Sadly John Kennedy is from an idiot state, which will probably send him back to Washington if he doesn't decide to run for governor before his term is up. I can say this because I too live in that idiot state. Though I did not vote for this senator.
Ummm I can care about legislation that saves an animals life AND care about legislation that saves human lives. They are not mutually exclusive. Also, see politician and low hanging fruit. Pushing legislation to save animals is waaay easier than somehow magically have the "perfect" solution to the gun debate.
Republicans do think thousands of dead kids is a tragedy (or at least, I assume most of them think that). It's just that they don't care to do anything about it.
It's basically what @6 said. Sucks that all those kids are dead, but hey, at least we can get drunk and go shoot cans out in the boonies whenever we want.
My Repubican nemesis had this to say: "Banning guns because someone got shot is like banning overhead bins because a puppy suffocated". If you think that sounds stupid, it's because Republicans are stupid. So are gun lovers.
Ummm I can care about legislation that saves an animals life AND care about legislation that saves human lives. They are not mutually exclusive.
Hey! Glad you realized that. It's never too late to catch up.
Also, see politician and low hanging fruit.
Yes, no one else here is surprised either.
Pushing legislation to save animals is waaay easier than somehow magically have [sic] the "perfect" solution to the gun debate.
Also true. Gold star!
So, now that you've mastered the blazingly obvious, you're ready for the next step. See if you can hold the following concepts in your head all at the same time:
1) Nobody has a problem with animal welfare.
2) Magical and perfect solutions are not the immediately expected outcomes.
3) Our elected representatives are failing to take meaningful action to save the lives of thousands of children.
4) This is not acceptable.
I know that's a lot all at once, but you can take them one at a time until you get all four. And if you do--Congratulations! You will have understood this post!
@18 No need to be a dick (but at least you made it fun).
@3 I'll defend you on this one. Yes, it's obvious, but sometimes what is supposedly obvious isn't so obvious to everyone. I mean, obviously. See: most Republicans.
Obviously an animal actor paid by the SPCA to force the enacting of pet safety legislation. Now is not the time to have a debate concerning pet safety as emotions are too fresh. Instead we can offer thoughts and prayers for our greiving pet owners.
@21 Bull. Cars are an environmental disaster, and privately operated cars only make sense in rural areas. And hey. Sark. No cars are on Sark, and they do just fine.
Much like getting rid of guns, getting rid of cars would also need to be a slow process. In much of the developed world cars are a luxury, not a necessity. Stricter licensing requirements, increased fees, congestion fees, etc are already working in Europe.
This whole suburban sprawl thing where everyone drivers everywhere is just as American centric as gun rights.
So you're saying that you don't believe that I have a fundamental human right to defend myself or my family against a violent attacker with equal force.
I would hope that if we lived next door to each other, you'd have the balls to put a giant sign in your front yard that says,
"THERE ARE NO GUNS IN THIS HOUSEHOLD."
My front door says, "Insured by Smith & Wesson"
Let's see who gets robbed first in your 'civil society.'
https://www.thenation.com/article/police…
We've known for years you don't give a shit about children unless they are killed by a homicidal monster with a gun or they blow their brains out.
It's basically what @6 said. Sucks that all those kids are dead, but hey, at least we can get drunk and go shoot cans out in the boonies whenever we want.
Yeah, too bad we haven't done anything to lower the death rate of children due to automobile accidents in the last 25 years - oh, waitaminute...
Ummm I can care about legislation that saves an animals life AND care about legislation that saves human lives. They are not mutually exclusive.
Hey! Glad you realized that. It's never too late to catch up.
Also, see politician and low hanging fruit.
Yes, no one else here is surprised either.
Pushing legislation to save animals is waaay easier than somehow magically have [sic] the "perfect" solution to the gun debate.
Also true. Gold star!
So, now that you've mastered the blazingly obvious, you're ready for the next step. See if you can hold the following concepts in your head all at the same time:
1) Nobody has a problem with animal welfare.
2) Magical and perfect solutions are not the immediately expected outcomes.
3) Our elected representatives are failing to take meaningful action to save the lives of thousands of children.
4) This is not acceptable.
I know that's a lot all at once, but you can take them one at a time until you get all four. And if you do--Congratulations! You will have understood this post!
Good luck.
@3 I'll defend you on this one. Yes, it's obvious, but sometimes what is supposedly obvious isn't so obvious to everyone. I mean, obviously. See: most Republicans.
Good thing that The Stranger only uses their podium to whine about gun deaths and not the leading causes of death among children.
Ergo, it's not about the children. It's that they don't like guns. That's my point.
In three...two...one...
Much like getting rid of guns, getting rid of cars would also need to be a slow process. In much of the developed world cars are a luxury, not a necessity. Stricter licensing requirements, increased fees, congestion fees, etc are already working in Europe.
This whole suburban sprawl thing where everyone drivers everywhere is just as American centric as gun rights.
Theeeeeere we go!
So you're saying that you don't believe that I have a fundamental human right to defend myself or my family against a violent attacker with equal force.
I would hope that if we lived next door to each other, you'd have the balls to put a giant sign in your front yard that says,
"THERE ARE NO GUNS IN THIS HOUSEHOLD."
My front door says, "Insured by Smith & Wesson"
Let's see who gets robbed first in your 'civil society.'