Should Tump appoint a special prosecutor to go after States against 2A?

[vinnyg101]

Gun rights group: US should appoint special 'second amendment' prosecutor

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...ent-prosecutor

Lois Beckett


A gun rights group based in Washington state hopes to ‘make the second amendment great again’ with the help of a special prosecutor.

A small gun rights group wants Donald Trump to “make the second amendment great again” by appointing a special Department of Justice prosecutor to go after cities and states that violate gun owners’ rights.

Trump’s pick for attorney general is Jeff Sessions, a Republican senator from Alabama with an A rating from the National Rifle Association who has taken hard line positions on immigration reform, drug laws, and reforming the criminal justice system.

Many advocates believe the.....

[MovingtoAmerica]

Hell yea

[ungawa]

Based on the current court system of hundreds of Obamajudges, very bad idea.

[free]

The President does not appoint special prosecutors. That job belongs to the Attorney General, who is tasked to do so using independent and unbiased judgement, not at the direction of the President.

As it should be.

[hog45]

There is something to be said for this way of thinking.

If a city or state is receiving federal funds in some capacity, the Federal Govt has the right to withhold that money, or put conditions on it. This would work for so-called "sanctuary cities" and colleges, and employers who hire illegals as well.

If you like your subsidy, tax break, grants, and federal support, then you better get in line and head the right direction.

I know Obama did stuff like this.

[NRA Member]

The Attorney General should consider something like this.
At least put offending jurisdictions on notice if you
violate 2nd amendment rights there will be a consequence.

[qmcorps]

Absolutely not. You didn't like government overreach when the commies were in power, why would you like it now?

[knight0334]

Absolutely not. You didn't like government overreach when the commies were in power, why would you like it now?

It wouldn't be much of a government overreach. Since the 2nd Amendment was incorporated into the 14th Amendment, the 14A fully allows the government to force states to honor 2A rights via legislation. With Heller and McDonald affirming the right, and made it applicable to the states, a special prosecutor against certain states/municipalities wouldn't be much of a stretch considering that they already do that for other civil rights.

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Amendment XIV

Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Section 2.
Representatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the executive and judicial officers of a state, or the members of the legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such state.

Section 3.
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

Section 4.
The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

Section 5.
The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

[qmcorps]

My point is enforce the existing laws. Do we need a special prosecutor to deal with sanctuary cities/communities? No. Cut their funds for failing to enforce the law. They will fall in line or go broker than they are now.

[Qtrborecrazy]

My point is enforce the existing laws. Do we need a special prosecutor to deal with sanctuary cities/communities? No. Cut their funds for failing to enforce the law. They will fall in line or go broker than they are now.

Agreed, we have federal prosecutors already and if they don't want to enforce the CONSTITUTION, fire their sorry ass and find ones that will.