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Democrats....Bush Key on Assault Weapons
Associated Press - Las Vegas Sun.com ^
| May 14, 2003
| Jim Abrams
Posted on 05/14/2003 2:32:06 PM PDT by Godebert
By JIM ABRAMS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) -
President Bush should take the lead in overcoming resistance within his own party to extending an assault weapons ban due to expire next year, Democrats said Wednesday.
"If the bill dies we will lay it at the president's doorstep," Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said a day after House Majority Leader Tom DeLay told reporters that the 1994 law banning the manufacture of 19 types of common military-style assault weapons would not be renewed.
Schumer said the gun bill would be an issue in the 2004 election, a development that could pose problems for Democrats who represent districts with strong gun rights sentiment. The assault ban vote was also a campaign topic in 1994, the year Republicans recaptured the House after spending 40 years in the minority.
Bush, taking a position at odds with the National Rifle Association, has voiced support for extending the ban, and White House spokesman Ari Fleischer on Wednesday said that support would carry weight in Congress.
"This is a matter that the House has to work out, of course, by listening to the will of its members, but the president's position is clear on it," Fleischer said. "When the president states his position like that, it helps get the message to the Congress."
Fleischer would not say whether Bush would pressure DeLay to bring such a bill up for a vote. DeLay, R-Texas, on Tuesday indicated that there would be no effort to renew the current law before it expires on Sept. 13, 2004. "The votes in the House are not there to reauthorize it," he said.
"The real question is will the president weigh in and ask the leaders to schedule a vote," said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., who as a senior adviser to President Clinton played a key role in guiding the 1994 legislation through Congress.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; antigun; assaultweaponsban; awb; bang; banglist; billofrights; bush; constitution; gungrabbers; oathofoffice
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To: justshe
I was only addressing one commentOh?
would say that the juvenile responses are all emanating from your direction, Todd.
LOL, whatever you say.
421
posted on
05/14/2003 9:40:38 PM PDT
by
Sir Gawain
(Kil-lin' is my bid-ness, lay dees. And bid-ness is goooood.)
To: Cathryn Crawford
Since we're being pathetic and childish, I'll point out there that is no comma after leave.
422
posted on
05/14/2003 9:40:59 PM PDT
by
Howlin
To: A Citizen Reporter
I have no idea. I think it depends if another book is coming out, or if he needs money.
423
posted on
05/14/2003 9:41:05 PM PDT
by
Dan from Michigan
("It's the same ole story, same ole song and dance, my friend")
To: Howlin
The gift, you know.
But all will be well on May 1, 2004
The President will have a walk
424
posted on
05/14/2003 9:41:18 PM PDT
by
deport
To: Cathryn Crawford
Cathryn, I'll go out on a limb here and predict that you will regret the direction you're heading. People judge you by the company you keep and suffice to say that you are nearing a self-destructive pit.
Think before you leap.
To: TLBSHOW
I have no battle against the President..Please don't tell me you're this intellectually dishonest with yourself.
426
posted on
05/14/2003 9:41:58 PM PDT
by
TomServo
(Bring Back Illbay!!!)
To: Dan from Michigan
Wonderful reasons to run, no doubt.
Any thoughts on Keyes, Phillips, and what's his face -- Rockwell? Do they need money, too?
427
posted on
05/14/2003 9:41:58 PM PDT
by
Howlin
Comment #428 Removed by Moderator
To: xbar
Who?
429
posted on
05/14/2003 9:42:47 PM PDT
by
Howlin
To: Cathryn Crawford
People judge you by the company you keep Yeah Cathryn, hang with us and you can call people fat to feel good about yourself! LOL
430
posted on
05/14/2003 9:42:53 PM PDT
by
Sir Gawain
(Kil-lin' is my bid-ness, lay dees. And bid-ness is goooood.)
To: xbar
Oh, I know. I've been watching for awhile. It's interesting the psychology of it.
Notice that when angered, certian people resort to childish "fat jokes" in order to, perhaps, fulfill a deep seated insecurity. Of course, I wouldn't know. Just an observation, you know.
431
posted on
05/14/2003 9:43:10 PM PDT
by
Cathryn Crawford
(Where are my anti-anxiety pills?!)
To: Howlin
If you think it's pathetic and childish, you can just leave the thread, you know. I think we'd all be better off, if you left. And don't tell us you'd criticize Bush if and when he signs Clinton's AWB bill. Everyone knows where you stand.
To: Howlin
I'll point out there that is no comma after leave.What's the grammar rule against it?
433
posted on
05/14/2003 9:43:56 PM PDT
by
Sir Gawain
(Kil-lin' is my bid-ness, lay dees. And bid-ness is goooood.)
To: deport
If only we could get him on "our side" now, think what a cakewalk it would be............LOL.
434
posted on
05/14/2003 9:44:00 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(The Trojan Horse was a "gift," wasn't it?)
Comment #435 Removed by Moderator
To: xbar
"No one wins in these. Welcome to the TLBSHOW bash fest." Why oh why, does this remark remind me of the people who want to remove dodge ball from the public schools?
To: TomServo
I have issues with issues Tom. Sorry to bust your bubble.
437
posted on
05/14/2003 9:45:00 PM PDT
by
TLBSHOW
(the gift is to see the truth)
To: Fred Mertz
I think we'd all be better off, if you left.Wait, let me:
No, you leave, Fred! You're a fatty!
438
posted on
05/14/2003 9:45:14 PM PDT
by
Sir Gawain
(Kil-lin' is my bid-ness, lay dees. And bid-ness is goooood.)
To: Fred Mertz
And don't tell us you'd criticize Bush if and when he signs Clinton's AWB bill. Everyone knows where you stand. You are just plain lying, Fred. I told YOU, among others, up the thread where I stand on this bill.
You sure seem to have issues with women, don't you? Is it ALL women, or is it just women who dare to voice an opinion and are capable of taking care of themselves?
439
posted on
05/14/2003 9:45:46 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(The Trojan Horse was a "gift," wasn't it?)
To: Howlin
think what a cakewalk it would be
I think if it happened now it would be a:
Pizza Strut with Fox News
440
posted on
05/14/2003 9:46:03 PM PDT
by
deport
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