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delhurgo Donating Member (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-05 08:17 AM
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49. I think dropping gun-control would help solve three problems
this party has:

First of all, of course, it would nullify the gun issue which single handedly loses elections for democrats - especially in the south.

Also, I think it would make the party appear more credible on Defense. In dealing with our enemies, and especially terrorists, I don't think voters trust a party that's sort of squeamish about firearms.

Thirdly, I think it helps to dispel the belief that the party is soft on crime. Its sort of symbolic, like Defense, - I think it sort of sends the message that "were on your side and not the criminal's". Of course that has to go together with being for keeping guns out of the hands of criminals.

I think it would help to change the whole identity of the party from being sort of wimpy to one of strength. It would sort of give the party an injection of testosterone that it badly needs. This party is too female, and too gay, imo
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