Posted on 06/23/2015 6:36:44 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
In the wake of the Charleston shooting, Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) are considering ways to renew their failed push to pass meaningful gun control legislation.
In separate interviews Tuesday night at a reception before a ceremony hosted by Sandy Hook families to honor Toomey, they discussed their desire to find a new way forward.
“We want to make sure we have the votes. Pat’s going to have to, and I’ll work with him, to get some of our colleagues on the Republican side,” Manchin said, adding he hasn’t talked directly to Toomey about a revival.
Manchin specifically mentioned an effort aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of people diagnosed with mental illness.
Though the effort is in the early stages, Toomey also said he’s looking for opportunities to reintroduce something related to combating gun violence.
“What I’m trying to figure out is there something that could get the support of the 60 votes that we would need in the Senate,” Toomey said. “Joe Manchin was and is a great partner and someone I will continue to work with and I’m open to exploring what is possible.”
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Watch the Republicans fold like they are holding a pair of twos.
Toomey is a complete idiot.
The left doesn’t have to lift a finger anymore with losers like this.
lol. I love this. HAHAHA......yes I am still bitter about you Santorum bashers who were upset that Santorum kicked Toomey to the curb...........So stupid some of you are. Well I say you get what you celebrate. Good luck with Toomey.....he has more then shown he is a liberal. Santorum continues to be vindicated.
If Trump becomes president, they will get some help from his bully pulpit and power of the White House.
So what kind of law can they pass that will prevent another racist shooting?
Santorum was devoted to Arlen Specter, even in 2010, until Specter finally had to switch parties to lose Santorum.
Watch this video, it and the transcript are more damning than almost anything that I have ever seen in politics.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/64281-1
Arlen Specter announces for the White House, with endorsee, Rick Santorum at his side.
At Senator Arlen Specter’s official presidential campaign announcement in March 1995, then-Senator Rick Santorum showed his public support and encouragement of Specter by sitting directly next to him as Specter denounced the GOP’s war on abortion. It was at this event that Specter proclaimed his total opposition to social conservatism and declared he is in fact running to make the GOP pro-choice.
Santorum is seen nodding and applauding at Specter’s side:
3:46 mark: “In 1996, I intend to win the other house — the White House — with ten commitments to America… Especially a woman’s right to choose…
13:22 mark: “Even though we have this historic opportunity for these achievements, there are those in our party who would lead us down a different path — and squander this unique moment in our nation’s history — by using our political capital — to pursue a radical social agenda — that would end a woman’s right to choose…
13:48 mark: “When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation between Church and State, I say he is wrong…
14:31 mark: “When Ralph Reed says a pro-choice Republican isn’t qualified to be our President, I say the Republican Party will not be intimidated or blackmailed by those kinds of threats.I, and millions of other pro-choice Republicans, will not be disenfranchised and made second class citizens.
15:33 mark: “… it is not Christian, or religious, or Judeo-Christian to bring God into politics; or to advocate intolerance and promote exclusion.
15:54 mark: “I want to take abortion out of politics. I want to keep the Republican Party focused on the vital economic and foreign policy issues — and leave moral issues such as abortion to the conscience of the individual. I believe abortion is an issue to be decided by women…
16:40 mark: “I pledge to lead the fight to strip the strident anti-choice language from the Republican National platform…”
17:05 mark: “neither this nation nor this party can afford a republican candidate so captive to the demands of the intolerant right...
“pass meaningful gun control legislation.” What does that mean? Rats are good at using the language to their benefit and never explaining the real meaning of their jargon.
Toomey is an idiot! He!!, he’s a retarded idiot at best!
Toomey must be suicidal. He’s up for re-election next year. Well he lost my vote after the first time he pushed gun control.
Well they sold us out on Trade, why not guns?
lol......you still are wrong. Santorum supported the Senator from the state and didn’t support the creepy liberal. I am proud of Santorum for that. I think Sarah did the same thing for McCain over the more conservative.....of course that is not a problem.....ha. All I say is this is turning out golden....I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE that Toomey is turning out this way. I hope he gets worse because the way Santorum was treated sucks. This is the best day for politics EVER. (Julie)
“So, what kind of law can they pass that will prevent another racist shooting?”
Obviously, that along with bring a gun into a gun free zone must be made more illegal.
Bipartisanship! Compromise! Gang of 8!
Republicans suck rectum.
Again, we will not comply.
Toomey’s a louse.
reason #873 never to trust Republicans with power.
No post 7 is totally, 100% accurate.
Only you could be so liberal that you support Arlen Specter and defend what you saw in post 7.
Specter so corrupt, and with Santorum endorsing him and on stage with him, as Specter calls to end the GOP as a pro-life party.
Universal background checks
Mandatory registration
New AWB
Seven round magazine capacity
15 Day waiting period
No firearms outside the home, all others locked or dismantled
/s
Comedy gold!
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