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Agnosticsherbet

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13. Republicans control 54 seats in the Senate. Democrats can not pass anything they don't want.

Reply to Amishman (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 08:01 PM

Jun 2016

84% of Americans want background checks. That includes Republicans.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/most-americans-agree-with-obama-that-more-gun-buyers-should-get-background-checks/

Bipartisanship requires that both sides want something. It was clear that only what the NRA wanted mattered.

Now the bills were not actually defeated. They could not pass a cloture vote to bring them to the floor.

Our government requires compromise. Sadly in this partisan world compromise is a dirty word.

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There will never be any gun control [View all] brettdale Jun 2016 OP

Yeah Brett... wysi Jun 2016 #1

Strongly disagree. 85% of Americans want gun Hortensis Jun 2016 #14

Certainly not with this Senate. Which means there will be more massacres ahead... villager Jun 2016 #2

People control is coming, gun control is not HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #3

That's the truly scary part farleftlib Jun 2016 #9

They have their eye on more criminalization of mental illness HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #11

Republicans are owned by the NRA. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #4

they are no help, but we are not blameless here either. Amishman Jun 2016 #8

Republicans control 54 seats in the Senate. Democrats can not pass anything they don't want. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #13

Yep SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2016 #19

republicans are useless MFM008 Jun 2016 #5

Yes there will be, when the dems are in the majority (over 60 in Senate) cry baby Jun 2016 #6

This! auntpurl Jun 2016 #12

Thoughts & Prayers SoCalMusicLover Jun 2016 #7

Here you go, it's now a game! XRubicon Jun 2016 #16

If democrats win the presidency and appoint 2-3 SCOTUS justices etherealtruth Jun 2016 #10

If we win big in the election kimbutgar Jun 2016 #15

disagree...moms are on the rise Fresh_Start Jun 2016 #17

Not with hundreds of millions of guns in private hands Matrosov Jun 2016 #18

Offer a buyback amnesty program gratuitous Jun 2016 #20