can t go and say you just don t have the right at all, unless we, the government, give you the pearlation to have ital. well the aclu also filed one of these briefs and they said strict limits on securing weapons in public adopted to foster safety and, quote, the peace, conducive to a thriving public life are part of a long-standing public tradition. the second amendmentment has not prevented states from making this reasonable policy choice before and it should not now. new york s regulation should be upheld. how do you respond to the aclu s argument? i think the aclu has it backwards. this is a fundamental right, just like your first amendment right to assemble, petition your government, freedom of the press, speak your mind, the beating heart of the constitution, that pressure release valve we re very protective because that s a right we re born with and government coming in and trying to restrict that right is viewed with strict scrutiny. so are these second amendment rights, th
steve largent, lindsey graham and i were there. we were going around to republicans who were having a hard time. we go into kentucky. i m like, why are we landing in this part of kentucky. he s got a strong opponent. i pull the guy aside and ask him the questions, what s your money, what s your message, what message are you driving right now? how is your kbround support? answered all those correctly. okay. let s look at your opinion point. how bad is he on the second amendment? he s pro second amendmentment. i said he s partial birth abortion? no, he s pro life. i looked at him, buddy, you re screwed. because he was economically moderate but socially conservative, and you give a lot of voters in the south the opportunity to vote that way, they ll vote that way. they haven t been given that opportunity there or in nebraska for years. the democratic party s problem right now is it s too