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Colorado

drray23

(8,003 posts)

1. good question.

Reply to locks (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 05:50 PM

Nov 2015

I think some of the reps are making the calculation that the bill wont pass senate or will be vetoed so they vote to placate their electorate whom they perceive are scared and demand it.
Of course citizens are not always right ( the majority did not want to end segregation, accept Jewish refugees after ww2 and were fine with the internment of japanese americans ).

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Rep.Jared Polis should be ashamed [View all] locks Nov 2015 OP

good question. drray23 Nov 2015 #1

NO, say it ain't so.. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #2

Stunned to see this from Polis. madamesilverspurs Nov 2015 #3

He voted for the TPP fast-track tikka Nov 2015 #4

i hadn't seen his vote fizzgig Nov 2015 #5