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Posted on Western Journalism-By DOUG BOOK-On December 2, 2011:
“Mens rea is Latin for “guilty mind.” In legal theory acting to set up a crime before committing it indicates a guilty mind; or guilty intent.
In the spring of 2009, just a few months before the Obama Administration instructed the Phoenix ATF office to commence Operation Fast and Furious, Attorney General Eric Holder introduced and secured a curious change to United States gun legislation.
The tracing of firearm serial numbers provides information about the manufacture of a weapon, its original retail seller and buyer, the entire known history of the weapon. For years, anti-gun rights zealots had procured these trace statistics from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for the purpose of initiating frivolous lawsuits against both gun dealers and manufacturers.
Then, in 2004, Kansas Republican Rep. Todd Tiahrt successfully added an amendment to the yearly ATF funding bill. Known since as the Tiahrt Amendment, the legislation prohibits the sharing of trace information for any but legitimate law enforcement purposes. That is, trace information on firearm serial numbers could only be provided to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies engaged in specific, criminal investigations. Those responsible for left-wing fishing expeditions would no longer have access to trace statistics for the purpose of manufacturing lawsuits.
Then, although Barack Obama and Eric Holder had promised liberal supporters they would fight to overturn the Tiahrt Amendment, in the spring of 2009 Holder lobbied Congress for a change to the Amendment, one which would allow ATF acquired trace data to be provided to “a foreign law enforcement agency solely in connection with or for use in a criminal investigation or prosecution.”
The Regime was just about to launch the corrupt and murderous Operation Fast and Furious. And it must be remembered that during the year long course of that despicable gun-walking venture, no agency or official of the United States government informed the Mexican government of the scheme’s existence, keeping all particulars concerning the deliberate smuggling across the Mexican border of thousands of firearms quite hidden from Mexican officials and law enforcement.
So former Congressman Tiahrt asks the obvious question: “Why sign into law the Tiahrt Trace Data Amendment with clarification language to share trace data with foreign law enforcement agencies at approximately the same time that “Fast and Furious” program illegally allows firearms to cross the border into a foreign country?”
Certainly this Holder-inspired change to Tiahrt was no coincidence. So, why did Barack Obama and Eric Holder, hardly known for their attention to details of legality, suddenly consider this detail so important? How was the Regime to benefit from the new language? What possibilities for deceit and abuse of power did it secure for an Administration bent upon terminating the God-given right of the American people to keep and bear arms?
It is often easy to forget that the entirety of the Fast and Furious agenda was not played out, the ultimate goal not realized, as ATF whistleblowers and citizen journalists forced a premature close to the Operation. What would the giving of trace information to a foreign nation—presumably Mexico–have accomplished and why was it so important to the final outcome of the scheme? It’s very revealing to note that, even at the zenith of its power, with clear majorities in both the House and Senate, the Administration apparently could not afford to lose a fight for the overthrow of Tiahrt. It had to settle for a change.
It’s quite possible that when we discover the reason for Holder’s change to the Tiahrt Amendment, we’ll finally have the rest of the pieces to the Fast and Furious puzzle.
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Further reading:
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_18605000
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009111078_apusholde... http://www.gunweek.com/2003/tiahrt0820.html
http://www.nraila.org/issues/factsheets/read.aspx?ID=208
http://www.coachisright.com/title-fast-and-furious-document-release...
http://www.coachisright.com/lanny-breuer-presents-latest-fast-and-f...
http://www.coachisright.com/proving-the-2nd-amendment-busting-inten...
http://www.coachisright.com/origins-of-fast-and-furious-accidentall...
http://www.coachisright.com/will-gunwalking-violations-of-the-arms-...
Source:
http://www.westernjournalism.com/fast-and-furious-only-part-of-obam...
Note: The following websites reveal that George Soros’ Open Society Institute (OSI) and groups that promote a variety of leftwing causes are strong advocates of gun control and fund the Arms Control Association (ACA), which outlines the UN Process on Small Arms, along with the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) that is a global movement against gun violence, which has lobbied the United Nations to pass a measure outlawing private gun ownership and effectively overturning the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, along with the-You Decide:
Arms Control Association (ACA):
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6924
Arms Control Association (ACA): UN Process on Small Arms:
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2007_03/Anders
International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA): Global Movement Against Gun Violence:
International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA): National Gun Laws:
http://www.iansa.org/workarea/national-gun-laws
International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) Members:
http://www.iansa.org/region/americas
International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA): New US Government Plan to Tackle Arms Trafficking to Mexico!-Posted on July 15, 2011:
http://www.iansa.org/news/2011/07/us-new-government-plan-to-tackle-...
Note: The following House Bill was introduced in 2009:
H.R.45 - Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/text
Note: The following articles and/or blog posts relate to this disturbing issue-You Decide:
I. Breaking News on Fast and Furious: Obama Knew in May 2010?
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Posted on Big Government-By AWR Hawkins-On December 1, 2011:
“To date Barack Obama, the dispenser of hope and change and the presiding officer over the least transparent presidency in history, has claimed he only learned about Fast and Furious earlier this year. However, with each new document dump Obama’s timeframe seems to be as inaccurate (or as purposely misleading) as Attorney General Eric Holder’s.
