Senate Republicans and Democrats reach background checks deal

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Hopefully a magazine amendment can be added.

Hopefully it'll pass the House.

It won't.  The Toomey-Munchkin proposal might not pass the house.

[BluegrassBlueVote]

68-31 vote to end the filibuster. 16 Republicans crossed the aisle to help, Begich and Pryor broke with Democrats.

[Blue3]

Looks like that gives enough cover for conservative Democrats and moderate Republicans in the House.

Though it still needs to make it out of the Senate first.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I'm now in a war on Twitter being called a liberal for saying that it's ridiculous to think the 2nd Amendment should be interpreted 100% literally... what a bunch of wackjobs.

[BluegrassBlueVote]

I'm now in a war on Twitter being called a liberal for saying that it's ridiculous to think the 2nd Amendment should be interpreted 100% literally... what a bunch of wackjobs.

I'm assuming their twitter picture was either a bald eagle, a Benghazi 4 ribbon, or both.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I'm now in a war on Twitter being called a liberal for saying that it's ridiculous to think the 2nd Amendment should be interpreted 100% literally... what a bunch of wackjobs.

I'm assuming their twitter picture was either a bald eagle, a Benghazi 4 ribbon, or both.

No... mostly something involving a gun.  So then I bring up the argument, If it's 100% literal, Bureau of Prison regulations against prisoners with guns are unconstitutional... yet that argument is called "absurd".  No... that's just the logical conclusion of a 100% literal interpretation.  The 100% literal argument is the absurd argument, pointed out by the fact that it would be absurd to say BOP can't ban guns in prison.

[Old Man Svensson]

I'm now in a war on Twitter being called a liberal for saying that it's ridiculous to think the 2nd Amendment should be interpreted 100% literally... what a bunch of wackjobs.

I think it's time for someone to switch parties. The Right is getting far too absurd for you.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I'm now in a war on Twitter being called a liberal for saying that it's ridiculous to think the 2nd Amendment should be interpreted 100% literally... what a bunch of wackjobs.

I think it's time for someone to switch parties. The Right is getting far too absurd for you.

88% of Republicans support background checks.  (I was also challenged on that figure, provided 3 polls, and then never heard from the nutcase again.)  I'm not in the minority here.  The ultra-right wingers are.... and a very small minority at that.

[Likely Voter]

wait, prisoners aren't allowed to carry assault weapons?

Obama is destroying our freedom.

[Franzl]

I'm now in a war on Twitter being called a liberal for saying that it's ridiculous to think the 2nd Amendment should be interpreted 100% literally... what a bunch of wackjobs.

I think it's time for someone to switch parties. The Right is getting far too absurd for you.

88% of Republicans support background checks.  (I was also challenged on that figure, provided 3 polls, and then never heard from the nutcase again.)  I'm not in the minority here.  The ultra-right wingers are.... and a very small minority at that.

Doesn't matter. That ultra-right has the power, especially within the GOP.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

So the guy tweets back: I understand "the right of the 'people'" to mean "free people."

My response: But that's not a 100% literal interpretation.  You are inferring.  If you have to infer, then it's not literal.

It's like these people don't know what "literal" means when they're saying it.

In other news... I've been in the library for 3 hours and I've read 4 sentences of my property reading.

[BluegrassBlueVote]

I have had many a night of studying derailed by e-arguments. Feel your pain there, my friend.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

And no response after my last tweet...

[Miles]

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, which is apparently the number two gun group after the NRA, is endorsing the Manchin-Toomey bill.