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Nonsense, if you wish. And the postulate - that we now have a "full-fledged imperial presidency" - is just that, nonsense.
'Unintelligible' and 'nonsense' are not quite the same. Again 'unintelligible' means 'impossible to understand.' 'Nonsense' is errant in either fact or logic, but it may well be perfectly understandable, and thus subject to being disproven.
The idea that we have an imperial presidency may or may not be nonsense, but it is not unintelligible. If it is nonsense, it should be subject to counter-argument, but evidently you can't come up with one.
Actually your claim that it is unintelligible is arguably nonsense, given that one of the leading liberal law professors in the nation (who voted for Obama) has called the Obama White House an 'imperial presidency.' This is a good example of how 'unintelligible' and 'nonsense' are not the same. Your reply was perfectly intelligible, yet it was nonsense.
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley is an Obama voter who is appalled. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Turley charged that partisan “division is no license to go it alone as the president has suggested..., there is nothing noble in circumventing the Constitution. The claim of any one person that they can get the job done unilaterally is the very siren’s call that our Framers warned us to resist.”
Perhaps one could simply decline to enforce any gun laws; after all, it's "prosecutorial discretion". Never mind that inventing new criteria for enforcing laws isn't an executive power.
Perhaps one could simply decline to enforce any gun laws; after all, it's "prosecutorial discretion". Never mind that inventing new criteria for enforcing laws isn't an executive power.
Don't the gun lovers already say, "We don't need new gun laws, just enforce the ones already on the books?"
You know, since the current president has determined that private citizens can be required to purchase any private product his little heart desires, the next pres should play along. Require every US citizen without a criminal conviction or history of mental illness to purchase a firearm and ammo. This would both stimulate the economy (something the current resident of the White House has had problems accomplishing) and also deter crime. Win-Win.
Federal law currently limits caliber to .50 inches. the Solothurn was 20 mm or approx. .78 caliber. There has been a lot of R&D re long range rifles since Ronnie Barrett put the .50 BMG back on the map. But .50 is an arbitrary limitation that should be lifted. This could benefit the military since the civilian market tends to provide the innovations that later wind up in the hands of the soldier.
You know, since the current president has determined that private citizens can be required to purchase any private product his little heart desires, the next pres should play along. Require every US citizen without a criminal conviction or history of mental illness to purchase a firearm and ammo. This would both stimulate the economy (something the current resident of the White House has had problems accomplishing) and also deter crime. Win-Win.
We already basically have a 1:1 ratio of guns to people in this country.
Nonsense, if you wish. And the postulate - that we now have a "full-fledged imperial presidency" - is just that, nonsense.
I agree. "Imperial" sort of implies grand, dignified or distinguished in some way. Certainly nonsense in this case. The proper term might be "crack-pot wannabe dictator".
We already basically have a 1:1 ratio of guns to people in this country.
Yes, but there are some poor, unfortunate people that are missing out, and others that hoard guns. How is that fair or equitable? Shouldn't everyone have the basic means of self defense, not just the rich? Maybe we can have state exchanges and rebates for the poor to even things out a bit.
On election night, Cruz will learn to count to 270 as Hillary passes that to become the next POTUS.
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