Who cares? It will never get through the house. Waste of mental gymnastics.
Actually, it is not a waste.
I halts the senate from spending time on other parts of the left’s agenda.
At the same time it focuses the pubic scrutiny an a part of that agenda that is unpopular.
The House cannot be counted on. They’re already putting pressure on republican senators. Once it gets through the senate, the pressure will be on Boehner, who will fold quickly. And it’ll be passed with democrats and moderate republicans. Boehner or Cantor can refuse to bring it to the floor but they’ll either cave or Pelosi will get 218 signatures (with republican help) on a discharge petition to force it to the floor.
The fight is in the senate. And republcans are already caving, because they’re weak. Ayotte, Isakson, Heller, Flake, McCain and Graham have already thrown in their lot with the democrats. Chambliss and Johnanns are leaving so they won’t care and will too. Portman will be next, then the rest of the weak links.
“It will never get through the house.”
The house is full of Rinos:
Boehner: Will consider gun-control legislation
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday refused to rule out a vote on gun-control legislation in the next Congress.
The highest-ranking elected Republican lawmaker said that he would take the recommendations of a commission led by Vice President Joe Biden on gun control “under advisement.”
“When the vice president’s recommendations come forward, we’ll certainly take them into consideration,” Boehner told reporters gathered at a press conference in the Capitol.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/274035-boehner-will-consider-gun-control-legislation#ixzz2Pzi2aFLI