If he can get this passed it is about time to start making politicians into corpses. Neckties, anyone?
Neckties? No, lead.
according to National Association for Gun Rights this was defeated 54 to 42.
The measure may, just possibly, get a majority vote in the Senate. It will certainly not get the 2/3 necessary to pass.
In the utterly unlikely event the Senate did pass it by 2/3, it more certainly would not pass the House.
And if it did pass the House, it probably again could not get even a majority of states to ratify, much less 3/4.
I fail to see why conservatives obsess about this transparently phony effort. It won’t pass, they know it won’t pass, so they’re just going through the motions for political reasons.
I think Reid should be applauded for attempting to amend the Constitution using the proper provisions. It is most certainly better than ignoring the Constitution or “amending” it by judicial fiat.