Gun Control Reform Activism

BlueCaliDem

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2. Not enough Democrats in the senate who were willing to stand by him.

Thu Apr 18, 2013, 12:36 AM

Apr 2013

Too many might believe that pretending they're there to work for the people when they're only working for themselves and their benefactors might have played a major role in that decision.

President Obama is too much of a progressive for their tastes. Besides, the people will blame President Obama, not Congressional Democrats OR Republicans, when nothing gets done. And they're hoping that enough fence-sitting Democratic voters will get angry enough to sit out in 2014 like they did in 2010, and allow more Republican Senators and U.S. Reps in our Congress in 2014 and another Republican president to catch the WH come 2016.

Corporate America and the Israeli lobbying group would be SO happy!

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Today's vote in Congress on gun legislation won a majority vote.But because of Repubs it required 60 [View all] upaloopa Apr 2013 OP

I believe Harry could have changed that. CokeMachine Apr 2013 #1

Not enough Democrats in the senate who were willing to stand by him. BlueCaliDem Apr 2013 #2

It is actually even more galling that that dsc Apr 2013 #3

split states jimmy the one Apr 2013 #5

Harry Reid needs to be held responsible BainsBane Apr 2013 #4

Thank God we needed 60. With only 50, the poison pen would have passed. graham4anything Apr 2013 #6

Without the 60 vote requirement, it would be Christmas for the NRA Pullo Apr 2013 #7

Couldn't those amendments be taken out? There isn't a house bill yet is there? upaloopa Apr 2013 #8

Reid's strategy was an open amendment process because .... Pullo Apr 2013 #10

And the President would sign it tomorrow--not Progressive dog Apr 2013 #9

And if the POTUS wouldn't of signed the final bill ... Pullo Apr 2013 #11

So it's not Christmas for the NRA? nt Progressive dog Apr 2013 #12

In the Senate it would be n/t Pullo Apr 2013 #13