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Posted on 06/21/2005 3:39:43 PM PDT by freepatriot32
The 278-149 roll call Thursday by which the House rejected an effort to restrict gun manufacturers' exports of high-powered, .50-caliber rifles.
A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the amendment restricting the gun exports. A "no" vote is a vote to reject the amendment.
Voting yes were 134 Democrats, 15 Republicans and no Independents.
Voting no were 65 Democrats, 212 Republicans and 1 Independent.
X denotes those not voting.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...
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65 Democrats with a small functioning brain, who want to come back to the House next term -- I am surprised.
you can focus on the 15 that voted yes, but I'd prefer to focus on the 65 DEMS who voted no.
this shows that there is a stong bi-partisian majority in the HOUSE in favor of RKBA
I'll save you the trouble
I knew before I looked
MISSISSIPPI
Democrats -- Taylor, N; Thompson, Y.
Republicans -- Pickering, N; Wicker, N.
Kind of surprised ole Artur Davis voted against this
"Only a government that does not trust its citizens would refuse them the right to bear arms."
Maybe he trusts Americans and just doesn't like exports. :-/
I'm guessing the same, but the question I ask is, where should the GOP draw the line with that? For instance, should it confidently suppose that it can run a conservative in NYC? Bloomberg's probably about as good as it'll get there.
Or does the GOP have to hold the line everywhere to folks that agree 100% with the party platform in order to be conservative? Don't get me wrong--I'm asking on a theoretical basis. At which point does a national party get to say "we can't run that kind of conservative there, he'll have no chance at all?" Ever?
Yahoo!
Except for little Mary ducking this vote, California Republicans were solid.
Bono, X; Calvert, N; Cox, N; Cunningham, N; Doolittle, N; Dreier, N; Gallegly, N; Herger, N; Hunter, N; Issa, N; Lewis, N; Lungren, Daniel E., N; McKeon, N; Miller, Gary, N; Nunes, N; Pombo, N; Radanovich, N; Rohrabacher, N; Royce, N; Thomas, N.
Could anyone tell me why Taylor is still a Democrat? From here he looks fairly conservative from a conservative district. I am sure the Democrat party has left him in the dust years ago.
Thank you. I'll not have to bother looking now.
Could anyone tell me why Taylor is still a Democrat? From here he looks fairly conservative from a conservative district. I am sure the Democrat party has left him in the dust years ago.
Good question. Some think he likes the "McCain Maverick"
look. Others think it's the high number of union shipyards
on the coast. Nobody really knows for sure. But his
votes don't really stray that far from the mainline dims.
He did vote to impeach Clinton. I will give him credit
for that.
Mr Barrett will be pleased
ARIZONA
Democrats -- Grijalva, Y; Pastor, Y.
Republicans -- Flake, N; Franks, N; Hayworth, N; Kolbe, N; Renzi, N; Shadegg, N.
VERMONT
Independent -- Sanders, N.
Shock!
From a letter by James Madison to Joseph C. Cabelle, dated 18 Sept, 1828
1. The meaning of the Phrase "to regulate trade" must be sought in the general use of it, in other words in the objects to which the power was generally understood to be applicable, when the Phrase was inserted in the Constn.
2. The power has been understood and used by all commercial & manufacturing Nations as embracing the object of encouraging manufactures. It is believed that not a single exception can be named.
I wonder what manufactures a ban on the export of .50 caliber rifles is supposed to encourage?
The manufacture of better barrels and more accurate ammunition, plus lowering the price of them.
Democrats -- DeGette, Y; Salazar, N; Udall, N.
Republicans -- Beauprez, N; Hefley, N; Musgrave, N; Tancredo, N.
Saladbar and Udall? Was that a pig that just flew by?
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