Posted on 06/15/2016 10:36:29 AM PDT by PROCON
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) launched a talking filibuster on the Senate floor — which was quickly joined by fellow Democrats — in an effort to pressure Republicans to accept legislation that would deny suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms and require universal background checks.
The Senate is debating a spending bill that Democrats hope to offer gun amendments to, but Murphy said that the Senate should “not proceed with debate on amendments to this bill until we have figured out a way to come together on, at the very least, two simple ideas.”
“I’m going to remain on this floor until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together on these two measures, that we can get a path forward on addressing this epidemic in a meaningful, bipartisan way,” Murphy continued on the Senate floor on Wednesday, after he first started his filibuster at about 11:20 a.m.
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Keep talking day and night about gun control, a sure winner!
The “rats truly do believe that they should never let a tragedy “go to waste.”
I’d agree with you, except the Republicans seem hellbent on caving before the election.
Hmmm...I’m guessing they’re talking about the patriotic “terrorists” not the Muslim terrorists. You got to watch the professional liars. They change the definition of words to suit their agendas so fast it’ll make your head spin.
Felons voting in Virginia is headed to court, thanks to JUDICIAL WATCH (our new Congress!).
Filibuster right through the election. Do the country a favor and tie up Congress
As long as he is talking they ain’t voting.... I hope he talks until next january
The New World Order requires we surrender or rights to them, democrats and republican leaders are okay with this.
McConnell said he is open to some type of gun legislation, so that means Ryan is also.
How about MUSLIM CONTROL..that’s something the left doesn’t want to see happen..they need those Muslim Jihadist votes in November
add a rider denying guns to those under investigation for a felony and also denying guns to their security detail and watch the rats run.
LOL!
Is there some piece of legislation we WANT Bambi to sign?
Doubtful.....
Dems want to ban muslims from owning guns?
Exactly how would anything they propose have prevented the islamic jihadist atrocity in Orlando? Sorry, the question just seems to come up repeatedly in my mind.
It wouldn't. They know it.
Their intent is to disarm you. They'll do anything to advance that goal. Preventing terrorist attacks is irrelevant to them. They LIKE terrorist attacks; terrorist attacks give them an excuse to disarm you.
Roger that. I’m all with the Dems on this one. The less that comes out of congress the better.
universal background checks???
Don’t gun purchaser have to go though a background check now? Just what is a “universal background check” supposed to be?
And yet...
“Expect a flood of more than 100,000 Syrian “students” to enter the U.S. in the next three years, says Nayla Rush in a new report for the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington think tank. And that doesn’t include those who will come under a myriad of other expanded or newly created visa programs.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2016/06/massive-wave-of-syrian-muslim-students-planned/#VsOkqI5cIxmsgR7g.99
McConnell doesn't want to "shut down the government," so he'll give the Democrats their gun control, AND throw in the Supreme Court pick just to be safe.
-PJ
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