These kind of things are just the cost of freedom! (… freedom for gun lobbies that is.)
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various possibilities which may or may not be more likely than the money–
it could be . . .
that some of them drank the kool-aid long ago and don’t need more money to go that direction.
that some of them are principled believers in an absolutist view of the 2nd amendment.
that the nra’s recent racist approach to gun rights fits in well with their own racism or with their constituents’ racism.
that lapierre has privately assured them that their mother will have an “accident” if they don’t vote the right way.
that, even though he’s dead now, if that position was good enough for moses it ought to be good enough for them.
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And my favourites, those who are under the bizarre impression that the 2nd Amendment is the Constitution’s built-in suicide clause. Kind of insulting to Madison and the other Framers after all the hard work they put in on the main document.
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I got an email from my representative with the subject line “Thoughts & Prayers are not enough.” I do like Barbara Lee.
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Most of these guys are religious Christians, right? Perhaps they should read Isaiah 1:15-17, which elucidate God’s attitude toward “thoughts and prayers” as a substitute for action:
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood! Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.
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It gets worse… Ironically, if anything happens after a mass shooting is that gun laws are actually loosened.
It’s definitely more than their money. That’s just the carrot. The stick is, toe the line or be primaried.
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Are those Bluetooth dildos? Track and map.
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The reason that conservative politicians are prepared to carry water for the NRA is that over time, the NRA’s efforts have ensured that they and Republicans speak with the same voice. “The NRA’s best trick has been establishing support for guns as an essential part of being a Republican”, says Cassino. And while their political donations help, their real strength has come from mobilizing their membership to keep politicians in line.
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of the forthcoming book Loaded, on America’s gun culture, says progressives often misunderstand the NRA as a money-driven, top-down lobbying organization. “The secret of the NRA is that it is populist,” she says. “It is the best-organized grassroots organization in the country.” The NRA obsessively monitors legislation on Capitol Hill and in statehouses. When they see something they don’t like, they galvanize their members to bombard legislators with calls, letters, and emails. “What they spend on lobbying is peanuts compared to corporations,” Dunbar-Ortiz says. “Their strength lies in mobilizing their grassroots.”
Those grassroots efforts can and have unseated politicians – including Republicans – who didn’t toe the line.
As an aside: Vegas is already off the front page of BB.
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YAY! For once, Missouri isn’t the worst… Ah hell.
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