Colorado citizens boot out two state gun-control senators; Democrats livid

Little-Acorn · 2013-09-11T23:56:15+00:00

Colorado's recall elections to unseat two Democrat state senators who had voted for increased gun restrictions, were successful on Tuesday. State Senate President John Morse and state Sen. Angela Giron, both Democrats who had voted for Colorado's new restrictions on law-abiding people owning guns, were removed from office by the statewide vote on Sept. 10. Democrat officials appear enraged over the people's response to their actions. DNC chairman Debbie Wasserperson Schultz (who is not a Colorado citizen) is shouting out all the usual accusations, ranging from "voter suppression" to "Koch brothers" to vast right-wing conspiracies. And she includes the usual amount of evidence to back up her claims: None. On July 1, 2013, new laws in Colorado went into effect, limiting magazines to 15 cartridges and requiring universal background checks. The laws had been passed during the hysteria over the Aurora theater shootings. Little mention was ever made that none of the laws would have stopped those shootings, or had any effect on lawbreakers. They only restricted people who obeyed laws - a characteristic not common among mass murderers such as the theater shooter. ------------------------------------------------ Top Dem: Colorado losses due to 'voter suppression, pure and simple' - The Hill's Ballot Box Top Dem: Colorado losses due to 'voter suppression, pure and simple' By Jonathan Easley - 09/11/13 09:04 AM ET Successful recall elections Tuesday of two Democratic state senators in Colorado were because of voter suppression, pure and simple, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Wednesday. Wasserman Schultz blamed lawsuits filed by opponents of gun control to prevent voters from mailing in ballots, the late announcement of polling locations, and efforts by the NRA, the Koch brothers and other right wing groups who know that when more people vote, Democrats win. The recall elections in Colorado were defined by the vast array of obstacles that special interests threw in the way of voters for the purpose of reversing the will of the legislature and the people, Wasserman Schultz, a Democratic lawmaker from Florida, said in a statement. This was voter suppression, pure and simple. The recall effort in Colorado was backed by the National Rifle Association, which faulted the two Democrats for supporting gun control measures the group said lessened Second Amendment rights. This effort was driven by concerned citizens, who made phone calls, knocked on doors, and worked diligently to turn voters out in this historic effort, the NRA said in a statement after the defeat of Colorado state Senate President John Morse and state Sen. Angela Giron.