Posted on 04/08/2013 7:02:52 AM PDT by marktwain
Roll Call noted yesterday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is between a rock and a hard place when it comes to bringing up the gun control legislation reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. If he doesn't bring it up, he sidelines one of Obama's legacy building proposals. But if he allows it to come to the floor without a significant show of bipartisan support, at least on the so-called "universal background check" piece, he risks putting his more vulnerable members who are up for re-election in 2014 in a tough spot.
The trouble for Reid is the new process — established in January through modest filibuster rules changes — may have a fatal flaw in practice when the Nevada Democrat actually wants the bill involved to become law.The new rules allow Reid to bring any bill to the floor without having to produce a filibuster-proof majority if he gives at least two amendment votes to each party, but those rules do not prevent senators from blocking a bill from passing once it’s up for debate. In the case of the background check bill, using the maneuver would almost certainly be a sign that Democrats do not have the 60 votes to beat back a filibuster of the bill before it reaches final passage. And waiting until a bill is on the floor to forge a compromise is a risky bet.
Because of this, it is no longer clear whether Reid will bring up the bill this week as originally scheduled. And it also explains why you keep seeing stories in the media announcing that this Republican senator or that Republican senator is the "key" to any agreement on criminalizing private sales.
It appears that Obama is less interested in what happens to vulnerable Democrat senators and is more interested in his legacy. He continues his campaign style tour pushing gun control with a trip to Connecticut today and Michelle Obama will make a trip to Chicago on Wednesday.
Don't let up on the pressure. The reason they don't have an agreement on criminalizing private sales is because of your phone calls, emails, and letters to senators and congressmen.
...so is the NRA, an organization critical to Reid’s success in the last election. Just sayin....
Reid will do nothing. Zero is a Lame Duck and the Dems are done w him.
A few Republicans will give Reid all the cover he needs.
The best thing going for the Democrats is the Republican leadership. The GOP leadership has no plan, and has no one who can make a plan. They are fumbling around looking for the center, and are giving up on all principles along the way.
There aren’t so many moderate republicans anymore that democrats can hide behind. Collins and Murkowski will be with the democrats for sure on gun control but there aren’t too many others. Graham and McCain are the usual dupes trying to cajole Toomey and the new weak link, Portman. Paul, Cruz and Lee are pulling most of the others in their direction. The people are watching.
Now let me see if I get this straight.
According to them MSM 90 % of Americans want background checks on all private gun transactions.
Reid is stalling on the bills because he knows Dem Senators will lose the next election because most Americans DO NOT want background checks on private transactions.
Something does not compute here...
Wonder if the NRA has been calling Reid’s office asking about a refund of all the campaign donations they’ve sent his way.
Correct.
No he's not. Everyone knows where he stands.
He's clearly on the side of the 2nd amendment. Either that or the NRA supported the wrong guy in the last election.
Right?
The nra was sitting on the fence with regards Reid last election cause he quasi supported the organization
90% ? NO.
The polling firm in Connecticut asked a vague question about "background checks."
Then they titled the info in the survey as "Universal Background Checks."
They are completely different.
Typical neo-communist propaganda, right out of Connecticut.
. They are completely different.
In general that has been Boehner's strategy so far in Obama's 2nd term. The Senate escaped all blame in the first term in not presenting a budget. Attention was focused like a laser for 4 years on the House and the MSM waas able to turn conservatives against Boehner in doing so.
This time around Boehner has been able to turn the tide (the tool was to hold back the Senate salaries until they put up a budget) in making the Senate finally take its share of blame for budgets.
Since Boehner gave Obama his 1% tax hike he also can't be blamed by the MSM anymore for that. Boehner is probably enjoying his peace for the moment and I can't blame him. He's taken more than his share of fire.
When the time is right, the NRA needs to be called to account for its support of Reid against Sharron Angle.
Now is not that time, but over time, they have explaining to do.
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