tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post3528513274772810578..comments2024-01-05T12:03:52.460-05:00Comments on No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money: Don't Know Much About (Constitutional) HistoryJohn Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-89483698953275728302013-04-20T15:44:37.268-04:002013-04-20T15:44:37.268-04:00Did we see this vote:
http://www.senate.gov/legis...Did we see this vote:<br /><br />http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00105<br /><br />"To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders."<br /><br />It's one of only two amendments to that bill--the gun votes we're talking about--to pass.<br /><br />The other one:<br /><br />http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00104<br /><br />"To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence."<br /><br />Is also interesting but not as nearly unanimous.<br /><br />To see the other 5 amendments that failed:<br /><br />http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_113_1.htm<br /><br />Votes 97 to 105.<br /><br />Also, not mentioned, is the fact the assault weapons ban vote:<br /><br />http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00101<br /><br />or Feinstein's amendment: <br /><br />"To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes."<br /><br />Was NOT 54 to 46, it was 40 to 60...<br /><br />And the vote on high capacity magazines:<br /><br />http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00103<br /><br />Was 46 Yes to 54 No...<br /><br />Neither of which even got to majority of votes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-82119039506085675702013-04-19T22:24:48.193-04:002013-04-19T22:24:48.193-04:00what is even funnier is that there are whiny liber...what is even funnier is that there are whiny liberals who can't even do the math you laid out John, and they actually will talk to friends about how "unfair" the system is. . . . . . SMDH<br /><br />-Dirk DigglerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-58108568480510874152013-04-19T11:35:08.092-04:002013-04-19T11:35:08.092-04:00The Senate was designed to represent the interests...The Senate was designed to represent the interests of the States within their sphere of sovereignty in the federal system. Due to the change to direct election, we now have two "Houses of Representatives' who represent different voting districts. The legal entity of each State Government has been written out of representation.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-90845068823600903092013-04-19T11:14:44.755-04:002013-04-19T11:14:44.755-04:00This is almost as historically ignorant as those w...This is almost as historically ignorant as those who lament that DC doesn't have voting reps in Congress. The whole reason was DC was created was to avoid having the Capitol in any particular state, thus giving it an unfair power advantage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-55883135730014042882013-04-19T09:19:17.658-04:002013-04-19T09:19:17.658-04:00John, the fact that the Liberals are whining about...John, the fact that the Liberals are whining about how the Constitution was set up so that the Majority in SOME States couldn't overwhelm the rest of us tell me that the System is Working Just Fine.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-45753519247148194342013-04-19T02:23:13.126-04:002013-04-19T02:23:13.126-04:00Is there anything to be said about the increasing ...Is there anything to be said about the increasing urbanization of our population? Or, the increase of population itself? Up until the 1950s, we added Senators as we added states, and added population at the same time. We capped the house at 435 in 1911, which also capped the Electoral College. Was that too soon, late, or just right?Overload in Coloradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277277751144486368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4146148016062694502.post-76747748804975295802013-04-19T00:05:00.165-04:002013-04-19T00:05:00.165-04:00We've already screwed up the Senate by amendin...We've already screwed up the Senate by amending the Constitution to provide for direct election of Senators, rather than having them selected by state legislators. As a result, Senators largely work to satisfy themselves, rather than the states who elected them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com