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Iggy

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6. BECAUSE: We Don't See

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 06:38 AM

Dec 2012

Twenty six or seven year old kids dying from lack of health care services.

Unfortunately, and this indicates just how weak congress and Obama are-- it took these kids getting shot multiple times in the head to FINALLY act on new gun legislation-- the horror at Aurora was not enough to move them.

FAIL.

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Why Do We Get Riled Up About Gun Rights, and Not Rights to Health Care and Education? [View all] xchrom Dec 2012 OP

Yes - Until One Realizes That The Death Merchants Have A Profit Motive cantbeserious Dec 2012 #1

that is the sick gun nut culture in which we live Skittles Dec 2012 #2

Yes, why not health care and education? NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #3

people get riled up about whatever is put in front of their faces repetitiously. and nearly HiPointDem Dec 2012 #4

because, as conversatives have shown time and again WooWooWoo Dec 2012 #5

BECAUSE: We Don't See Iggy Dec 2012 #6

Which amendment to the constitution reads: Indydem Dec 2012 #7