You can debate the merits of the D.C. handgun bill. What you cannot debate is the obscene way in which the residents of D.C. have absolutely no say in how their city is governed; and the way in which the Republican party uses the District’s “citizens” as pawns in their national electoral politics. Here’s a rich quote from the Washington Post account:
Bill sponsor Rep. Mark Edward Souder (R-Ind.) called the vote a bipartisan victory for District residents’ constitutional right to bear arms.
Excuse me, but why should I give a rat’s ass what some Indiana congressman thinks? Thank God this won’t pass the Senate. But it’s a disgusting assault on the basic principles of democracy.
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GALLUP: Ruy Teixera, who has long touted a new Democratic majority, asks some pointed questions about Gallup’s polling. Meanwhile, he cites two new polls showing the race dead even. Who knew?
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