House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer admits that Democrats are conceding the gun issue to Republicans for now.<\/p>\n
Republicans have been increasingly using pro-gun amendments to throw a wrench into Democratic legislation, attaching amendments to seemingly unrelated bills allowing for expanded gun carrying privileges in national parks.<\/p>\n
The tactic seems to be working, with Democrats acknowledging that pro-gun members rule in both chambers.<\/p>\n
“There clearly is a majority in both houses that the Second Amendment rights … that relate to the national parks are too restricted,” Hoyer told reporters Tuesday. “The reality is that a majority in both houses agree with that position.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Imagine: a majority of both houses (which has to include a decent share of democrats in the current congress) seems to be willing to uphold the 2nd Amendment as meaning what it means. <\/p>\n
So, now to use your imagination. What if the headline read this way?<\/p>\n
“Steny Hoyer Says Democrats Beaten on Freedom of Speech”<\/p>\n
And, what if, as we read the article, it said that Democrats had been trying to restrict Freedom of Speech, but unsuccessfully so far.<\/p>\n
That’s where we are these days. We have, to our shame, a government of men, not one of laws. And it will probably get worse.<\/p>\n
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