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Javaman

(62,443 posts)
1. untill someone goes in and shoots up congress, nothing will change.
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 10:29 AM
Dec 2015

like climate change, until congress is walking around in hip waders, nothing will change.

untill someone goes in and shoots up congress, nothing will change. Javaman Dec 2015 #1
It just may take something as horrible as that to wake the GOP up. riversedge Dec 2015 #15
neither do I, but we live in reactionary times. Javaman Dec 2015 #34
Oh those vile fucks are in NO danger, at all. They make sure of that. randys1 Dec 2015 #26
and you are right, that's why nothing will be done. Javaman Dec 2015 #35
It happened in 1954. Puerto Rican separatists. Recursion Dec 2015 #51
The reason is pretty simple on UBCs pipoman Dec 2015 #2
I don't know where you got your Constitutional Law Degree, but I got mine at flamin lib Dec 2015 #9
it makes a pretty good excuse, tho librechik Dec 2015 #11
Firearms are constitutionally protected whether we like it or not pipoman Dec 2015 #12
And the necessary and proper clause has been coupled to the interstate commerce flamin lib Dec 2015 #14
What would motivate exempting background checks since 1993 pipoman Dec 2015 #19
What would motivate exempting the gun industry from consumer protection laws? flamin lib Dec 2015 #20
Well.. pipoman Dec 2015 #22
I beg your pardon sir. flamin lib Dec 2015 #23
no melm00se Dec 2015 #24
Jaguar has made a new passenger car for sale randys1 Dec 2015 #32
Jaguar cannot make that product for sale to the public...next false equivalency? pipoman Dec 2015 #43
How do you know they cant make a car that has a legal gun attached to it in such randys1 Dec 2015 #44
Oh I got the false equivalency pipoman Dec 2015 #45
Yep, 2nd Am is in plain english and clearly provides for gunz ONLY in well regualated randys1 Dec 2015 #46
Just not according to most who understand the text and pipoman Dec 2015 #47
No, the people can have guns to support a militia if needed aikoaiko Dec 2015 #56
See above, you've been lied to avout what Bernie and several other Democrats voted for... pipoman Dec 2015 #25
Dems should keep bringing up the anti-terrorist bill just like Republicans bring up Obamacare world wide wally Dec 2015 #3
Exactly!!! The dems need to kick the republicans around as they do to the democrats. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2015 #5
online guns still have to be shipped to an FFL. ileus Dec 2015 #4
Only if crossing a state line dumbcat Dec 2015 #10
the majority leader of the senate must be obeyed...... spanone Dec 2015 #6
The Terrorist Screening Center can place anyone... meaculpa2011 Dec 2015 #7
Just the guns ^ world wide wally Dec 2015 #8
Nothing in the bill of rights is absolute. flamin lib Dec 2015 #13
Show me the appeal process for the terror watch list Lee-Lee Dec 2015 #21
Exactly MGMT Dec 2015 #28
None of those proposals would have stopped any of the mass killers davidn3600 Dec 2015 #16
..... bigwillq Dec 2015 #27
If they didn't care after 20 children were massacred, why would they care now? Rex Dec 2015 #17
they are on the n.r.a. payroll spanone Dec 2015 #58
This country is seriously effed up. smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #18
If Joe Manchin proposed it..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2015 #29
we need new congresspeople who are unowned restorefreedom Dec 2015 #30
They're arming Isis followers and octoberlib Dec 2015 #31
exactly-- the GOP is clearly openly on the side of arming terrorists. Freaking insane that people Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #38
Is this a gloat, Teddy? Squinch Dec 2015 #33
Not at all TeddyR Dec 2015 #39
"The amendments were offered to an Obamacare repeal package currently being debated..." Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #36
I don't perceive accurately illustrating the GOP maintaining a double-standard LanternWaste Dec 2015 #41
I don't honestly think the specific issue matters much to me. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #42
Why don't you care about the rejection of simple and common sense Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #49
Planted axiom. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #50
so you do care, right? Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #54
Yep. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #59
ok, thanks-- I generally agree Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #60
This has me disgusted beyond belief Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #37
Not surprising, it sort of makes sense One_Life_To_Give Dec 2015 #40
I still feel obliged to point out that the GOP is favor of giving guns to terrorists in the US Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #48
You are SO wrong! tazkcmo Dec 2015 #53
my bad, thanks for the correction Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #55
Totally disgusting. Let's clean house next year. Even in Texas. northoftheborder Dec 2015 #52
Why propose antigun legislation that would not have stopped these murders aikoaiko Dec 2015 #57
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