They are only your representatives in that you elect them over Democrats. But that doesn’t mean they’re committed to representing your interests. Because the truth is, they have to represent their own interests first and foremost, and that oftentimes requires that they vote for things like gun control or the Violence Against Women Act (read, the “you can’t use unpleasant language against the transgendering for fear of violating federal law” act) so that the liberal press won’t accuse them of being pro violence against women, or pro slaughter of grade school kids by “assault weapons”.
— Which allows them to get re-elected. So that they can ignore your interests and represent their own. In your name.
Katrina Trinko, NRO:
The House will “consider” gun control legislation if passed by the Senate, House speaker John Boehner said today.
“I’ve made clear if the Senate acts on gun control legislation, the House will consider it,” Boehner said on Meet the Press.
[…]
“We need to look at more than just guns,” Boehner remarked. “We need to look at violence in our society. You know, we’ve got a violent society. And if you’ve looked at all these mass shootings, what you see is the people who perpetrated these crimes all had a history of mental illness. And so where’s the nexus? And how do we ensure that we keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them?”
Easy. Ban mental illness. Problem solved!
Also, someone should tell Boehner that he needn’t parrot the lies of the left or engage in the debate on their terms. The truth is, we have a society in which the murder rates are relatively low, historically speaking; and the government can’t really “ensure” that bad people wont get their hands on guns, unless maybe they are willing to pass a law banning hands.
The only thing Congress can “do” about the non-epidemic of gun violence is leave in place the natural right of people to keep and bear arms for their own defense, the defense of their families and property, and the defense of their country. Creating conditions under which only government functionaries and criminals have ready access to high-capacity magazines or rifles with ergonomic aids like adjustable stocks or pistol grips, etc., is counterintuitive, counter productive, and — if we still lived in America — obviously unconstitutional.
So here’s my advice to Mr Boehner: don’t “consider” gun control legislation too long or too hard. Because we know you want to cave and show that you “care” about “preventing gun violence,” even if by doing so you set up the mechanism by which the government can eventually disarm more and more people, using “mental health” (under Obamacare, the federal government will have access to medical records; how long do you believe they’ll wait before anti-depressants, anti-convulsives, sleep aids, ADHD medication, etc., become grounds for disallowing gun ownership?) to nose its way past the 2nd Amendment’s inherent protections.
(h/t newrouter)
I watched that on MTP this morning. Boehner’s OrangeUTan is perplexing to me; what chemical is present, or lacking, that causes such an appearance?
He’s squirming, as all politicians have to do. I’d like to know what he has in his files on various House members, in order to keep his seat.
If Republicans had any stones, “consider”=”go pound sand”.
I shot my first USPSA match today and showed excellent gun control.
Bravo, Blake!
the senate hasn’t “considered” a budget in four fucking years why does boehnerfag think cowardly no-budget-passing pigs like mccain and reid are due any kind of deference?
Maybe that’s the point?
i like the point better where they tell mccainreid to go blow themselves until they can produce a budget
I thought he was suggesting that McCain and Reid were mental.
mccain for sure has rage monkey issues
Boffum do.
Thanks, Leigh.
Everyone else was faster through the course than I was, but I missed a lot less than just about everyone.
In a gunfight it’s not the first shot that counts, it’s the first hit.
I don’t understand why he just doesn’t hand the gavel over to Pelosi. He might as well have.
He’s become a Democrat In Action. Why not do the right thing and give them direct control? You know you want to John, you want to be loved and to feel good about yourself? Go ahead, we’ll understand.
I figure he’s either got a monstrous skeleton somewhere or he’s been promised something because no one does this sort of outright spit in the face of those who you represent without a very large incentive.
Of course it could just be that he’s a very stupid man.
Obama DHS Purchases 2,700 Light-Armored Tanks to Go With Their 1.6 Billion Bullet Stockpile
Colorado Senate Meeting to Restrict 2nd Amendment TODAY
monday morn language fun
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Consider it dead on arrival.
If gun control legislation passes the Senate I too will consider it… as being one step closer to the days of tar, feathers and lampposts.
newrouter, it is an offence under the Malicious Communications Act 1988 if (1) Any person who sends to another person—
(a)a letter, electronic communication or article of any description] which conveys—
(i)a message which is indecent or grossly offensive;
(ii)a threat; or
(iii)information which is false and known or believed to be false by the sender; or
(b)any article or electronic communication] which is, in whole or part, of an indecent or grossly offensive nature,is guilty of an offence if his purpose, or one of his purposes, in sending it is that it should, so far as falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above, cause distress or anxiety to the recipient or to any other person to whom he intends that it or its contents or nature should be communicated.
A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. So, got to be careful with those saucy emails and Tweets over here. Can’t cause distress and anxiety.
SW.
If that were to be applied equally for all, then every missive from any government agency, any law considered by, passed by Parliament would be a breach of the law. As I see it.
Geoff, Parliament has sovereignty, and can be as grossly offensive, mendacious, distressing and cause as much anxiety as it chooses. Although its immunity only extends to the spoken word, and not criminal law. The tyranny of the majority is its major feature, and is not seen as a flaw. For some reason, Brits seem proud of this system. The lack of a written constitution, and neglect for their own Bill of Rights never cease to amaze me.