How well the Trump administration is doing?

By all means lets ignore the scandals, staff exodus, blasts
on twitter, and all the perceived instability all round.

//in the same way as Planned Parenthood are bribing congress(wo)men to defend their rights to market baby body parts.//

I see you've been drinking the runner juice (or 'jizz' as it was originally pronounced) there, mhaze.

But in reality, nobody markets baby body parts anymore. Bit of a shame really, their little skulls once made for fine snuffboxes for the gentry (I've still got mine, from before it became 'unfashionable' and 'politically incorrect' to take snuff in that manner), and there is no finer parchment then 'baby vellum'.

//So why don't they get on with amending it then rather than trying to do an end run around 2A by incrementally strangling gun owner's rights.//

Because it's their system, and they're free to conduct it in the manner they see fit.

//Might I suggest that the reason they don't propose a constitutional amendment is that they know they've got precisely no chance of getting it passed.//

Of course. Suggestions are always welcome. Feel free to post them straight into the suggestion box, which is definitely not attached directly to a shredder.

//Hence the need to use the law and lawfare to subvert intent of 2A.//

Oh, the humanity. Lawyers, using the law, to dispute the validity of other laws? Something is clearly amiss! Alarumums! Divers!

You've gotta give them something to keep them busy, mhaze. Left to their own devices, lawyers have an unfortunate tendency to engage in anti-social behaviour.

Foxy,

OK, donations are bribes, therefore why single out the NRA?

All of our major political parties take bribes then, fortunately, the SF&F Party do not do so.

Paul,

I got your abbreviation, the second 'F' is neither necessary or polite; what's your problem with 'et al'?

Have you found any evidence to back up your allegations of NRA involvement in Australian politics?
The Greens and Gun Control have been saying that for years but neither has ever come up with any proof, so either there is no NRA involvement or else their accusers are really dumb (or both).

Dear Is Mise,

You ask - why single out the NRA?

The topic of this discussion is - "NRA and Politics>"

"OK, donations are bribes, "

Well it seems to those of a certain leaning, all donations paid by those they don't like are bribes and donations paid by those they do like are the height of philanthropy. But don't think for a moment there's any hypocrisy there. Perish the thought.

Toni,

"But in reality, nobody markets baby body parts anymore. "

http://thefederalist.com/2017/04/26/planned-parenthoods-organs-lamborghinis-exec-busted-trying-sell-baby-body-parts/

It seems like a good, if not very intelligent, policy to always forget those things that don't suit the narrative.

"the runner juice (or 'jizz' as it was originally pronounced)"

'Jizz' had a different meaning in my day, although given we are talking about parenthood, a not inappropriate meaning.

SR,

"Just the other day Trump tried to flag his personal doctor for head of Veterans Affairs"

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385289-white-house-says-no-evidence-that-ronny-jackson-crashed-government

The really sad or disturbing thing about this episode is that Jackson worked for Obama for eight years and Obama treated him like a friend and often spoke highly of him. But when these false allegations were aired by immoral Democrats, Obama stayed silent. The man is a morality free zone.

Of course, to the Democrats and people like SR, the fact that their accusations were entirely fraudulent is immaterial. They achieved their aims and that's all that counts. Morality or the good of the nation runs a distant second.

"NRA supporters and other gun worshippers may have automatic weapons but the government the 2nd Amendment fanatics think they may wish to overthrow one day has bombers, missiles and drones. Good luck with that."

It makes life so much easier if you can misrepresent the views and aims of those you oppose.

In fact 2A supporters don't wish to overthrow governments although they do know that they may some day have to resist an unconstitutional government.

But their main reason for keeping guns is to provide the personal protection that the government is unable or unwilling to provide. This of course is reasoning that is suppressed by those who want to misrepresent the views of their opponents - see above.

http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/24/cdc-study-anti-gun-lobby/