Manchin, McCain To Introduce Bill To Create Mass Violence Commission
Source: TPM
PEMA LEVY 11:29 AM EST, SUNDAY JANUARY 13, 2013
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and John McCain (R-AZ) are teaming up to introduce a bill to create a commission on mass violence, Manchin announced on ABC's "This Week" Sunday.
"I have linked up with and I will be with John McCain introducing a bill that Joe Lieberman, our dear friend, has been championing for a long time, which basically puts a commission about mass violence together," Manchin said.
"You bring experts from all different fields. You bring people such as myself that are NRA members that have been sportsmen all of our lives, and look for a commonsense approach to how we change the culture of violence in America. And that's what needs to be done."
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"I have linked up with and I will be with John McCain introducing a bill that Joe Lieberman, our dear friend...."
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)Manchin is just this side of worthless.
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)Laurian
(2,593 posts)it's sponsors who feed at the NRA trough.
CanonRay
(14,038 posts)the Warren Commission was the first of these useless entities, which are nothing but whitewash applicators.
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)Commission is a euphemism for "Let's pretend to study it until people forget about it."
SDjack
(1,448 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)the second his name appeared.
CanonRay
(14,038 posts)bluedigger
(17,077 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)trumad
(41,692 posts)First he wanted a commission about the Libya attacks... he didn't get it...
Now he wants a commission for this.
obama2terms
(563 posts)It's the media and video games fault commission eh it's a start I guess
Trillo
(9,154 posts)The problem is not being caused by experts, it is being caused by people who have mindsets that are the opposite of that of experts. Experts cannot understand that mindset.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)The easiest way to make it look like you are doing something, while actually doing nothing.
Months of stupid hearings and speculation, culminating in a hundreds of pages long report with lots of cool charts and graphs and policy recommendations that can never pass Congress, a day or two of media coverage; then the report ends up in John Boehner's recycle bin.
Cue up the bipartisan commission regulars! James Baker! Vernon Jordan! Erskine Bowles! Sam Nunn! Lanny Davis! We have work for you!
Jennicut
(25,415 posts)Oh, but this commission will be nicer to the NRA. Got it.
Botany
(70,291 posts)This 100% smoke screen to do anything but talk about "the guns"
the known fact that with the more guns we have and the more high
capacity magazines we have the more gun deaths we have had and
are going to have.
pasto76
(1,589 posts)keep pushing that point
tabasco
(22,974 posts)I'm guessing the commission will come up with all sorts of reasons why additional gun control is not necessary.
dembotoz
(16,739 posts)rocktivity
(44,555 posts)That's like Hugh Hefner starting a commission on sexual harassment.
rocktivity
Luschnig
(32 posts)Do they fall in the category of 'mass violence'? Or do these Senators think they are just a bunch of good ole boys being boys?
They're terrified.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)DonViejo
(60,536 posts)of the Commission's staff.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)benld74
(9,889 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)weapon liability insurance to save us from a McCain-tainted cover-up of his NRA cronies and apologists. I think Joe Biden has it covered, John. We don't need your "expertise", thanks anyway.
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)Of course the funds come from the hand gun and ammo manufacturers sales institution of America.
bullwinkle428
(20,627 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)I thought having one current war was enough. But, that is winding down so I guess I can see him looking for a replacement.