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Posted on 04/15/2013 7:40:54 AM PDT by EXCH54FE
“The Senate's dramatic filibuster-busting vote Thursday to move forward on a gun-safety bill is being cast as a historic breakthrough, testing the strength of the gun lobby and opening a door to the first major gun-control law since 1994. It means President Obama will get the votes on gun legislation he has been seeking since a shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn.” - USA Today, April 12, 2013
It’s not often that we agree with USA Today. But author, Gregory Korte, got it right in Friday’s column. The Senators who refused to cast a “no” vote on Thursday - and who refused to drive a stake through the heart of S. 649 - have given the President a key symbolic victory.
Senate voting commences as early as Tuesday. True, the battle is not over yet and we still think we have a good chance to defeat this bill. The Senate will probably commence voting on gun issues this Tuesday - possibly Wednesday - and it could continue for several days. But if we do win, it’s no thanks to your Senator(s) who stabbed gun owners in the back.
Many, if not all, of the Senators who are listed below are saying that they voted to proceed to the gun control bill on Thursday, even though they oppose the contents of the bill. Huh?
Listen, for example, to what Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has said: “I voted to proceed to debate on the floor, even though I am opposed to the gun bill that emerged from the Judiciary Committee.”
And Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)--who had pledged to support the Paul-Cruz-Lee filibuster - instead voted for the motion to proceed to Reid’s gun control bill, indicating that he favored “an open discussion” even while he still opposed the “specifics of the bill.”
Never mind that if they had voted against the motion to proceed on Thursday, they could have helped to defeat the bill that they reportedly oppose. We came nine votes short of defeating the bill on Thursday, and any one of the Senators listed below - again, your Senator(s) are included - would have helped to make the difference. Here is the list:
* Republicans who voted for the motion to proceed to gun control on Thursday are Alexander (TN), Ayotte (NH), Burr (NC), Chambliss (GA), Collins (ME), Corker (TN), Coburn (OK), Flake (AZ), Isakson (GA), McCain (AZ), Heller (NV), Hoeven (ND), Kirk (IL), Graham (SC), Toomey (PA) and Wicker (MS).
* Democrats who claim to be pro-gun but voted to proceed to gun control (S. 649) are Baucus (MT), Hagan (NC), Landrieu (LA), Heitkamp (ND), Johnson (SD), Reid (NV), Tester (MT) and Warner (VA).
While all the Senators mentioned above should be “taken to the woodshed,” the following two Senators get special mention:
* Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) lied to his constituents about his involvement in hatching a “compromise” bill. All week, Toomey’s office promised concerned constituents who called that the Senator was not working on a gun deal - even saying that it was Sen. Joe Manchin who was putting out false information. Of course, by Thursday, the entire nation realized that Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey had, in fact, conspired to draft a “compromise” bill that is even worse than the Feinstein gun ban.
* Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) told gun owners in West Virginia - on November 5, 2012 - that he was pro-gun, but then reversed course right after the election to stab gun owners in the back. Manchin took legislation that was drafted by gun-grabbing Senator Chuck Schumer and used that as his baseline text for writing a supposed compromise--a compromise that seriously infringes upon our Second amendment rights.
The next key vote will probably be Tuesday, when the Senate votes on the Schumer-Toomey universal gun registry amendment.
This Toomey-Manchin-Schumer sell-out would establish a universal gun registry for any gun transaction that ever involved any internet posting – a substantial majority of private gun sales nationwide.
In addition, it would, in section 117, explicitly waive federal privacy laws in order to allow private doctors to send the names of persons with PTSD, ADHD, and postpartum depression to the FBI – thereby unilaterally banning them from owning guns.
The vote on the Toomey-Manchin-Schumer sell-out on Tuesday (or Wednesday) will probably be the most important vote of all. Because of the way that the Senate rules are structured, if we can get 41 votes (out of 100) against the Toomey proposal, we can defeat his amendment - and that will probably result, like a house of cards, in the rest of the bill going down as well.
If your Senator votes wrong again on Tuesday, his or her throwaway votes against the Feinstein gun ban and final passage of the bill may not matter. They will just be a fraudulent effort to pretend to be pro-gun.
