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<blockquote data-quote="seurto" data-source="post: 1511453" data-attributes="member: 16013"><p>I understand these sentiments, I was attempting to play devils advocate and make an end run around jdagreek's arguement/politicisizing stance on the issue. Using the political process to eliminate its own self from the equation of debate and compromise. Not just on the open carry issue, but many, many, others which become politicized when a simple vote would put it to rest. Instead of "the people" having thier legislators represent them, we have politicians selling thier vote to the highest bidder, and then turning around and telling the people how they needed it (whatever new law or regulation) to better the community, when the community never asked for it in the first place.</p><p></p><p>ALTHOUGH it is an "in-alienable" right, somehow, at some point, "the people" of oklahoma allowed the politicians to take it away from them. </p><p>I am not well versed on how or when it happened, but was VERY shocked when I moved here and found out that open carry is not an option (not that I excercised the right often in Louisiana, but, during hurricanes and emergencies as such, open carrying was very common).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seurto, post: 1511453, member: 16013"] I understand these sentiments, I was attempting to play devils advocate and make an end run around jdagreek's arguement/politicisizing stance on the issue. Using the political process to eliminate its own self from the equation of debate and compromise. Not just on the open carry issue, but many, many, others which become politicized when a simple vote would put it to rest. Instead of "the people" having thier legislators represent them, we have politicians selling thier vote to the highest bidder, and then turning around and telling the people how they needed it (whatever new law or regulation) to better the community, when the community never asked for it in the first place. ALTHOUGH it is an "in-alienable" right, somehow, at some point, "the people" of oklahoma allowed the politicians to take it away from them. I am not well versed on how or when it happened, but was VERY shocked when I moved here and found out that open carry is not an option (not that I excercised the right often in Louisiana, but, during hurricanes and emergencies as such, open carrying was very common). [/QUOTE]
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