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Related: About this forum"Shame On Us If We've Forgotten"
Obama needs backup on guns
Dana Milbank, like so many of my other fellow pundits, is placing blame on President Obama for the congressional inertia that has stymied advancement of proposals to stem gun violence. What more Obama could do than hes already done is beyond me. One look at the House of Representatives and you know that anything he wants to do or is in favor of doing is dead on arrival over there.
Still, nothing gets the attention of Congress like the voice of the people. Thats why the presidents speech Thursday was directed as much at the American people as it was at Congress.
Still, nothing gets the attention of Congress like the voice of the people. Thats why the presidents speech Thursday was directed as much at the American people as it was at Congress.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/04/01/obama-needs-backup-on-guns/?hpid=z2
http://theobamadiary.com/
YES WE CAN!
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"Shame On Us If We've Forgotten" (Original Post)
Cha
Apr 2013
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sheshe2
(87,272 posts)1. This should be so simple, Shame on us.
Tears arent enough. Expressions of sympathy arent enough. Speeches arent enough. Weve cried enough. Weve known enough heartbreak. What were proposing is not radical, its not taking away anybodys gun rights. Its something that if we are serious, we will do
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Thank you, Cha.
We Can, because We Must!
Cha
(305,137 posts)3. It's Not "Radical" at all.. It's Sensible! Do we have
Sense as a Country?
Time Will Tell.
Thanks She
freshwest
(53,661 posts)2. Keep on tweeting, emailing and calling. Join the OFA actions. It's not over!
Thanks for this post and please cross post this for more coverage, Cha.
Gun Control Reform Activism (Group)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1262
Cha
(305,137 posts)4. Thanks for the link, freshwest..
I will crosspost!
bigtree
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)7. K&R n/t