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JayhawkSD

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50. Here's your poll, 86%

Thu Apr 18, 2013, 12:04 PM

Apr 2013

This one, http://www.pollingreport.com/guns.htm|, shows 86% support for background checks, but only 38% say that "The President and Congress should continue to work on gun legislation."

Another one, http://www.humanevents.com/2013/04/17/poll-americans-dont-think-gun-control-is-important/|, says that only 4% of the public considers gun control to be a priority.

We don't seem to be able to focus on more than one thing at a time, and we keep coming up with distractions that allow us to not do anything about creating jobs.

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We need to stop pretending we live in a Democracy [View all] dsc Apr 2013 OP

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well yes there is that dsc Apr 2013 #2

"A republic" said Ben Franklin "if you can keep it." MrSlayer Apr 2013 #3

Wasn't it Ben who said... ReRe Apr 2013 #17

^^ this ^^ defacto7 Apr 2013 #19

Here's another one... ReRe Apr 2013 #22

Ben Franklin... defacto7 Apr 2013 #29

Do you know of a book that lists... ReRe Apr 2013 #31

No I don't defacto7 Apr 2013 #32

start your homilies with the banksters and corporatists. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #37

Homilies and quips from Ben can't touch those psycho-reptiles... ReRe Apr 2013 #40

they're the biggest borrowers in the world HiPointDem Apr 2013 #41

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #30

An IMPORTANT note regarding Nevada... Tx4obama Apr 2013 #4

that is why I have the endline of the post dsc Apr 2013 #5

Sorry, I will admit that I only read the first paragraph. My bad :( Tx4obama Apr 2013 #6

Indeed cbrer Apr 2013 #7

they already scraped it all together Amonester Apr 2013 #21

Is there a link to the NAMES of Senators who voted against the gun bill? KauaiK Apr 2013 #8

Here dsc Apr 2013 #9

Thanks DSC KauaiK Apr 2013 #12

It was so he can bring it up later dsc Apr 2013 #14

Popular support JayhawkSD Apr 2013 #10

there have been dozens of polls with backround checks dsc Apr 2013 #11

Yet only 4% percent of Americans consider guns/gun control to be the #1 issue facing the nation. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #15

One pollster showed though that more than half don't trust the government with it davidn3600 Apr 2013 #34

It's an issue that is always in the background of gun control... Pointy_n_sharp Apr 2013 #36

Sorry, JayhawkSD Apr 2013 #46

It has never been a Democracy. Majority rules in a Democracy for good or ill. TalkingDog Apr 2013 #13

But it's not Majority Rule. tblue Apr 2013 #18

No, it's Ritchie-Rich Rule. Amonester Apr 2013 #25

Legally and philosophically we are a Democratic Republic. In praxis, not TalkingDog Apr 2013 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author aaaaaa5a Apr 2013 #16

We've always been a republic, not a democracy. Kablooie Apr 2013 #20

There is no need for a Senate, anyway KingFlorez Apr 2013 #23

It's a republic hepkat Apr 2013 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #26

Not everybody gets their way right away bhikkhu Apr 2013 #27

The Koch brothers and their ilk own state legislatures, own the US house and have a good grip on the Rowdyboy Apr 2013 #28

corporate fascism marions ghost Apr 2013 #49

We were never meant to be a democracy davidn3600 Apr 2013 #33

This again. "Republic" and "Democracy" are not contradictory. We are both. Recursion Apr 2013 #35

No, you need to stop pretending that you don't. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #38

Never was.... DeSwiss Apr 2013 #39

Its actually even worse than that. aaaaaa5a Apr 2013 #42

I didn't use the actual districts dsc Apr 2013 #43

Agreed. aaaaaa5a Apr 2013 #44

The Senate perserves state influence JayhawkSD Apr 2013 #47

we need to stop thinking there is a right-left paradigm Slit Skirt Apr 2013 #48

Here's your poll, 86% JayhawkSD Apr 2013 #50

We should be complaining about Mr. Reid and our hapless Dems. dawg Apr 2013 #51