The Biden Era

[struth]

That was written eight days ago. No, I can't see the future. We all knew this was going to happen.

The AP reports, "An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing 14 children, one teacher and injuring others, [Republican] Gov. Greg Abbott said, and the gunman was dead.

"It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the shocking attack at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago.

"The gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun and possibly a rifle, Abbott said. Officials have not revealed a motive for the shooting, but Abbott identified him as Salvador Ramos and said he was a resident of the community that’s about 85 miles (135 kilometers) west of San Antonio."

Republican controlled Texas passed an open carry law in 2021. "A new pro-gun law in Texas that went into effect [in September 2021] allows most Texans to legally own a firearm and carry it openly in public without obtaining a permit, training, or background check," CNN.

Once again, nothing will change. The Republican Party will once again prevent life saving laws to be passed. Here is why.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is a 501(c)(4) organization it says of itself, It is widely recognized today as a major political force and as America's foremost defender of Second Amendment rights.In 2013. The NRA contributes heavily to the Republican Party, and the GOP has for decades stymied gun control measures in Congress.

At the same time Republican states are passing laws that enable government control of pregnancies, and many wonder what freedoms will be next.

There is tragic irony in that the Republican Party is passionate about protecting the life of the unborn but has no interest in protecting the lives of the born, children and adults alike. Their decades long struggle to permit dangerous people like Salvador Ramos and Payton S. Gendron to own guns prove that point.

It is safe to say the Republican Party is fast becoming dangerous as they also are attacking the integrity of America's free elections, the very foundation of our democracy.

The Republican Party expects to win control of Congress in November.

The forum's Republicans will not respond to the issues contained in this report.

are you sayijg had Texas not passed that law then Salvador Ramo wouldn’t of done this? how did it happen in buffalo then? or at Sandy Hook?

 

[Sandy Shanks]

are you sayijg had Texas not passed that law then Salvador Ramo wouldn’t of done this?

No.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

There is tragic irony in that the Republican Party is passionate about protecting the life of the unborn but has no interest in protecting the lives of the born, children and adults alike. Their decades long struggle to permit dangerous people like Salvador Ramos and Payton S. Gendron to own guns prove that point.

As expected, the forum's Republicans did not respond to the issues of the above report.

The pious Republican Governor Abbott who was nearly sobbing as he talked about the massacre of children signed a new pro-gun law that went into effect [in September 2021]. It allows most Texans to legally own a firearm and carry it openly in public without obtaining a permit, training, or background check, Abbott lowered the age to legally buy an assault-style rifle to 18.

Which is exactly what Salvador Ramos did. The citizens of Uvalde, Texas, thank you Governor Abbott.

ABC reports, "Salvador Ramos, the suspect in the Robb Elementary School shooting, after turning 18 on May 16, purchased two rifles and carried out the second-worst school shooting in U.S. history.

"The suspect purchased two AR-15-style rifles on May 22, two days before the massacre and six days after his birthday, multiple law enforcement officials told ABC News. They were legal purchases."

Every state in the union controlled by the Republican Party has permit-less carry laws.https://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/Permitless_Carry_States.pdf

The absence of a permit means no background check of the buyer, a buyer like Ramos.

In the Buffalo massacre a mere eleven days ago the shooter, a believer in the Republican conspiracy called the Replacement Theory, gunned down ten black people.

A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that more than 6 in 10 Donald Trump voters (61%) agree that “a group of people in this country are trying to replace native-born Americans with immigrants and people of color who share their political views” — a core tenet of the false conspiracy theory known as the “great replacement.”

The Republican Party has provided the license and the means to allow deranged people like Salvador Ramos and Payton Gendron to kill Americans as is the case of Uvalde and Buffalo.

Republican Senators remain silent and will not allow the needed legislation to become law. The NRA contributes heavily to the Republican Party, and the GOP has for decades stymied gun control measures in Congress.

The really sad part is this. Within a few days the furor will die down, something Republicans are counting on, and not a damn thing will get done. Within days there will be another massacre.

