To be fair, most of the individual pieces of advice laid out by Schwab are measures we agree people should take.

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And should those prove insufficient, we have to be prepared to take the necessary measures to uphold international peace and security and protect innocent people.

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But there are other measures that the government can and should take, including ensuring that the regulations we pursue appropriately protect Americans -- their food and water and air -- but do not unnecessarily impinge on businesses, and things like the payroll tax cut that the President talked about today.

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"He has made clear that he believes we ought to take common sense, and enact common sense measures that protect Second Amendment rights but prevent people who should not have weapons from obtaining them, " he said.

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