I wrote a long email to both of my senators, Isakson and Chamblis. I outright called Chamblis a traitor and hoped that Obama would tax away everything that he stole while he was in Congress (he’s not running again).
I told Isakson that he has cemented my resolve to oust him when he runs in 2016, either by voting for his primary challenger, or voting for the Democrat that will run against him. In the case of his primary challenger, I said I’d give his opponent the maximum I could contribute.
Both are effing RINOs and a disgrace to America.
There is a good general pre-composed letter at the GOA link. In addition to the emails I’ve sent, it won’t hurt to use the one at the link as well. Keep the pressure on. No turning back and no compromise. Period! Not that it will do much good in a lot of cases.
I’m aghast.
The Sarah Palin supported so-called conservative Senator Ayotte from NH voted for this abomination.
The known, flaming leftist Jeanne Shaheen did not.
Amazing!
My guess is that Ayotte is star-struck by jerks like McPain and Pansy Graham, while Shaheen is showing herself to be more politically astute.
Just another pair of whores pissing on the Constitution from the PA seats.
Information collected under section 102(c)(3) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) to assist the Attorney General in enforcing section 922(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, shall not be subject to the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note).
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There is a paragraph in Obamacare called explicitly “Protection of Second Amendment Rights”. You’ll find it in Section 2716 part c of the Affordable Care Act. The Toomey-Manchin proposal attempts to nullify that so your MD can deny you RKBA without appeal or due process.
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From AHA:
(c) PROTECTION OF SECOND AMENDMENT GUN RIGHTS.—
‘‘(1) WELLNESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.— A wellness and health promotion activity implemented under subsection (a)(1)(D) may not require the disclosure or collection of any information relating to—
‘‘(A) the presence or storage of a lawfully- possessed firearm or ammunition in the residence or on the property of an individual; or
‘‘(B) the lawful use, possession, or storage of a firearm or ammunition by an individual. ‘‘
(2) LIMITATION ON DATA COLLECTION.—None of the authorities provided to the Secretary under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or an amendment made by that Act shall be construed to authorize or may be used for the collection of any in- formation relating to—
‘‘(A) the lawful ownership or possession of a firearm or ammunition;
‘‘(B) the lawful use of a firearm or ammunition; or
‘‘(C) the lawful storage of a firearm or ammunition.
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON DATABASES OR DATA BANKS.—None of the authorities provided to the Secretary under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or an amendment made by that Act shall be construed to authorize or may be used to maintain records of individual ownership or possession of a firearm or ammunition.
Time to start putting amendments in this bill, such as universal reprocity of conceal carry licenses, just like driver licenses. Lift the 1986 machine gun ban. I can think of more amendments if the Senators need ideas, but these two are a good start.
BookMark
Dear Lord, guide our course.
Tatt
he can put 1,000 “goodies” into the bill but it still continues (and expands) the fed govt’s involvement in regulating, restricting, limiting, screening, and infringing our Constitutional Right to bear arms
about the only good thing I can say for what he’s doing.. is that he may succeed in loading up the bill with so much stuff that it won’t pass (this being one well-known legislative strategy)... but if that’s his plan then why would he (be so stupid as to) be bragging about it?
if he wants to do something good, he should find a Congresscritter to introduce a bill to repeal all existing laws infringing on our right to bear arms
a nice one sentence bill would do just fine
then let’s see which Congresscritters honor their Oaths of Office, and which do NOT
I’ll see who’ll be Anti-2nd Amendment on Tuesday. I know I’m going to fight for my rights!!
I’m stuck with the aptly named Jeff Flake and that poster boy for senility, John McCain. Every time I write them, I get a quick non-specific boilerplate reply from Flake and nothing at all from McCain (bluddy peasant!).
After the mess Nixon got himself into, you couldn’t find a Republican who would admit they voted for him. I’m running into the same phenomena among my gun owning friends regarding McCain.
Rep. Paul Gosar, on the other hand, replied in detail and came out unequivocally against any of the proposed legislation.
Representatives are still in touch with the people. The Senators think of themselves as in the House of Lords.
Politician. Rope. Lamp post. Some assembly required.
Where’s the guy from Montana who wrote me that Baucus and Tester would never vote for gun control?
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