Posted on 09/20/2019 2:54:06 AM PDT by SkyPilot
Senate Republicans are treading cautiously on a background checks plan floated by Attorney General William Barr that has been decried as a non-starter by the National Rifle Association (NRA).
Barr floated the proposal to GOP offices on Wednesday as the Senate inches toward doing something on gun control amid growing public pressure created by a seemingly endless string of mass shootings.
But Barr was careful to tell Republicans that his memo on background checks, titled Idea for New Unlicensed-Commercial-Sale Background Checks, did not have the backing of President Trump
Im up here just kicking around some ideas, getting perspectives so I can be in a better position to advise the president, Barr told reporters. But the president has made no decision yet.
GOP lawmakers, for their part, were decidedly noncommittal, with several saying they still wanted to hear what Trump would back.
Its one thing to have a few ideas on paper, said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who met with Barr and White House legislative affairs director Eric Ueland on Tuesday.
But in terms of actually being a concrete proposal where you can say, How do you feel about this? I need to see a lot, Hawley told reporters, summarizing his meeting with Barr.
My question was, wheres the president on this? Is this something I asked that question directly is this something the president supports?
Hawley said Ueland couldnt say whether Trump backs the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposal.
Thats an important piece, because if the president doesnt support it, theres no point. Its not going to become law, he added.
The NRA moved quickly to dismiss the proposal, which would expand background checks along the lines of a 2013 amendment to a gun violence bill that was sponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey...
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And what precipitates the cultural blind spot is delusion (on a group basis).
Delusion is a belief that ignores reality. Correcting delusion is very difficult due to confirmation bias.
Americans love their delusions and will fight like hell to keep them.
Notice how deep it goes. You cant talk about it even here.
Really, this is the last thing on Barr’s mind. They will put this on hold until after the election.
I wish Trump had picked Rudy.
“He is not going after the Swamp, the coup plotters, and the criminals in the Dept of Injustice and the Federal Bureau of Injustice. He IS going after our guns.”
Barr hasn’t lifted a finger to prosecute a single coup participant. Not one.
We really need civil disobedience with respect to doj and police state agencies.
People have to start making the doj lose their cases, even cases with merit.
Look, they are attacking us on 2A and they won’t go after the elites. What does that portend? So for example, when we have white collar cases against the little people, even if they have merit, make them lose. Jury nullification.
I’ve been saying this Barr guy is the swamp. Nothing but platitudes. there’re will be no convictions of any sort. I’ve said { watch him carefuly}.
Agree. Thanks CT. Hope you are well.
Just curious, what are flying these days?
Not sure if this is what you meant, but I have noticed some folks going ballistic regarding calling out people like Gun Grabber Barr. They will accuse you of being a Never Trumper. I gave Barr the benefit of the doubt, even though I knew before his confirmation hearing he was anti-Second Amendment. Now, after months, he refuses to prosecute the coup platters and says Epstein committed suicide. Oh, and I guess it was just a coincidence that all the cameras in the prison happened to fail at once? Barr is a Swamp Creature. So is Smirking Wray of the Federal Bureau of Injustice.
I recall recognizing Modified, Limited Hangout pretty early on with Barr but admit I, too, was hopeful at rfirst. I have suspected for some time now that Barr was the deal Trump made to get rid of Sessions and reign Mueller in. Which would sort of explain Trumps loss of enthusiasm for investigation the Witch Hunt.
Me too, but Rudy would have had trouble getting confirmed.
Wait a minute.... Barr doesn’t have ENOUGH to do? That he is sitting around contemplating LEGISLATION to propose?
Top “law ENFORCEMENT officer”.
The President and Congress PROPOSE legislation.
The Congress passes legislation.
The President signs legislation into LAW.
The attorney General ENFORCES the law.
Mr. Barr, stick to your job and let others do theirs.
Let's see...
Ivanka got caught "shopping" gun control proposals to Congress a few weeks ago.
Now the AG himself is caught doing the same thing.
And this supposedly doesn't have the backing of the President?
Sure, makes tons of sense. /s
Barr is Sessions’ super sized twin.
Hmmm. But numerous FReepers told me we must ALWAYS stand with Trump no matter what, and we can't underestimate the "danger" of daring to disagree with anything Trump says or does, and that God is guiding Trump to always do what's right anyway, and that only dirty filthy rotten NeverTrumpers and "Mitt Romney" types ever oppose Trump on something.
Gosh, I guess conservativism is NOT measured by how much one blindly supports the Trump administration! I'm shocked I tell ya, shocked.
Throw out barrr bring in Rudy.
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