Posted on 03/24/2021 7:43:12 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Democrats are using the mass shooting in Colorado on Monday to renew their push to eliminate the filibuster and pass new gun control legislation.
Prominent Democrats said the Senate must eliminate the filibuster in order to push through new gun control laws in response to the killings. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Rep. Jason Crow (Colo.), Rep. David Cicilline (R.I.), Pennsylvania lieutenant governor candidate John Fetterman, and Pennsylvania Senate candidate Malcolm Kenyatta all called for the filibuster to end in the wake of Monday's attack.
"Things won't get better until Democrats get rid of the filibuster and finally pass gun safety legislation that a huge majority of Americans support," Warren wrote on Twitter. "What are we waiting for – another tragedy?"
On Monday, a man who has been identified by police as 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa began shooting people at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. He murdered nine customers and Boulder police officer Eric Talley before surrendering to authorities. He was charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday.
Warren and the other Democrats argued that Alissa's attack justifies getting rid of the filibuster. They said it is impossible to get the 10 Republican votes needed to pass new gun restrictions under the current rules. Instead, they want the rules thrown out so that they can pass such measures as background check expansion and gun bans without the need for any Republican support at all.
President Biden also pressured Congress to pass new gun control legislation on Tuesday during a public address in reaction to the Boulder killings. He called on the Senate to pass the two gun control bills that cleared the House in early March and to implement one of his key campaign promises, a ban on popular firearms like the AR-15.
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Make the argument that the reason for the second amendment is to allow citizens to protect themselves not only from domestic criminals etc., but also to protect themselves from the tyranny of out of control government. Then make the related argument that if you restrict citizens from protecting themselves from government tyranny then you need to restrict government from becoming tyrannical.
Term limits are absolutely and unequivocally essential in that context, as are deep restrictions to prevent political participation by any government bureaucrat/bureaucracy.
Of course, politicians are in general the most narcissistic, unethical, and modestly talented people in any society, so they won't ever restrict themselves. If gun laws, term limits, and restriction of government power were linked, the political class would instantly lose all interest in gun control.
With all the California people flocking to Texas, there may not be enough to want to secede.
In the states where they tried this there has been almost no compliance. And those are commies states. You think the men and women in REAL America are going to hand over their only means of fighting back and shuffle quietly to the concentration camp busses?
Better to die on your feet like the Poles of the Warsaw Ghetto than kneeling in front of a ditch. Because this is what they intend to do, whether you surrender or not. (see tagline)
The Bible says clearly that WHEN THEY CRY "PEACE and SAFETY (security), that suddenly SUDDEN DESTRUCTION shall come upon them. It is coming. You can deny or ignore it all that you like, but that does not stop it from coming. The only way we can assure ourselves of eternal life is through Jesus Christ. Yes, ONLY THROUGH HIM can we have that assurance. Life here may be hell, but the end goal is with Him and THAT is assured, IF you know Him. This life is not going to get better. The Bible tells us what is coming. All that we see today is what is described as "birth pains" and then it gets worse. If you don't have a personal relationship with Christ, please my friends, seek Him today. Time truly is running out. We are in what is described as the End Times.
Yeah nukethe filibuster so libs and ISIS can continue to kill us on the street
Open our borders so the illegal grass crawling invaders can continue ruining our State
More likely illegal immigrants.
I honestly don’t even think they’ll need HR1 at this point.
I was speaking of “people” as in a nation’s people. I’m not chunky, I run 4 miles a day. My point was that our version of bread and circuses puts the roman’s version to shame, to the point we have done things they couldn’t even imagine like actually making the poorest the most likely to be obese.
Freegards
300 million plus consented to be treated like the old USSR over a cough.
Cops arrested church goers.
That has been over a year.
You nailed it
“Just following orders!”
And if you met some current or recent military, many of them will just jump and go door to door. Or they will find a few merc companies.
>>What with the police being defunded, how will the gun ban be implemented and enforced? Soldiers going door to door ransacking each and every house<<
Oh no..the good, hard working, patriotic agents of the ferrule gubbamint will rifle through store yellow sheets, demand credit card companies and banks hand over records pertaining to ammunition, firearm and accessory purchases from various websites and brick and mortar stores.
Then the rest of the cops still on the job (if you happen to live in leftist jurisdictions) will send out letters demanding you provide an inventory or an account of the purchases from “this date to this date”. The document will have in fine print...”These statements are true and correct under penalty of perjury”.
If you attempt to hide articles, if ever caught with them, you will not only have them confiscated and charged with illegal possession of a particular firearm, you’ll also face charges of false statements on a government document.
Also likely gun buybacks...a sort of amnesty program. You’ll have until whatever date to turn in a particular weapon/mags/ammo. After this date, you’ll be considered violating the law...you’ll be an outlaw at this point.
So once law abiding citizens...magically become outlaws.
'Show me the gun, and I'll make the owner a criminal' - paraphrased by current actions of the Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Seems to me, the last time someone tried to take away the right for self-defense, it started a rebellion and a war.
When we had the Senate we should have done this, but McConnell wouldn’t think of it.
I really don’t care at this point, and I throw this in the category of let it all fall down. All of it. SCOTUS will not protect our freedom, and they ceeerrtainly won’t assure free elections.
Fox News is still off at my place.
Really? When?
Here's the video you are referring to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niBgnjtMSsg
The rats had this ready to go. They were just waiting for the first shooting. It is another example of the dems bring cluster bombs to the battle to control the country and the GOP brings marshmallows.
After some research, my wife has discovered both her Welsh and Scottish roots. Her family is here because her Scottish ancestor survived the battle of Culloden. He was given the choice of hanging or being sold off to work in America. He clearly chose the latter. She enjoys watching Outlander. It's not real history, but an amusing reflection of the time. My great grandfather made his exit from Wales in 1863 and promptly joined the Union Army. His "basic training" took place on flat bed rail cars rolling to the front lines. The consequence was two years in a Confederate POW camp. He survived and raised 19 children. The balance of my ancestors arrived on the Mayflower and were active participants in the American Revolution. As a family, we've been down this road before. Freedom is worth the battle to preserve it.
AMEN!
(And in the more earthly sense, trade liberty for security, and you will neither deserve nor get either one.)
I hear there are also ovens, which is fine, since I need to bone up on my cooking skills. /sarc
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