The Latest Congressional Meltdown or It Is So Much Worse Than You Think
Last night might have been fascinating video or lack of video. A sit down in the House of Representatives is the way it was described.
The House isn't a lunch counter at Mc Crory's in downtown Miami. Mc Crory's is gone as are most lunch counters from yesteryear. John Lewis of Georgia sat at those lunch counters back in the 1960's to get the right to eat a lunch counter in a public place.
What happened in the House was a political protest. No vote, no break, singing we shall pass a bill some day. The House and the Senate are public places and the folks elected to represent us should do legislating when called upon.
If you are to believe polls, most people of voting age believe that the current laws regarding guns should be amended to bring the no fly list for terrorism and legal gun ownership into some kind of congruity. No guns for suspected terrorists.
At least in the Senate there was a vote. Senators went on record. 53 senators voted against amending gun laws. More than a few of them will have to explain their vote to constituents. It is clear that after the mass shooting in Orlando the safest course of action would be delay any kind of vote on gun control. Like maybe folks will forget. Paul Ryan was using that playbook last night. No vote on gun control amendments and let's go home for the 4th of July break.
While I understand the frustration the issue generates I'm concerned that tactics used on the house floor will only sanction further demonstrations and more bad blood and rancor and even less needed legislative action.
The House isn't a lunch counter at Mc Crory's in downtown Miami. Mc Crory's is gone as are most lunch counters from yesteryear. John Lewis of Georgia sat at those lunch counters back in the 1960's to get the right to eat a lunch counter in a public place.
What happened in the House was a political protest. No vote, no break, singing we shall pass a bill some day. The House and the Senate are public places and the folks elected to represent us should do legislating when called upon.
If you are to believe polls, most people of voting age believe that the current laws regarding guns should be amended to bring the no fly list for terrorism and legal gun ownership into some kind of congruity. No guns for suspected terrorists.
At least in the Senate there was a vote. Senators went on record. 53 senators voted against amending gun laws. More than a few of them will have to explain their vote to constituents. It is clear that after the mass shooting in Orlando the safest course of action would be delay any kind of vote on gun control. Like maybe folks will forget. Paul Ryan was using that playbook last night. No vote on gun control amendments and let's go home for the 4th of July break.
While I understand the frustration the issue generates I'm concerned that tactics used on the house floor will only sanction further demonstrations and more bad blood and rancor and even less needed legislative action.
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