And another. And another.

 

[struth]

No.

so, what are you saying?

 

[Sandy Shanks]

The pious Republican Governor Abbott who was nearly sobbing as he talked about the massacre of children signed a new pro-gun law that went into effect [in September 2021]. It allows most Texans to legally own a firearm and carry it openly in public without obtaining a permit, training, or background check, Abbott lowered the age to legally buy an assault-style rifle to 18.

Which is exactly what Salvador Ramos did. The citizens of Uvalde, Texas, thank you Governor Abbott.

There are two key factors missing from the media coverage of the massacres in Buffalo twelve days ago and at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school two days ago.

In both cases many would be interested in the people who raised these two monsters, but the media is taking pains to avoid telling its viewers about the parents of Salvador Ramos and Payton Gendron.

The media also refuses to discuss the Republican permit-less gun laws, and how many Republican states have such laws. They enable a teenager to walk into a gun shop and buy an assault weapon without a license, training, or background check.

Which is exactly what Ramos and Gendron did, making this a rather important factor in these massacres.

But the major news sources are totally silent on the issue.

The really sad part is this. Within a few days the furor will die down, something Republicans are counting on, and not a damn thing will get done. Within days there will be another massacre.

And another. And another.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing 19 children, two teachers and injuring others, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said, and the gunman was dead.

"It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the shocking attack at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago.

It has become quite evident that the government in Texas, from Republican Governor Abbott to the local police, let the good people of Uvalde down. The result: 19 children, ages seven to ten, and two beloved teachers were murdered. See article provided.

Police in Uvalde school shooting scrutinized over response

Particularly concerning -- ironically -- is the mental health of the Texas governor.

Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the Uvalde school shooter had a "mental health challenge" and the state needed to "do a better job with mental health. We as a state, we as a society, need to do a better job with mental health," Abbott said during a news conference at Robb Elementary School." Earlier, in rejecting suggestions that stronger gun control laws could have prevented the tragedy, Abbott said the slain 18-year-old suspect had no known mental health issues.

In April he slashed $211 million from the department that oversees mental health programs. In addition, Texas ranked last out of all 50 states and the District of Columbia for overall access to mental health care, according to the 2021 State of Mental Health in America report, according to CBS.

Axios reports, "Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) "an absolute fraud" during remarks on the Senate floor. Schumer said the governor "asked people to put their agendas aside and think about someone other than themselves. My God, how dare he? What an absolute fraud the governor of Texas is."

Read the article provided. State law enforcement officials at the killing ground were equally unfit.

This is the government the farmers and shopkeepers living in the rural counties of Texas wanted.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the Uvalde school shooter had a "mental health challenge" and the state needed to "do a better job with mental health. We as a state, we as a society, need to do a better job with mental health," Abbott said during a news conference at Robb Elementary School."

Julian Zelizer writes, "As if on cue, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas responded to the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas – which left 19 children and two adults dead – with a familiar refrain.

"After expressing his sorrow for the victims of this mass murder, the senator warned, “When there’s a murderer of this kind, you see politicians try to politicize it, you see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding citizens. That doesn’t work. It’s not effective. It doesn’t prevent crime.”

"Again, on cue, Cruz, along with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and former President Donald Trump, are scheduled to be at the National Rifle Association (NRA)’s annual meeting this weekend in Houston, about 280 miles from where the terror unfolded." No guns are allowed!

Know what, Republican leaders simply don't care what others think. They simply go their own way, make the most outrageous statements, and to hell with everyone else. The couldn't care less about those 19 kids in Uvalde.

Perhaps due to ignorance, this what grassroots Republicans want.

The Republican Party expects to win control of Congress in November.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

It has become quite evident that the government in Texas, from Republican Governor Abbott to the local police, let the good people of Uvalde down. The result: 19 children, ages seven to ten, and two beloved teachers were murdered.

