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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by lhnn on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @07:18AM (#4969011)
This should be mentioned when we have people saying, in response to gun control, "Demand a plan! It's already too late; we need to do /something/".

Doing "something", something which the security state crowd had ready in '96, is what got us the PATRIOT act and the TSA.

The strong anti-gun crowd is trying to wage a slow war against gun ownership that would result in an Australia-like confiscation of weapons and the repeal of the 2nd amendment. Don't let the "do somethings" win again.

/rare political post on HN

Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by slavak on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @08:36AM (#4969157)
We must do something This is something Therefore, we must do this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician%27s_syllogism