Cantor appears to be willing to cave on background checks

Marco said:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/05/cantor-says-background-checks-a-possibility/

Universal background checks will lead to national registration......

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peter nap said:

I have no illusion that Cantor has actually changed his spots Marco, but the depth of the public reaction and the resulting panic, has even surprised me.

My guess is he doesn't want to commit political suicide just now. For the moment, he's on our side.

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Grapeshot said:

Cantor may appear to be temporarily on our side, but watch your back :exclaim:

That dog still has fleas.

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Thundar said:

Sir,

I have 2 dogs. Your use of a dog analogy when describing Cantor is an insult. Cantor is a feckless political hack.

I would have said that skunk still has fleas, stinks and sometimes appears rabid.




Thundar

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Numenor said:

I have sent Cantor an email regarding this and the AWB Feinstein is trying to pass, got this as a response:

Dear ,

Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 (S.150). Its companion measure in the House is H.R. 437. Like all Americans, I am very concerned about the senseless deaths that occur in any mass killings, including those at Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook. We must continue to bear them in mind as we work to make sure tragedies like these never happen again.

This legislation would prohibit the sale, transfer, importation and manufacture of certain assault weapons and bans the sale of high capacity ammunition magazines. H.R. 437 has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration. To date, no further action has been taken on this measure. You may be assured that I will keep your opposition in mind should this legislation come before me in the House of Representatives.

Again, thank you for contacting me. For your convenience, you may receive further information from me on issues important to the 7th District at http://cantor.house.gov/ Your thoughts and comments are always welcome.

With kind regards, I am

blah blah blah.... Lots of talk without saying anything. He's going to avoid the issue until a bill gets on the House floor. In either case, we must keep the pressure on him and every other Rep/Sen so they know how badly this could affect their reelection chances.

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scouser said:

That's one of the problems with Cantor, he doesn't address any questions he is asked, all he seems to do is write to you telling you what you already know .. namely what the bill, you are asking his standpoint on, is about.

I received a similar reply some years ago when I asked him why he voted to approve allowing Mexican trucks and drivers to carry freight throughout the entire US instead of just the border region. All he did was quote back to me what the bill said, so I responded telling him I'm not f***ing stupid, I know what the bill said and that what I wanted to know was why he was so f***ing stupid to vote for it and so f***ing ignorant to be unable to answer the question he was asked.

I feel politicians are unnecessary, if we could do away with them all we'd save a fortune in taxes because we wouldn't have to pay their wages. I'm all for attaching electrodes to their genitals and wiring them to a lie detector before every speech they ever make.

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va_tazdad said:

Tell us how you truly feel about Eric. No need to "soft pedal" it.

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