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Idiot Watch: Senator John Ensign (R) Nevada
Posted by lastpersonleft on March 9, 2009
Though the District of Columbia was initially envisioned by the founding fathers as simply a dormitory for employees of the federal government, it has grown into a vibrant, mainly Democratic enclave of over 600,000 residents. These residents pay federal income tax yet they do not have a vote in the House. That’s called taxation without representation. After years of wrangling, the District of Columbia is on the verge of finally acquiring their representative.
Republican (Dirty) Politics as Usual
Republicans are crying foul over the constitutionality of granting D.C. a sure Democratic seat in the House of Representatives. Congress has plans to allocate an additional seat to Utah, a Republican stronghold, thus negating the political argument. Constitutionally, there are valid legal arguments on both sides.
Yet, leave it to a Republican to throw his idiotic two cents into this issue. As the District of Columbia continues its battle for fair and equal representation in the House of Representatives, Senator John Ensign, a Republican from Nevada has made use of the legislative powers of Congress over D.C. to introduce an amendment that would repeal the District’s strict gun control laws. The senator from gun-loving Nevada has willfully poisoned this important piece of legislation with a strictly partisan and obtrusive amendment. This smacks of pure issue driven politics. While Republicans champion “states’ rights” they find no problem in injecting their politics into what is simply a local issue.
Hypocritical Senator John Ensign of Nevada… You are an IDIOT!
J.D. said
The party of states rights has never had a problem using the might of the big bad Federal government to overturn state laws when it suits them (see The Defense of Marriage Act), and while they spend much time whining about “activist judges” they shut right up when rulings go their way (e.g. Gonzales vs. Raich which overruled state laws on medicinal marijuana). Basically, they are raging hypocrites. They support states rights as long as the states vote the way they want them to. When they don’t, it’s time for the Federal hammer.
lastpersonleft said
What a freakin’ great point! You are right on JD!
Stan Olshefski said
There’s no state right issue here at all, because DC is NOT a state and the Constitution give Congress exclusive authority to make the district’s laws . . .
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J.D. said
Stan, with all due respect, you miss the point. Possibly willfully.
The Republican party ostensibly stands for the individual over the government. The community over the state. The state over the Federal government. Small government and faith in the will of the people. Right?
Yet, as noted in the article above, Ensign had no problems attempting to use the Federal government to overturn local laws…”an amendment that would repeal the District’s strict gun control laws”. How is that against big government? How is that in any way for the people? How is that not using Federal might to overturn the will of the people? How is that in any way what the GOP is supposed to stand for?
It is political. It is hypocrisy.