Notes from the Resistance
“What I try to do with these things is show readers a politician will go beyond platitudes and demonstrate an understanding of concerns and developments the constituents are expressing and following”… [More]
The Second Amendment is the sole focus of this article, not any other policy issues or the reasons Trump wants to end Massie’s political career, nor Massie’s reasons for opposing parts of the president’s agenda.
BREAKING: JD Vance RIPS into Thomas Massie at Turning Point Event [Watch]
Here’s the thing I never hear his critics address:
When he takes a position contrary to what the president and party are pushing, what does the Constitution say?
Congressman Massie Introduces Bill to Repeal Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act [More]
Sixth time since 2015’s a charm?
Unfortunately, out of all those “pro-gun” Republicans there are only 13 co-sponsors and the prognosis says there’s a “1% chance of being enacted.”
Funny, how our best-Second-Amendment-president-ever’s primary concern is getting rid of Massie...
Even funnier that the NRA tried to torpedo him.
Trump suggests ‘distinguished’ ex-military teachers could carry weapons at schools [More]
So… a new category of “Only Ones“…?
That’s not a FASTER requirement, and the program’s been working great.
It’s not a 2A requirement, either.
I gotta get this serial administration cheerleader some pom poms.
Related UPDATE
Fortunately, there’s a Constitutional alternative:
H.R. 5066: Safe Students Act – To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.
If at first you don’t succeed…
Unfortunately:
Prognosis 1% chance of being enacted
That and the guy floating unequal protection calls Massie “a third-rate Grandstander” (as opposed, I suppose, to a first-rate one?) and wants him out.
[Via Jess]
Another Mass Shooting in a ‘Gun-Free Zone’ – The Minneapolis killer made the point in his manifesto. The media insist on ignoring it. [More]
Dr. John Lott and Rep. Thomas Massie acknowledge a reality that blood-dancing Democrats don’t want Americans to be exposed to.
Law-abiding citizens should have the right to responsibly own firearms without excessive government interference. [More]
That sounds like some shallow appeal-to-those-who -don’t-think-it-through weasel wording right there.
What about when being “law-abiding” means surrendering that “fundamental aspect of our freedom and security”? And how is any government interference with that which shall not be infringed not excessive?
And yeah– so much for “America First.”
Thomas Massie has failed us. He voted against cutting taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security. He even voted NO on protecting children from AI-generated child exploitation.
This is a crafted misrepresentation. That first part is in the debt increase package. In the second, he saw unintended consequences in unelected Melania’s pet legislative process and Speaker Johnson would not allow amendments.
It’s all part of the all too familiar politics of personal destruction, where, “yuge” ego seeks revenge on any who oppose, support is bestowed on supplicants who fawn, and attacks are ad hominem logical fallacies.
This is what Trump wants to replace Massie with, and cultists in the 4th District are falling for it? I’m not trusting that poll, because right now she only has 53 Truth followers and 176 on Facebook. One suggested she’d get more exposure on X, but I think her campaign is afraid of the rationing she’d get from Constitutionalists sick of all the BS.
Iran orders closure of Strait of Hormuz — putting one-fifth of world’s oil supply at risk [More]
And Trump promises more if they retaliate.
So much for “We’re just going to take out the nukes, honest.”
Did someone way “regime change“?
Let’s see, how do they retaliate?
We strike military targets. They target civilians.
Let’s see what happens to that “increasing appetite” when their people here start doing that. Speaking of which, file this under “WTF?”
I want the Constitution observed. Since this affects me and mine, I want my representatives to weigh in. Calling someone who agrees with that a “pathetic loser” is ad hominem, a logical fallacy. It does not speak well to position or character.
Oh, and I’d like to see the evidence.
Still, we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge how we got to this point.
UPDATE
Iran fires missiles at US bases in Qatar, Iraq
[Via Jess]
H.Con.Res. 38: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran… Prognosis
24% chance of being agreed to [More]
Seems to me ignoring the Constitutional delegation of the power to declare war to Congress has produced nothing but catastrophe since the end of WWII. If we’re going to risk WWIII, I want to have a say in it through my representatives.
It’s both amazing and depressing to see how knee-jerk hostile many self-identified MAGA types get on social media at the suggestion that we might just want to listen to the Founders on this. Ditto for some gun owners, who aren’t grokking a text, history, and tradition parallel…
I guess they’re ready for martial law, ration cards, and suspension of rights. Either that or they think it will always just be something we see on the news.
Very few seem to be asking “Cui bono?” or connecting dots to the “Deep State” Trump campaigned against.
“We’re honored to have Gretchen Whitmer from Michigan, great state of Michigan. And, she’s been — she’s really done an excellent job. And a very good person,” Trump said. [More]
As opposed to Thomas Massie, who he called “a third rate Grandstander”?
How are we supposed to take anything he says seriously and sincerely?
Trump vows to ‘lead the charge’ to oust Massie [More]
That’s another move that will work against gun owners.
There’s no room in all of Congress for one principled Republican…?
Reps. Massie, Greene Call for Release of ‘Congressional Sexual Misconduct Fund List’ [More]
I’m still waiting to see the names on Epstein’s list…
Hello, Dolly. You gotta wonder how many votes have been turned and appointments confirmed by naked blackmail.
This seems as good a place as any to share an email I sent to the editor of American Handgunner asking him to edit out a line from a column he invited me to write (I’ll let you know when it’s published):
[W]ith the emerging scandal with Matt Gaetz on pretty damning charges of paid sex with a minor, I have made a suggested change on page two of the article — I’m no longer comfortable assessing him as “a good choice” for AG under the current cloud. If true, someone blackmailable would be a terrible choice, regardless of his understanding of the issue. So, I deleted a sentence marked by a strikethrough, and made a minor change to the next sentence, both in red. Your choice, of course, and it could just be politics. I go by what I’d do if someone falsely accused me of something so disturbing and aberrant, and resigning would not be on the table.
[Via Michael G]
Rep. Thomas Massie made the news recently when he introduced HR9534, the National Constitutional Carry Act, correctly noting “No one should have to beg the government to exercise a constitutionally protected right anywhere in the country.” [More]
I asked him direct questions and true to form (and unlike most), he answered directly. President Trump really needs to look at why Massie takes the positions he does and realize that’s what it will take to Make America Great Again.
Prognosis 1% chance of being enacted
Let Republican win in November and we’ll see where it goes. And Massie knows better than anyone how that works.
Thomas Massie Exposes the ‘Three Betrayals’ of Mike Johnson [More]
Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago…
[Via bondmen]
Looks like Mike reined in his attack dog after he realized he couldn’t prove who took the video.
There’s a lot to be said for this theory…
[Via Jess]
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., got into a shouting match with Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., in the halls of Congress after the Democrat called Republicans “cowards” for not supporting gun control in the wake of Monday’s school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. [More]
You don’t like shootings Jamaal, tell your idiot supporters to do a better job parenting.
The only cowards are those who surrender their freedom because they’re afraid to resist.
[Via bondmen]
