Anyone have the facts on his 2nd Amendment position. I’m liking this guy more and more everyday, and believe he’s probably the ONLY chance we have to win…as long as he doesn’t step on his “Johnson” or someone turns up some very “Bad Stuff” on him.
BTW…I know I made a typo on the header, but don’t know how to edit it.
Do you like high taxes?
Better than I like not having my toys.
Someone has to pay for all the things we enjoy, and no one has adjusted the budget to accommodate for this. No one! It’s pretty simple…“You play, you pay”. Until someone can, and does put the proper controls on spending, there’s only one other answer…the debt has to be paid for somwhow.
The key is to do without those things. They aren’t needed. For many of us, we don’t “enjoy” a damn thing that our money is stolen for. I find it atrocious that my fellow Americans are compromising with their own freedom, and this is the gun owning community, the supposed heart of pro-liberty zeal. The free market is the best foundation for freedom, until we realize that the goal is to be more free and shed off those programs, we will all have higher taxes, less liberty, and more government intrusion into our lives.
Not an inch is should be compromised. If the choice is vote for less individual freedom and no individual freedom, don’t vote. I’d rather remember staying out of a sordid affair than picking the “lesser of two evils”.
It looks like our former Governor is GTG. http://gunowners.org/pres08/huckabee.htm and he also admits to having an AR CCW permit.
His son also had a permit until he forgot his Glock going through airport security http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2007/apr/26/huckabee-son-arrested-airport-pistol-carry--bag/
Thanks Hersch for sticking with the topic. My question is answered.
Huckabuck is a paternalist - he knows what is best for you even if you don’t. And, in his opinion, you don’t.
I predict he will fade. I think the media is on a pump and dump crusade with him, just like they did with McCain. You remember the “Straight Talk Express” don’t you? The media thinks the best Republican is the one most easily defeated.
M_P
Well I hope that the next President does know what’s best for all of us. Isn’t that one of the reasons why they get elected in the first place? To protect our best interest?
From what I have seen from Hersch’s post, Huckabee is definitely on our side regarding 2nd amendment rights. What other Republican has any chance of winning against the Democrats? Every election is choosing the lesser of evils, and this is the best example of this that I have seen in my 51 years of sucking O2.
They should be elected to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. That is what they are sworn in to do. How can anyone collectively know what is best for “us”. There is only one candidate that has an almost flawless record regarding the Constitution, and I don’t see that as voting for an evil.
http://www.freeliberal.com/blog/archives/002972.php
Is that paternalistic enough for you, friend? 
M_P
He will be the Republican version of Jimmy carter; nice guy but completely out of his depth in regards to foriegn policy.
Other candidates have supported banning assault weapons. When the federal ban on assault weapons expired in 2004, I said, “May it rest in peace.” It won’t be returning in the Huckabee Administration.
Zealously protecting your Second Amendment rights is another way that I will lift all law-abiding Americans up, by consistently championing your right to defend yourself. - Mike Huckabee
nuff said…
Here is what’s going to happen if a Democrat wins the White House… Higher Taxes and we lose our Toys.
A lot of people are talking about losing their “toys” if the democrats get into the White House. Firearms/weapons are not “toys”, they are a means by which to defend your family, friends, community, and self. I know what people mean when they say “toys” but using that term undermines the unbelievable seriousness of this issue.
Huckabee isn’t perfect but he’s the best thing going. His Second Amendment stance is the strongest out there and is fully equal to Ron Paul. He favors no gun control. Huckabee has stated flat out, with no minced words, that the Second Amendment isn’t about hunting, it’s about our God given right to defend ourselves from tyranny.
Unlike other candidates who dress up, go goose hunting, say they are “pro-gun”, and support our “right to hunt”, Huckabee specifically supports the right to put a pistol on your hip and an assault rifle in your house.
With all due respect, Dave, you are also leaving out, IMO Fred Thompson, who is also as solid as ANY of those 2 mentioned, and CAN win this one:
"• On the Second Amendment —"If you care about constitutional law, and everybody should, the big news is that it looks as if the Supreme Court is going to hear a Second Amendment case some time next year. The event that sparked this legal fuse was a case brought by six D.C. residents who simply wanted functional firearms in their homes for self-defense. In response, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down the District’s 31-year-old gun ban — one of the strictest in the nation.
Our individual right to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, may finally be confirmed by the high Court; but this means that we’re going to see increasing pressure on the Supreme Court from anti-gun rights activists who want the Constitution reinterpreted to fit their prejudices."
• On the Virginia Tech nightmare — "Virginia, like 39 other states, allows citizens with training and legal permits to carry concealed weapons. That means that Virginians regularly sit in movie theaters and eat in restaurants among armed citizens. They walk, joke and rub shoulders everyday with people who responsibly carry firearms – and are far safer than they would be in San Francisco, Oakland, Detroit, Chicago, New York City, or Washington, D.C., where such permits are difficult or impossible to obtain.
The statistics are clear. Communities that recognize and grant Second Amendment rights to responsible adults have a significantly lower incidence of violent crime than those that do not. More to the point, incarcerated criminals tell criminologists that they consider local gun laws when they decide what sort of crime they will commit, and where they will do so."
• On gun control — Thompson opposes gun control, praising a recent federal appeals decision overturning a long-standing handgun ban in Washington, D.C.: “The court basically said the Constitution means what it says, and I agree with that.”
• His voting record:
Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
Voted NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
Voted YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
Voted NO on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
Voted NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
• Gun Owners of America ratings — “He has no need to convince voters that he has changed his ways and now sees the light, because he has been fairly consistent throughout his career.”
I have no issues with Thompson, he just doesn’t seem to stand the chance of winning that Huckabee does. Then again, a lot can happen between then and now. If anything, I think Thompson may equal Huckabee on the Second Amendment but I don’t see how he can top it.
I had high hopes for Thompson but he doesn’t seem to have ever really gotten off to a solid start. If he wins the nomonation, I’ll support him 110% with everything I have available. I just think Huckabee has gotten off to a better start and has, and I hate to say this, the “personallity” to beat Hillary or Osama.
Trust me, I don’t agree with Huckabee on some of his social stances but on the two issues that I vote on, he’s a good pick for me.
Huckabee A big YES !!!
He is VERY pro-gun and is one of the few (if not the only one) Governors to have his CCW license!!!
He wants to lower taxes and has actually said that he would like to abolish the IRS and go to a flat tax on consumables (PRAISE JESUS)!
He is a morale man with principles (hard to find these days).
To give you an idea how much we (wife and I) like him, we made our very first monetary donation to his campaign.
C4
The people in his state actually voted to up taxes. It was not his idea.
I have no problem with this. If people want to pay more taxes in order get roads repaired and such, then that is fine.
C4
Are we talking about the same Huckabee who granted more pardons than the Clinton administration?
Maybe I only heard half of the story… but I thought I heard that this guy was responsible for cutting a shit load of bad dudes loose… some of which went on to kill or rape.
We are going to need our weapons if this guy keeps his policy of turning violent offenders loose. :eek:
Both of our last two Presidents came from the same background as Mike H.
I think he will do just fine and really don’t think foreign policy even matters as everyone hates us anyway.
C4