tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post920633373883187513..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Manchin-Toomey and the FilibusterJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-65545713895044928072013-04-29T22:22:32.241-05:002013-04-29T22:22:32.241-05:00An analysis of how progressives need to learn how ...An analysis of how progressives need to learn how to lobby better. We did NOT need to lose this battle:<br /><br />http://behranalytics.blogspot.com/2013/04/dont-bring-action-alert-to-gunfight.htmlData Driven Beltwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255279413183535848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-3487118475838103862013-04-18T20:12:44.371-05:002013-04-18T20:12:44.371-05:00Scott, the opinion of NRA members on this point is...Scott, the opinion of NRA members on this point is irrelevant, because it's based on the mistaken perception that the background checks proposed would decrease crime. Based on the President's own information, which we know through a leaked DOJ memo, background checks would not be effective without gun registration (which is extremely controversial, according to polls).<br /><br />Sometimes polls just prove how easy it is to fool people.Couveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926561539205771774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-9659972485944806702013-04-18T13:09:44.829-05:002013-04-18T13:09:44.829-05:00I'm not really ready to debate what NRA member...I'm not really ready to debate what NRA members believe, but this is what they told the poll takers. And while it's just one poll, I think Pew is considered pretty reputable. <br /><br />I doubt many of them read DOJ reports, but I could be wrong.Scott Monjenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-30705999502996473432013-04-18T11:07:25.625-05:002013-04-18T11:07:25.625-05:00Scott, do you think that many NRA members would su...Scott, do you think that many NRA members would support background checks that Obama's own DOJ says would be ineffective?Couveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926561539205771774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-89793406848930319522013-04-18T10:32:10.142-05:002013-04-18T10:32:10.142-05:00An important point, of course, is the distribution...An important point, of course, is the distribution of support for gun control. Using 2012 polling figures, this chart shows that gun control supporters tend to be concentrated in large states (which I should have realized immediately). In only 13 states did more than half of the respondents favor tighter controls. Those states account for 45 percent of the total population, but as we know, have only 26 senators.<br /><br />http://themonkeycage.org/2013/04/18/public-opinion-and-the-senate-votes-on-gun-control/#commentsScott Monjenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-563456182525670802013-04-18T08:22:31.292-05:002013-04-18T08:22:31.292-05:00Yes, I think that's already happening, with st...Yes, I think that's already happening, with states going in different directions.<br /><br />According to a Pew poll done in February, 74% of NRA households favored background checks for private guns sales and sales at gun shows.<br /><br />http://www.people-press.org/files/legacy-pdf/03-12-13%20Gun%20Ownership%20Release.pdf (p. 12) <br /><br />Scott Monjenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-29930701901635880232013-04-18T00:44:16.999-05:002013-04-18T00:44:16.999-05:00I'm curious: will the GOP (or the filibuster i...I'm curious: will the GOP (or the filibuster in general) be held accountable by a public that wanted some of these amendments to go through by a very wide margin? On that note, perhaps the confusing nature of these procedures stymies both democracy and accountability. <br /><br />Will be interesting to see the public response and how the media convey what happened in coming days... Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07153062774728814124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-81812602893978729522013-04-18T00:29:03.700-05:002013-04-18T00:29:03.700-05:00And there were also a couple of pro-gun amendments...And there were also a couple of pro-gun amendments that narrowly lost. Unless Democrats see significant gains in the midterms, I think we'll see this issue shift back to the states.Couveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926561539205771774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-11122975538076970512013-04-17T20:19:55.443-05:002013-04-17T20:19:55.443-05:00Even the measure on trafficking and straw purchase...Even the measure on trafficking and straw purchases failed, 58-42. Of the Republicans, only Collis, Kirk, and Murkowski voted for it.Scott Monjenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-32171386060121647092013-04-17T20:07:34.190-05:002013-04-17T20:07:34.190-05:00#5 is well worth considering.
It does make me cur...#5 is well worth considering.<br /><br />It does make me curious about something: If you were given authority to redesign parliamentary procedures in America, what would they look like? Crib from somewhere else? Remake them from scratch?<br /><br />Maybe you've already written an article, but the link isn't immediately obvious.The Bitter Fignoreply@blogger.com