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#NoBillNoBreak- NC Reps. Butterfield and Adams Sit-In on House Floor
The Issues: Democrats call for an up-or-down vote to prevent those on no-fly-list from buying weapons; No fly -no buy; Universal background checks. Rep. G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus issued a statement on the historic shutdown of the U.S. Hose of Representatives as 40+ House members stage a sit-in protesting that…
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Republicans v. Democrats: How Gun Control Is Different.
Rarely in Washington does an issue come to light that does not have a predetermined political outcome. The fiscal cliff (or non-fiscal cliff as I called it) was decided by both Democrats and Republicans long before December 31st. The raising of the debt ceiling has already been decided by the Beltway movers and shakers. You’ll…
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Do you really want to get academic about gun control? Or do you just want to hear yourself talk?
How about we just use some common sense? If you say yes—to one or both—then I guess the best place to do it is here. Because the FCC doesn’t like it when you tell a Tea bagger to “fuck off” on a nationally syndicated radio talk show. (Don’t ask me how I know this) Lets…
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31 School Shootings in America Since Columbine, Only 14 in the Rest of the World Combined
There have been 31 school shootings since Columbine. School shootings in every other country in the world COMBINED since that time is 14. We’ve created complex systems and over-funded programs to monitor foreign terrorists in every country, but somehow we’ve overlooked the terrorists at home. No one ever knows how these people got their guns…