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| Dawn at the Alamo |
Austin
– New law nullifying President Obama's thrust toward limiting
Americans' ownership of assault weapons probably won't get an up or
down vote, said the author of a bill designed to preserve Second
Amendment rights.
The
bill would make it a serious misdemeanor crime for any federal
official to try to enforce executive orders or new federal laws
further restricting gun rights. It is considered by knowledgeable
observers to be a states rights, nullification law drafted under the
terms of the 9th
and 10th
amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which reserves any powers not
specifically granted to the U.S. Government by the Constitution to
the states.
Rep.
Toth said he believes the Federalist Committee will report the bill
out, but it will bog down in the committee that schedules proposed
legislation for a debate before the full House. The Calendars
Committee is key to legislation getting a toehold in any session of
the legislature, and is controlled closely by Speaker of the House
Joe Strauss, (R-San Antonio).
“I
have every expectation that the moderates in Calendars (committee)
will try to kill it,” he said.
At
that point, the Lone Star Tea Party personality erupted, saying “Joe
Strauss is not a conservative, yet he runs in the Republican Party
primary!”
Rep.
Toth agreed, but took a more moderate tone, saying, “We're not
doing a good job of turning out the vote.” He pointed out the fact
that some 30 million evangelical Christians stayed away on election
day, shunning the Republican Party candidate Mitt Romney, a Mormon.
Mr.
Toth is a Christian minister. He reminded listeners that “Jesus
Christ is still on the throne. We will lose our republic if people
don't get involved in the process.” He decried the younger
generation's seeming disinterest in political intricacies.
The
talk radio host agreed, saying, “We're going to run the names of
any moderates who oppose this bill in the Calendars Committee up the
flagpole.”
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