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'A plague upon this nation': Lawmakers react to Texas mass shooting that killed 21
Yahoo News ^ | May 25, 2022

Posted on 05/25/2022 12:15:43 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

A day after another deadly mass shooting in the United States and with no gun control legislation in sight, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that “there is a plague upon this nation.” But he admitted action was unlikely.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reacted to the shooting in his home state by writing, ​“Heidi & I are fervently lifting up in prayer the children and families in the horrific shooting in Uvalde. We are in close contact with local officials, but the precise details are still unfolding. Thank you to heroic law enforcement & first responders for acting so swiftly.”

… Other representatives were even more direct toward Cruz, who told reporters, “Inevitably when there's a murderer of this kind, you see politicians try to politicize it, you see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens.”

“F*** you [Ted Cruz] you care about a fetus but you will let our children get slaughtered,” wrote Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., an Iraq War veteran, who then referred to Cruz’s Mexican vacation last year when much of Texas was without power. “Just get your ass to Cancun. You are useless.”

To ensure no confusion about his position, 17 minutes after that message Gallego added, “Just to be clear f*** you [Ted Cruz] you f****** baby killer.”

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: banglist; congress
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1 posted on 05/25/2022 12:15:43 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It is precisely the Godlessness of this nation welcoming this “plague”.


2 posted on 05/25/2022 12:18:17 PM PDT by G Larry (Anybody notice that Satan is hard at work?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The massive amount of guns owned by the US citizenry of this Nation are to keep folks like chucky and the resident out of our homes!


3 posted on 05/25/2022 12:18:50 PM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

THe steady daily mass murder of citizens in Dem run US cities is of no importance for as we can see Black Lives Don’t Matter!


4 posted on 05/25/2022 12:20:53 PM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The shooting reminds thinking people of the importance of the 2A, and that it has nothing to do with hunting.


5 posted on 05/25/2022 12:21:17 PM PDT by Spok (Winston, how many fingers am I holding up?)
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To: Harpotoo

Repeal all firearms laws nationwide, apply the 2nd ammendment, rinse, repeat.


6 posted on 05/25/2022 12:21:30 PM PDT by exnavy (we are not a democracy.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is the CIA still involved in MK-Ultra?


7 posted on 05/25/2022 12:21:54 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: G Larry

You are correct, the Celebration of Perversity has far reaching consequences.

Indulging delusions harms every one.


8 posted on 05/25/2022 12:22:07 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

One could argue lawmakers are the plague...


9 posted on 05/25/2022 12:22:26 PM PDT by wny
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

People who 40 years ago would have been institutionalized are now celebrated... but no, that’s not part of the issue at all... and if it does turn out this guy was some sort of gender bender... that’s 2 of these folks shooting up schools in the last 4 years...


10 posted on 05/25/2022 12:24:35 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Most homosexuals were sexually molested as children.

If the stories of his "gender confusion" are true, it is likely molestation led to the confusion and at least contributed to the rage.

11 posted on 05/25/2022 12:25:27 PM PDT by G Larry (Anybody notice that Satan is hard at work?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It got the Uke War, the great transition and Tawain off the front page.


12 posted on 05/25/2022 12:25:45 PM PDT by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States

Looking at all the school shooting with more than 1-2 victims and all have one thing in common. Mental issues that were known by someone. Most also come from some sort of broken home. Some lived with grandparents. Quite a few killed a family member right before heading to the school.

The fall of marriage. Parents on drugs that can’t/won’t raise the kids. General cultural rot is the cost of sliding towards communism.

13 posted on 05/25/2022 12:26:20 PM PDT by Pollard (If there's a question mark in the headline, the answer should always be No.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
To ensure no confusion about his position, 17 minutes after that message Gallego added, “Just to be clear f*** you [Ted Cruz] you f****** baby killer.”

I liked it much better when, back in the day, such an impudent remark would have been met with a horse-whipping.


14 posted on 05/25/2022 12:26:54 PM PDT by Lazamataz (ELON MUSK IS THE CORPORATE VERSION OF DONALD TRUMP!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Every Democrat is a plague upon this nation


15 posted on 05/25/2022 12:28:30 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Gallego sounds like the next psycho ready toff on a rampage. Hope he gets help. Until then, maybe one of jackets where the serra long sleeves can be secured...


16 posted on 05/25/2022 12:28:40 PM PDT by Made In The USA (Ellen Ate Dynamite Good Bye Ellen)
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To: HamiltonJay

Any bill in Congress restricting guns should include a provision prohibiting armed protection for them.


17 posted on 05/25/2022 12:28:41 PM PDT by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Mass murders of children is awful. Totalitarian government is worse.


18 posted on 05/25/2022 12:28:44 PM PDT by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: wny

Agree - DEMOCRATS are a plague upon this nation. GOPe is just a bad flu.


19 posted on 05/25/2022 12:29:54 PM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: exnavy
The gun control politicians are the same ones who demand police be defunded.

So, they want everyone to give up their guns, while they decrease police protection, and psychotic Soros DA's release violent criminals onto the streets. 🙄

20 posted on 05/25/2022 12:30:47 PM PDT by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. Never be a peaceful slave in a new Socialist America.)
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