Rich Whitney supports concealed-carry laws

I think the Green Party attracts a certain kind of libertarian... (0.00 / 0)

and that this is where the hide the handgun thing might come from.  It may also explain why they play so well with the radical right, which also attracts a certain kind of libertarian.

Omnes vulnerant, postuma necat

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by: unagidon @ Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 11:42:31 AM CDT

I was under the impression that... (0.00 / 0)

...the Green Party platform has parallel progressive and libertarian viewpoints on many points. However, concealed-carry gun permits isn't one of them!

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by: bridgetdooley @ Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 12:23:39 PM CDT

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Gun opinions cleave the rural/urban divide (0.00 / 0)

much more tightly than abortion which really cleaves a moralist divide. Gun issues are also a lot more amenable to rational compromises. The biggest difference between the city and the country is the time it takes to do things. Since everything takes longer in the country a lot of the passion crimes have less impact. It's passion crimes and the quick availability of victims and guns in the city that makes guns laws so necessary in urban environments.

Jeff Wegerson

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by: wegerje @ Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 13:03:55 PM CDT

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Maybe concealed gun permits didn't used to be on the platform. (0.00 / 0)

But it looks like what's for dinner now.

Omnes vulnerant, postuma necat

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by: unagidon @ Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 14:46:17 PM CDT

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Whitney Quotes (0.00 / 0)

From Rich Whitney's campaign website:

"Few people would argue that the Second Amendment entitles citizens to bear hand grenades, bazookas or missiles. Lines do have to be drawn. And we have to be honest enough to admit that sometimes it is difficult to know where exactly to draw that line in a manner that best serves the interests of the people."

"For the most part, I support the status quo on gun control. Most of the measures that have been adopted to keep guns out of the hands of persons with a criminal history, and to establish some accountability for firearm ownership, are fair and reasonable."

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by: ttacker @ Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 16:04:02 PM CDT

But he doesn't say one way or another... (0.00 / 0)

whether he thinks concealed weapons should be legal.

But I take his point about bazookas and missiles.  I'd much rather get shot in the head with an automatic.

Omnes vulnerant, postuma necat

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by: unagidon @ Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 16:13:53 PM CDT

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Quote from the article (0.00 / 0)

(on Whitney trying to get past the "tree hugger" stereotype)

"For example, he would like to see Illinois become a state where it is legal for regular citizens, with training, to get permits to carry concealed guns. It's not in the platform of his party, but he thinks it's a civil rights issue.

"I think that every government that has the support of its people should allow its people to bear arms," he said.

After someone on my blog questioned the credibility of the author of this article, I called Whitney's campaign manager, Jennifer Rose, for a clarification. No one answered, so I left a message. Her number is the only one listed on the site.

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by: bridgetdooley @ Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 17:23:05 PM CDT

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Stop, you're getting me excited. (0.00 / 0)

It could be the best of all worlds.  Pistol packing Green party candidates spitting organic chewing tobacco.

Altough now that I hear that he thinks people should be trained before they strap on that Browning 9mm automatic, I certainly feel much better.


Omnes vulnerant, postuma necat

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by: unagidon @ Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 17:32:37 PM CDT

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lets drop the bigotry, ok? (2.00 / 1)

The fact that he has opened up his headquarters in Carbondale

Uh, his headquarters is in Cdale because that is where he lives and works and where he has developed his political support base.  It is not part of some nefarious triangulation strategy.

Really, folks, can we agree to drop the bigoted, elitist "north v. south" and "urban v rural" dichotomies that so many resort to when their need to express themselves outreaches their knowledge and experience?

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by: Disputo @ Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 12:31:29 PM CDT

Excuse me?! (0.00 / 0)

Okay, so you denying that there is a fundamentally different political dynamic in northern and southern Illinois?! What the hell does that have to do with bigotry or good vs. bad? Where does elitism come in there?

Guns are more popular in rural areas. Because I don't like guns and I don't support concealed carry laws I'm bigooted towards these people somehow?

Obviously YOUR need to toss out derogatory remarks "outreaches your knowledge and experience" if you don't get this.

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by: bridgetdooley @ Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 12:53:17 PM CDT

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Still waiting on that callback... (0.00 / 0)

...from the Whitney campaign.

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by: bridgetdooley @ Wed Sep 06, 2006 at 12:54:04 PM CDT

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Debate (0.00 / 0)

If Rich Whitney were allowed to participate in the debates, maybe this would be one issue that could be debated.  Too bad Blagojevich is trying to keep Whitney out!

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by: ttacker @ Sun Sep 10, 2006 at 18:25:34 PM CDT

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whitney can still debate topinka... (0.00 / 0)

what's stopping him?

"We have a lot of kids on the ground acting like adults and we have a lot of adults in this room acting like kids," President Obama told his advisors about all the infighting

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by: bored now @ Sun Sep 10, 2006 at 19:28:05 PM CDT

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Topinka Debate (0.00 / 0)

Who says anything is stopping him?

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by: ttacker @ Sun Sep 10, 2006 at 22:59:37 PM CDT

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so when's it scheduled? i'll watch... n/t (0.00 / 0)

"We have a lot of kids on the ground acting like adults and we have a lot of adults in this room acting like kids," President Obama told his advisors about all the infighting

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by: bored now @ Mon Sep 11, 2006 at 04:13:27 AM CDT

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