Saturday, March 2, 2013

Quick Fact(s) - Republicans Want Better Enforcement of Existing Gun Laws...or Do They? and the VAWA is Renewed!

1.   Republicans  keep saying  we don't need any new gun regulations; instead, what we need are better enforcement of the laws we have.  At the same time, they have refused to confirm anyone to head the ATF--for SIX YEARS!

Enforcement begins at the top.  Feel free to form your own conclusions.


2.   After being held up by the House for nearly a year, the Violence Against Women Act has finally been renewed.  The renewal passed with a vote of 286 to 138, (199 Democrats along with only 87 Republicans voted for the re-authorization). 

The renewal includes protection for members of the LGTB community and grants American Indian women the right to face their abuser in a Native American court, no matter the abuser's ethnicity.  The House tried to pass their own version without these two new provisions but it failed, with some Republican Representatives voicing displeasure that they needed Democratic votes to move the bill forward.  (So Democratic votes shouldn't count and only 100% Republican backed laws should be enacted?  Where is that provision in our constitution?)  The Republican lead House was then forced to accept the Senate's version or face the wrath of every female voter in the country.  

The House may have been shamed/forced into acting, but still it's done.  And it's about damn time!

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