Iowa

Graham quiet about his role on Patriot Act

When Sen. Bob Graham campaigned in Iowa last weekend, at least two Democratic activists complained that the USA Patriot Act threatened civil liberties. They asked what he planned to do about it. The Florida senator replied that he was unhappy with Attorney General John Ashcroft's implementation of the antiterrorism law, but Graham neglected to mention an important fact: He co-wrote it.

Surprise! Being anti-freedom isn't such a wonderful campaign move now, is it?

Assault Weapons Ban introduced in Iowa

Today an Iowa Senator will introduce legislation that would ban assault weapons in the state. State Senator Michael Connolly says the ban would protect the public and law enforcement officers. This afternoon Connolly plans to discuss the legislation and call on the legislature to pass the bill. Connolly says it would fill the void created by Congress when it failed to renew the federal assault weapons ban last fall.

Isn't it interesting how state-level bans get only three-paragraph, probably-back-page-in-the-paper-version mentions in the media these days? It's almost like the media is afraid gun owners might find our their supposed representatives are trying to infringe their rights.

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