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jimmy the one

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3. not so funny
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 02:06 PM
Nov 2014
"With 1.2 million votes counted, I-594 was leading 60-40% and its rival measure, I-591, which would limit gun background checks, was losing 55-45%."

Funny tho, when polled specifically whether they support bg checks, 80 - 90% will say yes, but when comes to voting, repubs & right leaning indy's apparently will vote the republican rightwing position, tossing their convictions under the bus to nowhere.
Actually not so funny.

This is what happens when you get the NRA owned politicians of both parties out of the way. Let the people speak.

Sick that the republican senate voted down bg checks in 2013, yet did the electorate last week care about them defying the will of the people back then? & punish republican senate hopefuls? nope, didn't faze them a bit, a good portion of the electorate is gullible & susceptible to rightwing cretinism & fearmongering.

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