The very purpose of the Second Amendment is to stop the government from disallowing people the means to defend themselves against tyranny. Any proposal to abuse executive power and infringe upon gun rights must be repelled with the stiffest legislative force possible.

The time has come to end the deadly experiment of disarming peaceable, law-abiding citizens near schools.

Obama's plan for higher taxes and more spending is a blueprint for perpetual poverty. The last thing America needs is more of the Democrats' class warfare that has left our economy a barren landscape.

If the president is allowed to suspend constitutional rights on his own personal whims, our free republic has effectively ceased to exist.