Back in Mr. Kolb's U.S. History class, we learned that our government can't punish citizens without those citizens first being found guilty of something. Due process, evidence, the right to confront one's accuser, all that stuff from 1776. We're not surprised, however, that New York's senior senator, who apparently never learned the three branches of government, doesn't know about due process, either.
The Finger Lakes region is full of aging hipppies who've voted Democrat since the voting age was 21. Those "dayglow freaks who used to paint the face" might want to reconsider when they find out that Chuck Schumer thinks their personal habits should be grounds to suspend their constitutional rights, absent the aforementioned due process. Per the Daily Caller,
Get collared years ago on a bogus drug charge because the oregano in your back pocket looked like (it) was a bag of weed? Or maybe a judge back in 2006 dropped those charges because you were able to provide proof for that Adderall prescription? Under proposed legislation, it will not matter if you were innocent all along or even proven innocent by a court of law.
Either way, you can forget about buying a gun.
The Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 would greatly expand the definition of those legally prohibited from owning firearms to include anyone who’s ever been arrested — even if never convicted or found guilty — for drug possession within a five-year period.
Yes, Schumer is sponsoring a bill to deny Second Amendment rights to a class of citizens who have never been convicted of a crime. We suspect many of Chuck's loyal voters might find this a bummer:
Under Schumer’s bill, the definition of a “drug abuser” would include anyone with “an arrest for the use or possession of a controlled substance within the past 5 years.”That's an arrest, not a conviction. New York needs a new senator. See The Dogcatcher Project for the latest on Amity Shales.
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