Militia Is Not a Four-Letter Word by Larry Pratt Executive Director Gun Owners of America Following the tragedy in Oklahoma City, a campaign of political opportunism was generated. President Clinton publicly attributed the loss of 21 seats in the House of Representatives to the pro-Second Amendment vote in the 1994 elections. While the President's number is low, it was sufficient to turn over control of the House to the Republicans for the first time in 40 years.
Nothing is fair in warfare or politics, it seems.
The President, along with many in the media, cranked up a campaign to neutralize a crucial part of his opposition. Critics of the government in general were accused of having created a climate of hate that somehow provoked those who committed the bombing atrocity in Oklahoma City. Soon the opposition frenzy focused on the militia. When the key suspect, Timothy McVeigh, was found to have attended a militia meeting or two in Michigan, the case was closed. For the President and his supporters, the militia had been found guilty.