For example, just months after he took office it was evident he was focused on a Fast and Furious-like operation, ostensibly aimed at cutting down on gun trafficking on the southern border. Thus, on March 24, 2009, Deputy Attorney General David Ogden made the following announcement:
“The President has directed us to take action to fight [Mexican] cartels…and Attorney General Holder and I are taking several new and aggressive steps as part of the administration’s comprehensive plan.”
And the following month, April 2009, he stood beside Mexican President Felipe Calderón and uttered words we now recognize as hypocritical and duplicitous at best:
“I continue to believe that we can respect and honor the Second Amendment right in our Constitution — the rights of sportsmen and hunters and homeowners that want to keep their families safe — to lawfully bear arms, while dealing with assault weapons that, as we know here in Mexico, are used to fuel violence.”
Fast forward one year, and White House logs show that then-Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler met personally with Obama four times between May 7 and May 19, 2010.
Just in case Grindler’s name doesn’t set off sirens in your mind, he had received an in depth briefing on Fast and Furious on March 12, 2010. (This briefing came via an ATF slideshow , which I covered in a post for Big Government earlier this year.) During this same briefing, Grindler was provided with details concerning the number of times that a straw purchaser named Uriel Patino had purchased guns during Fast and Furious. (Patino’s total weapon acquisition numbered approx. 720 guns.)
By the way, Grindler is no longer a Deputy Attorney General. Rather, he is Holder’s Chief of Staff.
So what do you figure he and Obama talked about when they met four times in May 2010?
Perhaps a better question is—do you think there’s any way they didn’t talk about Fast and Furious?
Even the LA Times admits Fast and Furious was at its height then, so I really don’t think Obama and Grindler used their meetings to plan Obama’s next vacation. Rather, I think Obama may have known about Fast and Furious nearly a year before he admits.
Looks like it’s time for Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) to broaden his inquiry into this mess.”
Source:
http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2011/12/01/breaking-news-on-fas...
II. U.S. Seals Court Records Of Border Patrol’s Murder!-Posted on Judicial Watch-On November 30, 2011:
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/nov/u-s-seals-court-records-...
III. Cover-Up: Fast and Furious Documents Suddenly Sealed on Judge’s Orders!-Posted on Floyd Reports-By Doug Book-On November 23, 2011:
http://floydreports.com/cover-up-fast-and-furious-documents-suddenl...
IV. Armed illegals stalked Border Patrol: ‘Mexicans were ‘patrolling’ when agent was slain, indictment says!’-Posted on The Washington Times-On November 22, 2011:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/22/armed-illegals-stal...
V. Perry: Eric Holder must go: ‘Attorney general should resign or be fired’-Posted on The Washington Times-By Gov. Rick Perry-On November 21, 2011:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/21/eric-holder-must-go/
VI. Bachmann first presidential candidate, 52nd member of Congress to d...!-Posted on The Daily Caller-By Matthew Boyle, The Daily Caller-On November 19, 2011:
http://dailycaller.com/2011/11/19/bachmann-first-presidential-candi...
VII. Are Rising Guns Sales Responsible for Declining Crime?-Posted on The Blaze-By Becket Adams-On December 1, 2011:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/are-rising-gun-sales-responsible-fo...
VIII. New Gun Company Advertisement Compares Obama to Hitler, Stalin!-Posted on CBS Washington-On December 1, 2011:
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2011/12/01/new-gun-company-advertise...
IX. Liberty University OKs Concealed Guns on Campus!-Posted on Godfather Politics-By THE GODFATHER-On November 18, 2011:
http://godfatherpolitics.com/2121/liberty-university-oks-concealed-...
X. Shooters Heard: Interior Will Not Ban Target Practice!-Posted on U.S. News-By Paul Bedard-On November 17, 2011:
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/11/17/sho...
XI. Video: Stop Gun Control!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fUPDSpCcdg&feature=player_embe...
Note: My following blog posts contain numerous articles and/or blog posts and videos that relate to this disturbing issue-You Decide:
Did ATF provide weapons to Mexican drug cartels that were subsequently used to kill one of our own?
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/did-atf-provide-weapons-to...
What is the true intent of the UN Small Arms Treaty?
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/what-is-the-true-intent-of...
New World Order By Executive Order!
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/new-world-order-by-executi...
Is it important to understand the Marxist assault on the foundations of our system?
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/is-it-important-to-underst...
Note: If you have a problem viewing any of the listed blog posts please copy web site and paste it on your browser. Be aware that some of the articles and/or blog posts or videos listed within the contents of the above blog post(s) may have been removed by this administration because they may have considered them to be too controversial. Sure seems like any subject matter that may shed some negative light on this administration is being censored-What happened to free speech?-You Decide.
Note: What follows is an article and/or blog post and a video (film) that exposes the real Newt Gingrich, to include who he serves by examining his actions and voting record-You Decide:
Globalist Candidate Gingrich Gets Influential Establishment Endorsement!-Posted on InfoWars-By Kurt Nimmo, Infowars.com-On November 27, 2011:
http://www.infowars.com/globalist-candidate-gingrich-gets-influenti...
Video: The Real Newt Gingrich!-Posted on YouTube.com-By LentenlandsOn November 28, 2011:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXVc1oxm_VQ&feature=related
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