Here is what I think they are really doing when Biden stated that Obama will likely issue an EO regarding gun control...
1- I think it's a trial balloon to test reaction
2- I think they want people to expect some huge sweeping change, when in reality after expectations get raised so high, it makes it easier to get a small incremental change implemented (as in "whew, that's all they're going to do? Ok, we can let that slide, it ain't that bad").
3- I think they are using it to distract from people talking about the economy. The Republican establishment wants to talk about the economy, and with good reason. Obama doesn't want to talk about the economy, and for good reason. The Republican base is still sore from the election, and they are scared to death Obama is coming for their guns; the natives are restless. The more Obama talks about guns, the more the Republican base wants to talk about guns. The Republican establishment doesn't want to talk about guns. But if their base is pissed off, then they won't have a choice except TO talk about guns. That gets them off message and away from attacking Obama where he is weak, the economy. In other words Obama is using this topic to fire up the Republican base so that the Republican establishment is distracted and thrown off.
The danger is all of this is that if Obama does indeed issue an EO on gun cotnrol, the Congress will be unable to stop him. The Senate is too Democrat, and I don't know that all the Republicans in the House would be on board with stopping it. A court challenge would take years more than likely. I would hope that his hubris isn't enough to attempt some sweeping change via EO, but worse thing have happened.
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