Gun Rights Face-off: The Constitution Vs. Dianne Feinsteinselfnews Post Senator Ted Cruz, who recently put AG Eric Holder on the hot seat over his clear misreading of the presidents constitutional right to kill U.S. citizens anywhere at any time if the circumstances are extraordinary, forces Feinstein to lash out with emotion and hyperbole, rather than answering questions central to constitutional principles and the rule of law. Cruz compared her proposed ban as similar to banning books, to which Feinstein responded (with help from Sen. Patrick Leahy) that, yes, assault weapons are like child pornography. As proponents of big government continue to assert that the same personal defense weapons for DHS are assault weaponsin the hands of citizens, the political fireworks have likely just begun. Additional note: Feinsteins position on supposedly saving lives by restricting personal defense weapons remains wildly hypocritical, as she continuesto downplay (or outright lie)about the amount of civilians killed from theoffensiveU.S. governmentdrone attacks overseas. Read other articles by selfnews Post Here 