149 cosponsors
Respectfully, that phrase only became operative late on November 8, 2016. One day it will be November 8, 2024 and perhaps Elizabeth Warren or Chuck Shumer will be happily climbing the inaugural podium . . . and then what?
Until we have certainty that the Federal government will (a) forever restrict themselves to the few specific actions identified in the Constitution, and (b) that those acts conform with Original Intent (c) and are interpreted as strictly as possible, I think we should be cautious whenever the Feds involve themselves in almost anything.
There is also the argument that states have no right to prohibit OPEN carry, but that concealed carry is a privilege and may be subject to limitations. The position supporting OPEN carry as the core right, I think, grows stronger as time passes.
Except for Muchin, EVERY single Democrat voted against Sessions. That should put to rest the delusion that red state Democrats are going to vote for any major pro-gun bill. Unless the spineless GOP plays hardball and either a) goes nuclear or b) attaches gun bills to other must pass legislation, none of this is going anywhere.
There are now (reportedly) 9 Dem Senators who will support a vote on Gorsuch. If true, that means Gorsuch will get confirmed.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/444718/nine-senate-democrats-say-gorsuch-deserves-vote
From the Gorsuch omnibus thread:
Might not be as dismal as you think, GaP.
It's really not an important enough issue for them to waste any time or effort on.
You look at their priorities and agenda, you don't see 2A on there.
Mabe the 9 Dems will support Gorsuch because they know that if RBG retires from the bench Trump will get to replace her and they might not like who he will pick to replace her so they are saving their ammo for later...
When is this bill expected to be voted on in the House?
When is this bill expected to be voted on in the House?
Today, the Senate voted 57 to 43 to eliminate the regulation. Independent Sen. Angus King (ME) and Democratic Sens. Joe Donnelly (IN), Joe Manchin (WV), Jon Tester (MT) and Heidi Heitkamp (ND) voted with Republicans.
After decades of dissipating the original meaning of the Commerce Clause, the U.S. Supreme Court went for broke in Scarborough v. United States. Scarborough held that there need only be a minor connection between firearms and interstate commerce—such as guns having once been shipped across state lines from the factory—for the firearms to be regulated forever afterward under the Commerce Clause.