With Republicans in control, turns out we have been lied to all week. Now we are being told that 19 law enforcement officers waited outside the door of the classroom for 45 minutes while the children were being murdered inside the classroom.

So, what, if anything is being done?

Much like the issue of women's choice where the Republicans favor government control of pregnancies, they are once again clashing with the wishes of the American people.

Universal background checks and red flag laws are widely supported by the public. An ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted in September 2019 found 89% support for universal background checks and 86% support for red flag laws.

There was broad bipartisan support, as well; mandatory background checks and red flag laws won support from at least eight in 10 Republicans and conservatives, and as many or more of all others, the poll found.

ABC reports, "House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, said Wednesday that the House next month will move on a bill to create a national "red flag" law."

And The Hill reports, "McConnell told CNN he met with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and encouraged him to engage with key Democratic senators "in trying to get an outcome that's directly related to the problem. And so I am hopeful that we could come up with a bipartisan solution that's directly related to the facts of this awful massacre."

Republican Governor Abbott promised better mental health care although he slashed funds for mental health care in April.

In other words, on cue, Republicans are giving lip service to gun control because they have to say something -- it is an election year -- but that's all it is ... talk.

I will say what I said nearly two weeks ago following the slaughter in Buffalo. There will be no significant changes to gun control. The Republicans, sponsored by the NRA, will not permit it, and the massacres will go on and on.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

I will say what I said nearly two weeks ago following the slaughter in Buffalo. There will be no significant changes to gun control. The Republicans, sponsored by the NRA, will not permit it, and the massacres will go on and on.

CNN reports, "President Joe Biden has acknowledged there is little he can do without the support of congressional Republicans to stop the horrific mass shootings that happen with alarming frequency in the United States.

"The President said last week during a trip to Buffalo, New York, after a mass shooting took place at a grocery store there that there was “not much on executive action” that he could do to further strengthen gun control measures. He said he needed to instead “convince Congress” to pass legislation like the 1994 assault weapons ban.

"After 19 children and two teachers were killed Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, a visibly shaken Biden pleaded with Congress to “turn this pain into action.” But proposals to overhaul gun laws face steep odds due to Republican opposition."

“Will there be more executive actions and will we do more? We’ll look into that. We’re always looking to do more,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday.

The huge problem with executive orders is that they can be countermanded by a signature. Executive orders are not a permanent solution.

Laws are. However, laws can be reversed as well, but it takes an act of Congress, not simply the President signing his name.

Our President has done what he could regarding guns. Please see article provided.

Here's what Biden has done on guns and what advocacy ...​

 

[Natural Citizen]

“I’m not concerned about a recession,” Biden told reporters at a press conference at the White House.

Of course, he doesn't give a fuck. lolol. Duh.

Tell us something we didn't already know.

He's using his position to purposefully destroy the very very fabric of our Republic. Everybody knows that...

 

[Sandy Shanks]

With Republicans in control, turns out we have been lied to all week. Now we are being told that 19 law enforcement officers waited outside the door of the classroom for 45 minutes while the children were being murdered inside the classroom.

During the Uvalde massacre, seven to ten year old children did what they were trained to do.

Law enforcement officers did not!

 

[Sandy Shanks]

CNN reports, "The Justice Department announced Sunday it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead."

“At the request of Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, the U.S. Department of Justice will conduct a Critical Incident Review of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24,” DOJ spokesman Anthony Coley said in a statement.

The Justice Department will publish a report with its findings at the conclusion of its review.

The Justice Department review aims “to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day, and to identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events,” said Conley, the DOJ spokesman.

That is pure political B.S. The federal government is attempting to cover its butt for doing nothing!

How do we know? It has all happen before.

"The department has previously conducted after action-reviews following mass shootings in San Bernardino, California, in December 2015, and at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in June 2016," CNN.

After San Bernardino nothing changed.

After Orlando nothing changed.

Hard to believe, but Robb Elementary is not the worst school shooting. Sandy Hook Elementary is. Of course, nothing changed after Sandy Hook, either.

