Pic Of The Moment: How A Bill Doesn't Become A Law

[EarlG]

Support for Gun Checks Stays High

Senate Defeats Background-Check Plan, Imperiling Gun Bill

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[SunSeeker]

1. Traitorous scum. nt

[SoapBox]

9. Mega ditto.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Just like TARP....

They passed the TARP on the 2nd go 'round despite stratospheric levels of NO!!!! from Americans.

Didn't matter, it was as if we had not said a word.

[yellerpup]

3. The asshat with the cartoon balloon has spoken. n/t

[siligut]

4. I first read it as "The people with money are spooky"

I think Mitch is easily spooked.

[alfredo]

5. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence

contains guidance for a way forward.

[caledesi]

6. Thanks EarlG. nt

[L0oniX]

7. Bwahahahahah ...people actually thought the government represented them ...LOL.

[ZRT2209]

8. bastard

[valerief]

10. And a big thanks goes to Congress for once again letting the minority rule. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. Notice the way the media presents it?

They say it lost 54 to 46 and make it a point to mention Democrats control the Senate.

Makes it sound like the vote was 54 AGAINST.

[AAO]

12. Thanks, EarlG, and NO THANKS to Harry Ried!

[Cha]

13. Good job with McAsshole, EarlG.

[delrem]

14. Why can't Senate Dems force the R's to actually filibuster??

Don't Dems realize that every hour they force those asshats to stand in open forum and defend a vote against improved backgrounds is an hour digging their own grave? Furthermore Dems would be seen as having to endure it, not unlike protesters, and the actual filibuster would get tremendous publicity.

Reid's strategy to "precave" to every threatened filibuster (except Rand Paul!) is eeirie.

[patrice]

15. So STUPID. They think we want their stuff, so they've bought protection, VIOLENT protection, . . .

when all we really want is for them to GET OFF OF OUR BACKS by paying what THEY OWE for the PRIVATE PROFITS they have made with OUR BLOOD.

FOUR Fingers!!!!
for Worker Solidarity!

[sulphurdunn]

16. It's a strange form

of representative democracy which has a bicameral legislature with 535 members and gives legislative veto power to 41 members of one chamber and is abetted by the majority in getting away with it even when the overwhelming majority of the electorate oppose such behavior. If that is a representative government, the only honest question can be to ask who it represents.

[Indyfan53]

17. Whoever is his opponent in 2014, I will support.

If we can at least get a reasonable moderate with a chance of winning, it would be a huge step up above this corporate pig.

[rhett o rick]

18. The basic problem here is that we are allowing 46% of the Senate to control the Senate.

Why does this continue?