CNN’s Jake Tapper is reporting that the NRA has decided to throw its considerable heft into the recall effort against Senate President John Morse.
This is not a good sign for Morse.
In a mailer obtained by CNN, the NRA Political Victory fund wrote to a “Second Amendment Supporter” in Colorado that “your NRA is coordinating a recall effort with the Basic Freedom Defense Fund to put Senator Morse on the ballot for a special election and vote him out of office.” (Emphasis theirs.)
You can see both sides of the mailer here and here.
Writes the NRA: “State Senator Morse led the charge to pass extreme and onerous anti-gun state legislation in Denver earlier this year. Responsible gun owners and sportsmen will be forever burdened by his misguided leadership in the Colorado Senate.”
The NRA mailing sends recipients to the website of the Basic Freedom Defense Fund and urges them to find a local petition signing location where, it’s suggested, they go to sign the petition to hold a recall election. The petition drive has a June 3 deadline; 7,178 signatures are needed to mandate a recall election.
Morse was on CNN this afternoon, telling the cable news channel that he thinks the recall campaign will be going ahead. What was once derided as a doomed-to-fail-effort at gathering signatures is very much in the realm of the possible and probable at this point.
With a recent poll showing a majority support for recalling the Senate President once voters become aware of the “crazy…absolutely nuts” gun manufacturer liability bill he authored, the prospect of a political powerhouse like the NRA getting involved has got to make Morse sweat bullets.
I am so proud opf you CO! These same issues are affecting States all over the country and we all need to organize to do just what you are doing in regards to many issues. Hopefully people in other states will grasp this and run with it. Now "we the people" need to band together and march to every capital building in the Country to take back control of our vile, corrupt governing body. Ther are many more politicians who need to be recalled..straight to the White House!
I would like to be able to stop using my "MISrepresentatives" when referring to most of our elected! I am fortunate Mike Coffman my Representative represents most of my beliefs!
That won't happen. He is too popular with "low-information" voters.
Recalling them is too good for them. Tar and feathers would be much more appropriate for what they arrogantly did.
John Morse: “The reality is, these folks don’t have a Second Amendment right to buy these guns."; "Ignore Constituent Emails, Their Opinions Don’t Matter"; “People who own guns are essentially a “sickness on our souls” that must be “cleansed…"
Rape victim Amanda Collins: “How does rendering me defenseless protect you against violent crime?” Hudak's response: “I just want to say that actually statistics are not on your side”.
Colorado Rep. Joey Salazar: “I admit, I was wrong about the whistle thing,” said Salazar. “It’s really Chipotle that is the best defense against rape."
Even more so when the traitor publicly bragged he was refusing to listen to them AND had the audacity of a dope to urge other senators to do the same!! He thought he woke up in Russia!
Thank God for the NRA! Let's clean up the mess the Colorado Legislators have put us into. In the last week they have changed the state animal from the magnificent, proud, wild Big Horn Sheep, what Colorado is known for and proud of. The crazy politicians changed our state animal to shelter animals. Shelter Pets! They have hunting clubs boycotting our state and putting American Colorado business's out of business. Cut off the head of the snake! Thank you NRA for defending our 2nd amendment right against a government that is hell bent on destroying American pride, values, and liberty!
Morse sweating bullets…nice pun.
About time. I would think with the energy of the grass roots effort it would have been a no brainer for NRA to help set an example across the country. There are consequences for not listening to your constituents.
We also have to get rid of the Governor as well.
Bye bye little johnny!
Fantastic! I donate to the NRA.. RMGO…and two more… THEY DO FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS!
victory on the horizon.
Bloomberg throws his money in so…here is ours.