I urge Congress to fix this problem and repeal the Hughes Amendment at the very minimum.
I urge everyone reading this to demand answers from your Senators and Congressmen. The rule of law is meaningless in this nation as long as this travesty remains untouched.
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You could have left it at that. The US is a banana republic.
There is nothing in the Constitution that requires that Roberts Rules be followed in committee in order for a bill to be made into law. It only requires a majority vote in the house and senate, and presidential approval, or a 2/3 vote in both bodies to override a presidential veto.
You can try to argue that if Rangle didn't ramrod the bill through the committee it never would have made it to the house floor, but the Constitution states that each house will make their own rules. If it wasn't overruled at the time, there is nothing that the Supreme Court can do to find the law unconstitutional based on committee behavior.
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I believe the amendment passed on the house floor with a voice vote. That’s ridiculous for something as important as that. Someone should have called for a roll call on the floor. Get everyone’s vote on record.
Nothing to do now, but attempt to repeal this monstrosity. America’s first Freedom had a big article on the 86 bill in this past issue. All in all, even though the crappy Hughes amendment was in it, this was a good bill and freed up sellers and dealers from being arbitrarily harrassed by the feds. More importantly, it was the first victory for the 2nd amendment in a long battle back from too much progressivism.
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