Surrendering The Constitutional High Ground
BY Herschel Smith
11 years, 8 months ago
… like Mr. Codrea, am not ready to believe that Gottlieb is the second coming of Vidkun Quisling. I am still convinced that Gottlieb truly believes his course offers the best chance for a net gain for gun rights advocates Heck–seeing rabidly anti-gun Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in full spittle-flecked fury is always fun.
But however good Alan Gottlieb’s intentions are, and even if events end up showing him to be a tactical genius, securing major net gains for gun rights advocates, I argue that strategically, this is a serious mistake.
It’s always nice when someone understands the difference between policy, strategy and tactics, policy leading to strategy and strategy leading to tactics. Kurt makes an interesting point, and it is that the strategy of giving a little here to take a little there is all wrongheaded.
Furthermore, earlier in his essay Kurt makes the following point: “Taking a very quick and cursory look at some of the “tactical” objections, many point out that what is perhaps the “flagship” provision of S. Amd. 715, the 15-year prison sentence for officials who attempt to abuse S. 649’s record keeping requirements in order to build a national gun registry, depends on the Department of “Justice” prosecuting itself for wrongdoing.”
Rather like asking Napoleon the pig to watch over the other pigs and keep them accountable, no? Read it all at Examiner.
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