My letter to Speaker Harwell

[benburke]

“I don't think the NRA will have any more influence then they have in the past. There are some members that are quite frankly very angry with how they conducted themselves," said House Speaker Beth Harwell, R-Nashville. (quote copied from WSMV.com)

Dear Speaker Harwell,

There may be “some” members that are very angry with the NRA, but as a citizen of the state of Tennessee, I am very angry with how you and other Republican conservatives conducted yourselves concerning our Constitutional rights. And as you should now know, there are several thousands of Tennessee conservatives that are equally angry with you and other Republican members of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

We are always open to discussion, but our job is to uphold the Constitution and do what’s best for the state.” (quote copied from Chattanooga Times Free Press, Saturday, August 4, 2012)

If I may politely correct you; your job is to do what’s best for the citizens of the state. I certainly don’t think you had our Constitution in mind when big business adversely influenced you and other members to keep the Safe Commute Act from being voted upon by the entire House assembly. Please remember, corporations don’t get to vote in elections. And the citizens of Tennessee far outnumber the executives of AT&T, FedEx, and VW. Therefore, you must choose if you would rather have the money or the votes.

Sincerely,

Ben Burke
Chattanooga

[Idahoser]

I'll jump right in here and thank the NRA for endorsing Harry Reid.

I think a lot of the time, the NRA is just as squishy as the Republican party, and would rather go along to get along.

Both of them need to be hijacked and MADE to do the right thing rather than wasting effort on counterproductive drivel like third parties.

Not that GOA and such are useless, but they can't and will never be able to do what the NRA could do if they wanted to. They just need to be made to.

[benburke]

The following story is from 2010 which was the last year that Harry Reid ran for Nevada's senate position: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/nra ... harry-reid

During the 2010 election, Harry Reid was given a "B" rating, however, his opponent was Republican Sharron Angle and her rating was an "A". Dean Heller is Nevada's other senator, appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval to a vacant seat created by the resignation of John Ensign.

If you're an NRA member you can always go to http://www.nrapvf.org to view the ratings of candidates. I will be the first to admit that the NRA is not perfect and I don't always agree with some of their tactics or viewpoints, but I thank God we have the NRA. I also thank God we have the TFA in Tennessee.