The NRA sponsored Republican Party will not permit changes to be made.

The Republican Party is expected to win control of Congress in the November mid-terms.

It is expected the forum's Republicans will continue their silence on these issues.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

The huge problem with executive orders is that they can be countermanded by a signature. Executive orders are not a permanent solution.

It has to be enormously frustrating for our President.

The Hill reports, "President Biden said Monday that it’s up to Congress to outlaw assault weapons and strengthen background checks for gun sales, telling reporters: “I can’t dictate this stuff.”

“I can do the things I’ve done and any executive action I can take, I’ll continue to take. But I can’t outlaw a weapon. I can’t change a background check. I can’t do that,” Biden said after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House.

"Asked if he is optimistic for getting a deal to address gun violence after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said last week that he had tapped Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) to negotiate with Democrats, Biden replied: “I don’t know.”

Hell of a good answer. He knows nothing will get done, but he doesn't want to say it. It was not a good time to recognize the truth of the matter. Senate Republicans under McConnell will not allow any changes to gun laws.

The forum's Republicans know this, which explains why they are not saying anything.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

After San Bernardino nothing changed. After Orlando nothing changed. Hard to believe, but Robb Elementary is not the worst school shooting. Sandy Hook Elementary is. Of course, nothing changed after Sandy Hook, either.

The NRA sponsored Republican Party will not permit changes to be made.

It is expected the forum's Republicans will continue their silence on these issues.

Nothing from the forum's Republicans.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

There has been an important development in the war in Ukraine. The EU has agreed to shut off most of Russia's oil.

CNN reports, "The European Union has agreed on a partial ban on Russian oil imports, according to European Council chief Charles Michel."

In six months.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

ABC reports, "Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro revealed in a court filing Tuesday afternoon that he has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury this week as part of the Justice Department's sprawling probe into the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

"Navarro, who was a trade adviser to then-President Donald Trump, said he was served by the FBI at his Washington, D.C., house last week. The subpoena is the first known instance of prosecutors seeking testimony from someone who worked in the Trump White House as they investigate the worst attack on the Capitol in two centuries."

While that is happening Republicans have expressed confidence in recapturing Congress and certain governor races in November.

CNN reports, "Momentous and tragic events are driving public attention back toward abortion rights and gun control, two issues that keyed the Democratic advance in well-educated suburbs over the past generation.

"Republicans have consolidated a commanding grip on rural and small-town communities filled with culturally conservative blue-collar voters who generally oppose both legal abortion and most restrictions on gun ownership.

"In mirror image, Democrats have gained in white-collar communities around major cities filled with well-educated voters who generally support both abortion rights and gun control.

"Amid discontent over persistent Covid disruptions, dissatisfaction over President Joe Biden’s performance, supply chain problems like the shortage of infant formula, and above all, the highest inflation in 40 years, Republicans have expressed mounting confidence about recapturing many of those suburban House seats, and flipping suburban voters in Senate and governor races, in November. But the tragic mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have riveted attention on gun violence and access to firearms along with more attention to women's rights when it comes to their health."

Here is the problem for the Republicans. The Biden administration did not cause Covid disruptions, supply shortages, infant formula shortage, or the high inflation. Increased spending resulting from full employment -- as in a prosperous economy -- caused inflation and some of the other problems.

On the other hand, the NRA sponsored Republican Party is responsible for the failure to pass needed gun control legislation, and the GOP clearly wants government control of pregnancies in America, forbidding women to make decisions regarding their own pregnancy. In the case of abortion, Republicans want to impose their religious views on all Americans, a violation of the spirit, if not the meaning, of our Constitution.

Perhaps Republicans should not be that confident.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

After San Bernardino nothing changed. After Orlando nothing changed. Hard to believe, but Robb Elementary is not the worst school shooting. Sandy Hook Elementary is. Of course, nothing changed after Sandy Hook, either.

The NRA sponsored Republican Party will not permit changes to be made.

