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Subject: Thank You For Contacting My Office
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 11:43:11 -0400
From: SenateWebmail@cornyn.senate.gov
To:
Dear Mr.
Thank you for contacting me regarding a proposed treaty
on international arms trade. I appreciate having the benefit
of your comments on this matter.
In October 2009, the Obama Administration announced
that it would reverse current U.S. policy by supporting the
launch of United Nations (UN) talks on the formation of
a treaty to regulate international arms sales. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton stated that U.S. support of these
talks is predicated on the negotiations operating under
the rules of consensus decision-making, which afford
each nation veto authority. I share your concerns
regarding the implications of such a treaty.
The negotiating forum for these talks, the UN Conference
on the Arms Trade Treaty, seeks to propose a legally
binding treaty to increase regulation of, and set
international standards for, the import, export, and
transfer of conventional weapons. A conference to
negotiate a treaty text began in New York on July 12,
2012. Furthermore, it is important to note that, should
a U.S. President choose to sign the resulting treaty text
in the future, it would subsequently require ratification
by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate in order to enter into
force.
Therefore, I have joined with my colleagues in signing
a letter to President Obama and Secretary Clinton
expressing grave concern about the dangers posed by
this treaty to our Second Amendment rights, and
encouraging President Obama and Secretary Clinton
to uphold our country’s constitutional protections of
civilian firearm ownership as the treaty process continues.
It is essential to safeguard the law-abiding citizens’
constitutional right to own and use firearms
designed
for legitimate purposes such as hunting, target
shooting,
collecting, and self-protection. Restricting this right
runs counter to the intent of our Founding Fathers,
who expressly guaranteed in the Second Amendment
that citizens would retain the right to keep and bear
arms.
The United States must carefully evaluate actions
taken by international organizations to determine
whether they are consistent with our national interests.
As Americans, we take pride in our nation and its
hard-fought independence, and you may be certain
that I will vigorously oppose any legislation or action
that infringes upon that sovereignty.
I appreciate the opportunity to represent Texans
in the United States Senate, and you may be certain
that I will continue working with my colleagues to
protect our sovereignty and defend our Second
Amendment rights. Thank you for taking the
time to contact me.
Sincerely,
JOHN CORNYN
United States Senator
517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-2934
Fax: (202) 228-2856
http://www.cornyn.senate.gov
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re The Magnificent Seven with Yul Brenner, Steve McQueen et al (1960)
http://www.nixflix.com/reviews/magnificentseven.htm
Seeing this old movie made my realize how cynical I had become. This movie restored my faith in people in general; and in smirking, violent, predatory, criminal scum in particular.
The seven Good Guys fought the forty Bad Guys to a standstill, killing many of them in the process. The GG went out to hunt down the surviving BG. Couldn't find them. Back in the village the GG find that the BG have the drop on them. Gutless villagers, despite their recent combat training by the GG, let the BG in. Held at gunpoint by the BG the GG all piled their guns on a table.
Did the BG then castrate the GG? impale them? criucify them? bury them neckdeep in the sand? Naaaaaaah. The Honcho of the BG magnanimously let them all go with the understanding that the GG would never return. GG were escorted a mile or so from the Village, and had their loaded, operable guns returned to them.
To show their gratitude, the GG returned to the village and killed all the BG. .
The moral of the story seems to be that it is OK to disarm and put yourself to the mercy of smirking, predatory, criminal scum.
Carried to its logical extreme, the message may be that it is OK to turn in your guns to the police and call 911 if the bad asses are raping your wife and/or you; and for USA to disarm, leave all decisions to the UN, etc. Pardon me fora moment while I vomit into this conveniently placed plain brown bag..
How many other movies condition the American people to surrender??
Who writes this shit?
