Senate Democrats didn't have enough votes to override a Republican filibuster.
Parliamentary inquiry... does 'creimer' actually understand Senate rules? (A: No)
Parliamentary inquiry... was the 'nuclear option' during the 2008-2009 time frames? (A: Yes)
Parliamentary inquiry... do there exist other ways of overcoming or bypassing a threat of a filibuster? (A: Yes, see passage of 'Affordable' Care Act.
No... the dirty little secret is that the Democrats couldn't be bothered then or now to spend any serious political capitol on gun control... the only reason they are throwing the hissy fit they are now is in the hopes of picking up some votes come November.
According to the left he wasn't a terrorist, had no affiliation to ISIS and wasn't a muslim.
Except that's not what I read in the original transcripts... given the very clear reference to 'god' (ie not 'allah', he was clearly a bible thumper, Baptist maybe?
For all we know, [omitted] was inserted because of his pledges of loyalty to Pat Robertson & the Pope... which clearly makes him a christian terrorist.
Take away the civil rights of terrorists and criminals? Play me the world's smallest violin.
It would be an awful shame if President Trump were to add you to a no-fly/no-buy list or three.
You go to fly to visit your dying parent and oh no, you can't because you were denied due process.
You have a neighbor threatening you and can't afford to hire 24/7 protection and know the cops are a good ways away? Shame you won't be able to buy yourself a handgun for self defense should that nut (who police haven't found sufficient evidence to arrest yet) does make good on his non specific threat to 'make you pay'... all because you were denied due process and were added to a list by some faceless bureaucrat you will never be able to ask "why?" of.
So unconstitutionally revoking court invented "rights" to have weapons of war?
You forgot the part about the AR-15 is not actually a weapon of war anymore than a Ruger 10/22 is. You *could* use it in war, you are still going to be outmatched by the other-side who will have access to fully automatic weapons.
Oh you mean the one who believes that not everyone is equal?
I was unaware that donating $1k to a campaign against same-sex marriage means that they believe 'not everyone is equal'
Does this mean when democrats give money to an anti-gun cause... they can be labeled as not seeing everyone as equal? Never-mind their own armed security.
If republicans give money to an anti-abortion cause... they can be labeled as not seeing everyone as equal? Never-mind men don't really have abortions.
Spoiler: Not all of us are equal.
Some are tall, some are short, some are fat, some are thin, some of us are full of love... you clearly are full of hate so many years later.
My brother was killed by a cake you insensitive clod, and every time someone sends me a cake emoji I have a near emotional breakdown and retreat to my safe space.
A rifles purpose is to accurately deliver a piece of metal at high speed to a desired location.
If it's user opts to have that location be a piece of paper with circles on it, a soda can, the side of an animal or the back of a human... that is a separate matter.
And even if using the official office to assist the blackmailers, the 25th amendment makes it pretty easy to remove their power given their incapacity to faithfully excite the office.
Amazon can just pass the blame to the 3rd party staffing firms at the shipping centers
Doubtful. I'm pretty sure a company the size of Amazon knows everything in it's inventory and internally tags items requiring special care as such, to not do so puts them at significant risk should an unlabeled box of lithium batteries happens to cause a ValuJet 592 like incident.
You mean like Florida (like many other states) does through it's denial of carrying an effective means of self-defense in locations which serve or sell alcohol?
Yes, you can get a gun free America in just 5 easy steps... and while there are some legal hurdles I don't expect to see occurs... you are completely ignoring step 5 & the fact that you will have to used bodies of armed government agents to take the firearms from some small % of the population which probably isn't going to roll over.
I have every right to drive my privately owned vehicle on my own property or that of others who allow me access, all without a drivers license or license plates.
You remind me of the RIAA during the 90's & 00's... thinking they could beat the crushing wave of the internet and the ease of copying songs... thinking that technical controls like DRM or lawsuits against music fans could save their business.
They lost, and had to be dragged kicking & screaming into a world where you can buy an MP3 from Amazon or Apple and use it on any device you want.
Like it or not, surveillance is here to stay, not because we don't have specific laws regulating it.. but because it's just too easy for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Verizon or the NSA to do.
You are better off trying to figure out a good way to live in this new world than try to prevent it's coming.
Congratulations... you just made the argument for excusing Microsoft upgrading everyone to Windows 10!
The rest of the world *could*, if they wanted to setup their own root systems, updated routes, patch oodles of systems to use the new system (ie jump through a bunch of extra hoops)... or just let the system keep on working as it's configured to... even when new configurations are pushed from on high.
Sure, if you are extra careful you or I can tweak or DNS settings... just as we could block Windows 10 updates (WU is blockable at the router) or telemetry... most don't have the skills to do so and largely don't care.
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Parliamentary inquiry... does 'creimer' actually understand Senate rules? (A: No)
Parliamentary inquiry... was the 'nuclear option' during the 2008-2009 time frames? (A: Yes)
Parliamentary inquiry... do there exist other ways of overcoming or bypassing a threat of a filibuster? (A: Yes, see passage of 'Affordable' Care Act.
No... the dirty little secret is that the Democrats couldn't be bothered then or now to spend any serious political capitol on gun control... the only reason they are throwing the hissy fit they are now is in the hopes of picking up some votes come November.
