SayUncle pat on the back goes to . . .
Larry Craig R-Idaho for referring to the Assault Weapons Ban as a political placebo. He then compared gun shows to car shows. Sweet.
And he said: What happens when we no longer produce high-quality firearms in this country for our military and our police? Do we rely on China?
The SayUncle kick in the nuts goes to the opposition for using the following rhetorical references:
Good for the economy because emergency room jobs would increase.
Saturday Night Specials.
Racists use these guns
Carnage in the streets
Cop killer
And the whole host of other anti-gun rhetoric.
Update: Hatch threatens to add a repeal of DC’s gun ban to the bill. Nice.
Another Update: At this point, it looks like they may vote and there is talk about adding four amendments. No one knows what those are but I hope one is Hatch’s DC bill.
More: They pointed out neither Edwards nor Kerry was present. Shocking.
February 25th, 2004 at 10:36 pm
Edwards doesn’t have time to represent North Carolina. He aspires to “representing” the nation. I don’t feel like being a researcher tonight, but invite anyone who’s interested to google up the Edwards presence at roll call. He’s been MIA for North Carolinians for quite a while.
February 25th, 2004 at 10:51 pm
Now I am a little slow on one item. When do amendments get added to a bill? Do they each get voted on to be added or is it the whim of the person submitting it? I have never followed a bill like this so I am short of knowledge of the intricacies of how the process works for amendments.
February 25th, 2004 at 10:55 pm
To be honest gunner, i don’t know. I think sometimes it’s before a vote for cloture but I’m not certain. Supposedly, four amendments were added but no one seems to know which ones.
February 26th, 2004 at 12:20 am
Well it looks like I will be calling Washington again. Third time this week.