After the President came out with his recommendation for new gun restrictions after the horrible massacre at Newton Connecticut, all the expected people and groups that put guns before people came out to bash the plan. But one person who I wasn't expecting to put the brakes on the plan decided to add his voice. Who was that? Senate Leader Harry Reid.
Senator Reid, while not cutting down the President's ideas, stated that the Senate could look at the ideas in the spring. This after saying that no bill that couldn't pass the House would be passed in the Senate. Well, I'm sorry Senator Reid, that's not good enough. How many House bills are sitting in some committee in the Senate that will never be voted on? Why did the House GOP vote on the these bills and pass them? Because those are things that the GOP believe and want to show their backers that they are taking actions. And yes, they want them passed, but knowing that you won't vote on them didn't stop them from voting on them. You should take the President's plans and call for an up and down vote. Get everyone in the Senate to show if they put people before guns or vise versa and let their vote be on the record. If it passes, send it to the House and let it be Speaker Boehner's problem. If the House can't pass the bill, let it be on the heads of the House GOP.
Senator Reid, I'm simply asking you to do your job. Put the President's recommendation into bill form as soon as possible and take the vote. This isn't only your job, Senator Reid, it's the right thing to do.
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