Except that's not what I read in the original transcripts... given the very clear reference to 'god' (ie not 'allah', he was clearly a bible thumper, Baptist maybe?
For all we know, [omitted] was inserted because of his pledges of loyalty to Pat Robertson & the Pope... which clearly makes him a christian terrorist.
Only if there is a legal equivalency between the right to fly on a commercial airline and the right to arms.
Bad news... there isn't, alas the Democrats really don't care about due process.
I wonder where they got that playbook from...
Yet here they are, demanding a clearly unconstitutional regulation.
Call me when they actually advocate for something 'reasonable' with regards to gun 'regulation'.
AWB? Yeah, that worked so well.
Ban 'high' capacity magazines? Oodles already in circulation, and reloading rifle with only 'low' capacity magazines is quite easy.
It would be an awful shame if President Trump were to add you to a no-fly/no-buy list or three.
You go to fly to visit your dying parent and oh no, you can't because you were denied due process.
You have a neighbor threatening you and can't afford to hire 24/7 protection and know the cops are a good ways away? Shame you won't be able to buy yourself a handgun for self defense should that nut (who police haven't found sufficient evidence to arrest yet) does make good on his non specific threat to 'make you pay'... all because you were denied due process and were added to a list by some faceless bureaucrat you will never be able to ask "why?" of.
Justice Stevens, is that you?
You forgot the part about the AR-15 is not actually a weapon of war anymore than a Ruger 10/22 is. You *could* use it in war, you are still going to be outmatched by the other-side who will have access to fully automatic weapons.
I was unaware that donating $1k to a campaign against same-sex marriage means that they believe 'not everyone is equal'
Does this mean when democrats give money to an anti-gun cause... they can be labeled as not seeing everyone as equal? Never-mind their own armed security.
If republicans give money to an anti-abortion cause... they can be labeled as not seeing everyone as equal? Never-mind men don't really have abortions.
Spoiler: Not all of us are equal.
Some are tall, some are short, some are fat, some are thin, some of us are full of love... you clearly are full of hate so many years later.
My brother was killed by a cake you insensitive clod, and every time someone sends me a cake emoji I have a near emotional breakdown and retreat to my safe space.
A rifles purpose is to accurately deliver a piece of metal at high speed to a desired location.
If it's user opts to have that location be a piece of paper with circles on it, a soda can, the side of an animal or the back of a human... that is a separate matter.
Sorry, your argument is just as invalid.
And even if using the official office to assist the blackmailers, the 25th amendment makes it pretty easy to remove their power given their incapacity to faithfully excite the office.
How well you identify the motivations of Obama, something many of us saw since well before he was elected to our highest office.
Lets just ignore the fact that his entire campaign is based on a conspiracy theory.
Doubtful. I'm pretty sure a company the size of Amazon knows everything in it's inventory and internally tags items requiring special care as such, to not do so puts them at significant risk should an unlabeled box of lithium batteries happens to cause a ValuJet 592 like incident.
You mean like Florida (like many other states) does through it's denial of carrying an effective means of self-defense in locations which serve or sell alcohol?
So you support denying people civil rights without due process?
Shame you opted not to add your name to the post.
Yes, you can get a gun free America in just 5 easy steps... and while there are some legal hurdles I don't expect to see occurs... you are completely ignoring step 5 & the fact that you will have to used bodies of armed government agents to take the firearms from some small % of the population which probably isn't going to roll over.
Freedom of movement does not mean you can compel a private company to do things it does not want.
If I don't have enough money to pay for a ticket, is the airline denying me my freedom of movement?
If I don't have a government issued ID, is the airline & government denying me my freedom of movement?
If I am carrying a gun or a knife when trying to board the plane, is the TSA denying me my freedom of movement?
False.
I have every right to drive my privately owned vehicle on my own property or that of others who allow me access, all without a drivers license or license plates.
Except there is no constitutional right to fly... like it or not, there is however one regarding firearms.
Demanding due process for all... accused child rapists, murders, terrorists... is racist... because someone's feelings may be hurt.
You remind me of the RIAA during the 90's & 00's... thinking they could beat the crushing wave of the internet and the ease of copying songs... thinking that technical controls like DRM or lawsuits against music fans could save their business.
They lost, and had to be dragged kicking & screaming into a world where you can buy an MP3 from Amazon or Apple and use it on any device you want.
Like it or not, surveillance is here to stay, not because we don't have specific laws regulating it.. but because it's just too easy for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Verizon or the NSA to do.
You are better off trying to figure out a good way to live in this new world than try to prevent it's coming.
All we need is strength, and strength comes from within. .. and guns! More guns! Bigger guns! Better guns!
Might may not make right... but it often makes.
Congratulations... you just made the argument for excusing Microsoft upgrading everyone to Windows 10!
The rest of the world *could*, if they wanted to setup their own root systems, updated routes, patch oodles of systems to use the new system (ie jump through a bunch of extra hoops)... or just let the system keep on working as it's configured to... even when new configurations are pushed from on high.
Sure, if you are extra careful you or I can tweak or DNS settings... just as we could block Windows 10 updates (WU is blockable at the router) or telemetry... most don't have the skills to do so and largely don't care.