The coverup has already begun in Republican controlled Texas. Most of the kids haven't been buried yet.

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo was secretly sworn in as a city council member Tuesday night.

"Out of respect for the families who buried their children today, and who are planning to bury their children in the next few days, no ceremony was held," Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said in a statement obtained by ABC News.

Republican Governor Abbott is calling for meetings in an effort to pretend something is being done.

"In a letter sent on Wednesday, Abbott requested that both Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) and the state’s House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) each convene a special legislative committee to address the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde," The Hill reported.

The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Independent School District police force are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety's investigation into the massacre at Robb Elementary School and the state's review of the law enforcement response, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News.

The Uvalde police chief and a spokesperson for the Uvalde Independent School District did not immediately respond to requests for comment from ABC News.

"According to sources, the decision to stop cooperating occurred soon after the director of DPS, Col. Steven McCraw, held a news conference Friday during which he said the delayed police entry into the classroom was "the wrong decision" and contrary to protocol." ABC.

On the Senate front matters are looking just as dire, or worse. For decades NRA sponsored Senate Republicans have blocked meaningful gun reform. It appears they will be doing it again.

CNN reports, "Mitch McConnell was asked about the ongoing talks over gun control legislation in the US Senate during an appearance in Kentucky on Wednesday.

"And his answer made clear why betting on something significant getting passed – even in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting – is still pretty unlikely."

“We have a Second Amendment to the Constitution. We take it seriously. There’s the right to keep and bear arms in this country,” McConnell said. “And so what I’ve done is encourage some bipartisan discussions that are going on. In fact, I just had a call with one of the members of it to see if we can find a way forward consistent with the Second Amendment that targets the problem.”

That is political gibberish so typical of McConnell. He is the master at talking, but saying nothing. Clearly, his primary concern is the Second Amendment and "the right to keep and bear arms in this country,” not the 19 kids and two teacher who were murdered at an elementary school.

Republicans are expected to win control of Congress in the November mid-terms.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

That is political gibberish so typical of McConnell. He is the master at talking, but saying nothing. Clearly, his primary concern is the Second Amendment and "the right to keep and bear arms in this country,” not the 19 kids and two teacher who were murdered at an elementary school.

The Times reports, "Multiple people were shot and four people, including the gunman, were killed on Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Tulsa, Okla., the Tulsa police said.

"The assailant, who was armed with a rifle, was dead, according to Capt. Richard Meulenberg of the Tulsa Police Department, who said he was not sure if the police had shot him or if he had shot himself."

Shots rang out across the country over the Memorial Day weekend, with more than a dozen mass shootings in the span of 72 hours.

NBC reports, "According to the Gun Violence Archive, which tracks shootings in the United States, there were at least 14 "mass shootings" in the country over the weekend, from early Saturday to late Monday.

"The archive defines a mass shooting as an incident in which "four or more people are shot or killed, not including the shooter."

 

[whitehall]

Everybody can see that the freaking Country is going down the drain but CNN and loyal lefties still think something good can still come out of the old dude in the next couple of years. Good luck.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

The AP reports, "The House is swiftly working to put its stamp on gun legislation in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York by 18-year-old assailants who used semi-automatic rifles to kill 31 people, including 19 children."

Actually, there have been 233 mass shootings this year, 20 mass shootings since the slaughter of children and teachers in Uvalde.

The AP continued, "The Democratic legislation, called the Protecting Our Kids Act, was quickly added to the legislative docket after last week’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

"But with Republicans nearly all in opposition, the House action will mostly be symbolic, merely putting lawmakers on record about gun control ahead of this year’s elections. The Senate is taking a different course, with a bipartisan group striving toward a compromise on gun safety legislation that can win enough GOP support to become law. Those talks are making “rapid progress,” according to Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of the Republican negotiators.

Many would be much happier if a Democratic Senator had said that. The decades old record shows that Republicans are merely playing the game. There is an election in a few months. They need to pretend they are more concerned about Americans dying from gunfire than the millions they receive from the NRA.