Finding Common Ground Takes Discipline

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It's about what is just right for ALL, what makes for common sense, and what's Constitutional. Right?

I am in total agreement with President Obama on every single point concerning new federal Gun Regulation laws, except any "assault" weapon  ban. All the other points are not only reasonable, they can be legally explained, passed and implemented without disturbing any our foundational principles such as The Second Amendment, and therefore would not impede any good citizens rights.

I will not get into great detail now concerning the proposed bill or bills now, nor why I I'm against any "assault" weapon ban, I've written and have spoken of my opposition in great detail many times before. But in this blog, I make a general plea of caution to President Obama and supporters of any such ban, and to all that can not make clear legal or Constitutional arguments concerning any issue.

I have yet to hear a clear, Constitutional argument against "assault" weapons, only emotional pleas and rhetoric. This is dangerous, because if one side can ignore our foundation, then so can all other sides on any given issue.  This is what causes and has causes America to not move forward or have to rehash the same old arguments again and again.

I've said the same to Conservatives and those that opposed background checks and other parts of gun regulation and other proposals like Immigration, and MarriageEquality.

Dissent is good and right. God Bless America. But the dissent must first be pure, and then make legal sense. I will continue to say that  it is imperative to find common ground much more so than common sense or compromise, for with the ladder two every one divides issues at different points. But the Constitution and American principles are common to all having already been well established, tried and true. Let me say it again. Our Constitution IS commonground.

We must all be careful as to how we spend our capitol. We must know when it's more expedient to call for new laws and legislation and when it is expedient to use influence only. I agree with a kind of ban as a preference, but who am I to take the right of another and force my preference on he or she? And if I do, the practice is sure to return back to me unfavorably.

It takes great discipline to only do what is right according to American principles and our Constitution, and not move or be moved by either the people's majority, emotions, lobbyists or by our own preferences.

Please consider.

If you have a legal argument that supports any "assault" weapon ban, applied to allthe general public, and not specifically ban them from criminals and the mentally ill or others, that properly lays on top of the Second Amendment; meaning it does not infringe upon the rights of law abiding, upright citizens set for the defense of the Free State and only by extension their ownselves, I would like to hear it. Again. I have yet to hear that argument.

Do not fight and win battles, only to eventually be reversed and have another generation have to argue and fight, and lose many other battles that take up valuable time and energy that should be used to build and develop new frontiers. Think about it. Always consider all always.

Learn and Live, Lead,  and then if necessary, Legislate. This is the way to go and a path to peace and harmony; inter-dependance where we all win and are to each other mutually beneficial yet still individuals.

God Bless America.

Yulanda K.

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