The democrats have finally grown a pair and are now in hour 12 of
a sit in, in congress… to get a bill through about gun control.
Paul (clueless)Ryan says the Dems effort is a “publicity stunt”,
no, a publicity stunt is trying to vote against Obamacare 60 times.
60 wasted votes to end Obamacare when the vote has no chance to pass,
ever… it won’t pass the senate and Obama will veto it if it could even get that
far…the Dem’s will finally stand up against the NRA hold over congress, it is
a better late than never effort, but it is there.
I applaud the democrats efforts and hope they stay the course and finish
the battle and have the patience to even try to win the war…
End the NRA control over congress once and for all, no matter what the cost.
This isn’t any different from what Ted Cruz did during his filabuster. I wasn’t impressed with him then, was obvious he was doing it for publicity and votes, utterly futile endeavor. Same for these frauds. They have nobody to strike against, they are the highest legislative power in the land.
They can do what the Roman Patricians did, go sit on a hillside in strike against the Plebians… but to be perfectly honest, I don’t think they will. As long as they are in the room, votes can occur… I say to their opponent start voting on impossible legislation… if they stay quite on the floor, not filing a nay vote, it passes legitimately.
They need to go strike… elsewhere. Then… the capitol police will have to drag them back, making a scene. Nothing happens if they sit where they are elected to sit, other than impress the easily impressionable, like you.
These are cases of the plebs striking against the patricians. Both groups went on strike from the other, but usually it was the plebs. It only worked when they LEFT and denied the republic their manpower or office/funds to keep the state functioning.
If you stay in the place you need to be legally, your strike is meaningless… cause your present. Then need to ghost, heading elsewhere. That is the pressure point.
They couldn’t muster support in either house, because the plan was unconstitutional… could of been adjusted to be legitimate, but that would be seen as kowtowing to the constitution and the American people… no, no, never in a election year, never!
It is far better to sit on their asses, bitching and moaning, than to put effort into making a good bill that reasonably addresses the issues. Always gotta be the asinine approach, that’s what gets the votes.
I hope they try to pull this shit till November, won’t be a single Democrat left in office running for reelection if they do. I’m gonna sit on the ground like a five year old and bitch and moan cause I can’t craft reasonable legislation…
This isn’t evidence of their determination to do something, but lack of imagination to write something convincing. Add to the fact it is mostly party members in the protest, and both houses joined together party wise, it becomes instantly obvious to all this isn’t a struggle on the issues, but a struggle of a party to get reelected. They need low information voters to just hear this in passing and say “well it’s about time” without finding out the details. All evidence points to insincerity, if they were sincere, they would uh kd of made a serious bi-partisan effort. They didn’t, it was just a publicity stunt by Club Democrats, and a national embarrassment. Nobody benefited, and it has if anything, reduced the likelihood of finding a solution. Why seek a legislative compromise when you can just pout and bitch like a toddler.
There is no constitutional right to owning firearms. If anyone actually reads the US constitutional second amendment they will see that the right to keep and bear arms is contingent upon the necessity of maintaining a well regulated militia; since we no longer need to maintain a well regulated militia, the legal reasoning behind the second part of that sentence (the “right to keep and bear arms”) is invalid.
Furthermore this used to be better understood, until in the late 60s when the Black Panthers protested against gun control because they felt unsafe in white communities and felt persecuted by the government. Modern “gun rights” ideas are heavily influenced by two things, this Black Panthers movement and then the NRA.
But again if you actually bother to read the second amendment, you can understand the insanity of this view that there is some kind of fundamental civilian right to own firearms. And extending that supposed right to military weaponry such as assault weapons is even more insane.
And yes, kudos to the DFL members sitting in protest of constant GOP obstruction efforts in congress. The GOP has really become a total joke, the funny thing is they actually need someone with a good Hitler appeal factor (Trump) to even energize them anymore. A sad state of affairs they’ve brought upon themselves.