving and

that rights are constantly changing with the times. But a majority of

Americans disagree. Multiple polls have found that almost

three-fourths of all Americans believe that the Second Amendment of the

U.S. Constitution protects the rights of "individuals" to own

guns. Not so for Judge Sotomayor:

* She ruled in United States v. Sanchez-Villar (2004) that "the

right to possess a gun is clearly not a fundamental right."

* And earlier this year, Sotomayor was part of a three-judge panel

which ruled in Maloney v. Cuomo that the Second Amendment does not

apply to the states. This makes her more liberal than the Ninth

Circuit, which stated in the Nordyke case in April that the Second

Amendment does apply to the states.

Please cast a pro-gun vote on EVERY vote related to Judge Sonia

Sotomayor (whether it's a vote on sustaining a filibuster or a vote on

final passage).

I would like to hear back from you on this. Although rest assured, Gun

Owners of America will keep me up to date on any further developments.

Sincerely,

[ukerduker]

Not sure how Alexander will vote after seeing his vote on guns in federal parks. He's such weasel.

Emails sent.

[Guest ScottD]

What are Corker and Alexander's direct emails? I don't want to give them all the info they want in the web form.

[Guest oldfella]

On both cases they ask for the same information. Personally, I don't mind giving it out, I want them to know who sent them the email; I want them to know how I feel about these issues.

Pete

[Guest ScottD]

I don't mind giving them my name & phone number, but I don't like giving out my address because then I get a bunch of political junk mail.

[Guest oldfella]

I don't mind giving them my name & phone number, but I don't like giving out my address because then I get a bunch of political junk mail.

I most be lucky, I do write to politicians often about issues which concern me, and never have I been the recipient of political junk mail.

Pete

[USMCJG]

I most be lucky, I do write to politicians often about issues which concern me, and never have I been the recipient of political junk mail.

Pete

Same here. I send emails to my state and federal representatives regularly and never get any junk mail. I have been called to participate in over the phone town hall meetings before though. But I don't mind as it's a good opportunity to hear other peoples thoughts on issues and talk directly to my reps. if I get the opportunity.

Cliff

[Rightwinger]

I don't mind giving them my name & phone number, but I don't like giving out my address because then I get a bunch of political junk mail.

Winters coming and you'll need kindling to start small fires right?

Junk mail is free firestarting material or packing material for shipping.