To be fair about this, there's some after votes/stirring the pot, but there's probably just as many democrats 'scared up' about the vile gun ownership 'issue' as there are republicans 'scared up' about the vile rapist immigration 'issue'. Most people who oppose $thing do not have much experience with that $thing, and so they're afraid due to ignorance and what they've been told.
I don't disagree, but how do you enforce this kind of thing without impinging on a constitutional right? We can dictate how people utilize their vehicles via licensing, inspections, etc. Any such requirements on gun ownership instantly become an exclusion for those who cannot maintain it, thus the govt preventing them from owning a gun, which is constitutionally guaranteed. Hell, by the letter of the constitution, even the felony restriction from gun ownership is probably unconstitutional, but who wants to defend a felon I guess.
During the presidential election cycle I received numerous calls from the GOP warning me about the perils of dangerous immigrants shooting me in the face if I elected Hillary. Their scare tactics are a real turn off to me and all I could do is block each and every number they called me from. On a side note Ivanka has a very sexy phone voice.😀
lol, how about 250,000 deaths per year from hospital errors?
Ah the old literacy test to vote. Tell you what if you can get a 100% in 10 minutes with me grading and we'll consider your voting idea.
Pointing your finger to something generally being ignored *is* doing something about it, it's raising awareness so those with the means can affect change. It's literally how every major change in history has started, with someone pointing it out.
I'm just trying to limit wanton damage from Doctors, nurses and hospital workers.
Yes, smoking has been taxed into oblivion since real information has come out regarding the health effects of their usage, and mandatory labeling was introduced to the packaging.
Anti-vaxxers are a tiny, tiny part of the herd that can easily be segregated. Estimated 30% of the US population owns a gun, that's a damn big part of the 'herd'.
Again, most people didn't 'agree' to this. There's so much shit that happens behind closed doors in the US govt, or gets twisted by the time it gets out. How about the fact we put HFCS in *everything* to include goddamn catfood and fruit juice, because of corn subsidies? You have to make sure you understand that saying 'americans voted this in' does us shit-all good when it comes in as riders on govt funding bills that cannot be rejected because you end up with a complete govt stoppage otherwise. *I* didn't vote on food policies in the US, none of us did, we voted in someone that was trusted to be competent (or possibly completely unknown aside from R or D), and they got bought, that's all there is to it. Also bear in mind most of these decisions were made decades ago. The food pyramid was developed in 1972 and has probably done more damaged to American health than all the guns, alcohol, co2, and nicotine combined.
Yep, ounce prevention is worth a pound of correction, but we're already in the shit. There's no 'preventing' the catastrophe of gun violence, toddler shootings, obesity, drunk driving, smoking, or global warming. We're in the thick of it, and the best we can do is roll back as much as we can, where we can. Heavy taxation (and thus financial 'encouragement') of certain vices is a solid starting point, maybe after education.
Well you're right. It doesn't have to be a literacy test. Just as long as someone reliable gets to choose who can vote. Right?
A cost, not the cost. There's more costs, and more benefits as well.
