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"SHAME ON YOU!" we shouted simultaneously from the gallery. That led to us being detained by U.S. Capitol Police who...you guessed it...
ran a background check on us before releasing us from custody.
Like you, I am disgusted that the Senate failed to act this week. But I assure you, this fight is far from over. As President Obama said following the Senate vote, "I see this as just round one." And it's possible this bill could
be back—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid changed his vote to NO at the
last minute in a procedural move so that he can bring the legislation
up for consideration again if necessary.
For now, however, we
must send a very clear message to the 45 Senators who capitulated to
the NRA and put gun industry profits over the safety of our loved ones. You can find a list of Senators who voted NO on expanding background checks
here. And their direct-dial phone numbers are available at
this webpage.
Call as many of these 45 Senators as you can. Tell them how disgusted you are by their NO vote on background checks. If you are their constituent, tell them they have lost your vote. And tell them you will be speaking to their donors who you know personally.
Call as many of these 45 Senators as you can. Tell them how disgusted you are by their NO vote on background checks. If you are their constituent, tell them they have lost your vote. And tell them you will be speaking to their donors who you know personally.
Round 1 went to the NRA and
their lackeys. But they made a huge strategic blunder by overreaching
and angering a nation. Now we will show them, with great clarity, that
there is a political price to be paid for putting our loved ones in the
line of fire. Let's get working and change this Congress into one that
care mores about our kids than padding the wallets of NRA demagogues
like Wayne LaPierre.
Sincerely
Lori Haas
Organizer 
What a bunch of pathetic, whining crybabies. It also amuses me that they're putting Patricia Maisch on a pedestal. Being, supposedly, "anti-violence," you would think they would not want to be associated with an unrepentant hatemonger like Maisch:
ReplyDelete“They are an embarrassment to this country, that they don’t have any compassion or care for people who have been taken brutally from their families,” Maisch said as officers attempted to remove her from the building. “I hate them,” she said of the senators.
Ah--your tears are delicious. You lose, because that's what losers do. And when you lose, liberty wins, which means America wins, which means humanity wins.
Did I mention that you lose?
Why did this woman feel it was necessary to be in the building for the vote? The results of these votes are known to everyone almost instantaneously through the media. Perhaps she was looking for attention. That seems to be what most of these people are about.
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She sounds like one of those activists who is proud of their arrest record. Most people don't like being arrested, which is why S.649 was unpopular.
ReplyDeleteOh, the delicious irony that she had to go through what she wants to impose on the rest of us. Sic semper tyrannis.
ReplyDeleteMy senator was one of the 45. I called to make sure he knew how much of my support he had
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DeleteI did too! I called them several times before hand to tell them what to do, and they actually listened This time!
So I called them again to thank them. They appreciated the thanks.
Oh yes! The NRA "and their lackeys" are the ones who overreached--not the side that proposed bills that would have criminalized letting your buddy shoot your gun at your private range.
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