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NH: Rubens rips Ayotte for 'No Fly List' gun amendment
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Republican U.S. Senate challenger Jim Rubens says Kelly Ayotte's sponsorship of an amendment preventing persons on the federal government's "No Fly List" from purchasing firearms would result in a gross violation of constitutional due process.
He maintains that the result of such legislation would be to deny many innocent Americans of their fundamental constitutional rights.
Rubens, who faces an uphill battle in his primary challenge to the first term incumbent Ayotte, was in Laconia Friday morning for an interview on WEMJ Radio and then was questioned at length by The Citizen. |
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PHORTO
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Rubens is exactly right.
Due process is blatantly violated by this amendment, in two critical ways:
1) It allows the removal of rights BEFORE an evidentiary hearing, and in doing so
2) It stands the presumption of innocence on its head.
This practice of lawmakers knowingly passing unconstitutional laws and forcing those injured by those laws to seek relief in court has to STOP.
And only WE can make it stop, by sending a clear message with our votes.
Vote for Ruben. |
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