Republican Threatens DoJ Budget Over Obama's 'Tyrannical' Gun Control Action
"The next twelve months will be an especially dangerous time for Americans who treasure our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms," warns Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas), chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Justice Department (DoJ). As The Hill reports, his warning, in a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, follows a threat to block President Obama's executive order on guns by defunding the DoJ.
The following letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch from Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas), chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Justice Department, clearly warns against enforcing the 'new' gun restrictions.
Culberson went on to add:
"I have formally notified Attorney General Lynch that I will aggressively protect our Second Amendment rights using Congress' power of the purse...
I notified the attorney general that if the Department of Justice attempted to create new restrictions on our Constitutional rights that I would use every tool at my disposal to immediately restrict their access to federal funding.”
As The Hill continues, Culberson appears to be the first Republican to call to block DOJ funding over the executive action on guns.
In future budget agreements, House appropriators could specifically prohibit the Justice Department from enforcing the gun restrictions without defunding the entire agency.
Culberson warned Lynch not to “create new law” in his letter.
“The House Appropriations Committee will not provide resources to your department for the development or implementation of unlawful limitations on the unambiguous Second Amendment rights of Americans,” Culberson wrote.
Culberson’s letter follows harsh words that Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) had for the Obama administration earlier Monday.
He accused Obama of “subverting” Congress by taking executive action on gun control.
“We all are pained by the recent atrocities in our country, but no change the president is reportedly considering would have prevented them,” Ryan said.
As President Obama prepares to address the nation at 1120ET to explain how everyone will be safer if applications for gun use are made more onerous, one can't help but wonder if Culberson would actually follow-through on his threats... and if not what kind of reaction "we, the people" will have.
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Ryan is a betrayer... no nutsack, the CIA must have some really nasty dirt on him. Hunker down, it will be a disastrous final year of the mulatto maggot.
After seeing these pics of politicians standing behind bullet proof glass I understand why they want to ban guns.
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the DOJ is Obama's center for political agitation in his final year.
#BLM, CAIR and other favored Obama Red Guards are run from the DOJ
I don't have guns anymore. I was out shooting in the desert a couple of years ago and drove home with my tailgate down, losing every single one of them! This was one of the saddest days of my life, second only to the boating accident that cost me my entire silver stash...
Ummm... I think it is time for you to change your user name. ;)
IMPEACH! At least Joe Biden thinks everyone should own a shotgun.
Mr. Culberson,
As a constituent of your district, I direct you to not waste our time with threats. Just do it now.
I chewed you out over Amash pretty good. Now's yer chance to make it right.
You already know how this plays out - a handful of Republicans stomp their feet - maybe even add some language that has teeth - then Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and the Ryan-O get together and re-write it to give the Dems everything they want.
Yet the EPA still goes with full funding
the totalitarians want to ban guns for you but not for them.
Newsflash Dickhead, under the recently passed omnibus financial bill, YOU DUMB BASTARDS already have FUNDED them.
The letter is a nice touch, FOR NOTHING.The NRA and the lawsuits coming, will do more to stop this stupid Commie bastard than any Congressional Inaction.
I strongly suggest folks buy all the compund bows and arrows they can afford also,swift,silent and deadly.(also before they ban those)
Thank you Dos. As usual, another motherfucking distraction in the right hand while his left hand is still fisting you in the ass. Fuck him and every other motherfucker in "public service."
Whats the value of adding a supporting statement from Paul Ryan?
He's proven to be an untrustworthy hack
Any republicans that don't vocally back this defunding move are NOT republicans and should be treated as such...
No matter this guys good intentions, it can't happen until the RINOs are put under along with the demonrats.
<-- CabalA$$LickerLiarAddictObamma
a homo who destroyed america