Keeping with my outrage over the neck breaking speed at which gun control legislation is being enacted without proper discourse in the wake Sandy Hook, we now observe a state senator from New York boast on the floor about how fantastic, and how great of a time it is to be a Democrat. How great a bill it was that they where passing, and finishing up his proverbial patting of himself on the back with stating, that this bill was not going to change a danged thing.
New York State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., while announcing that he had every intention of voting for S.2230, that he describes himself as a “Democratic bill,” chided his fellow Democrats with a simple exhortation;
“It will not make a difference in the committing of crimes.”
He didn't stop here, at a point, where he could play that statement off as a slip of the tongue, no sire-ree, he goes on. “I assure you, nothing’s gonna change. We have lost respect for life, we have no respect and fear of God,” Diaz spoke. “Not until we go back to those standards, nothing’s gonna control crime... It’s the mind. It’s not the weapon, it’s not the revolver, it’s not the rifle. It’s the mind,”
This is the same state that forgot to exempt policemen and other public safety officials from their law. The same state who had a mayor say police should go on strike. Have we embarrassed ourselves enough yet? Have we made a point that the discourse on this topic is going in a terrible direction? The only silver lining here is that they have until March to scramble and try and correct their own ignorance. This line goes right up there with "You have to pass the bill to learn what's in it." and "They misunderestimated me."
He didn't stop here, at a point, where he could play that statement off as a slip of the tongue, no sire-ree, he goes on. “I assure you, nothing’s gonna change. We have lost respect for life, we have no respect and fear of God,” Diaz spoke. “Not until we go back to those standards, nothing’s gonna control crime... It’s the mind. It’s not the weapon, it’s not the revolver, it’s not the rifle. It’s the mind,”
This is the same state that forgot to exempt policemen and other public safety officials from their law. The same state who had a mayor say police should go on strike. Have we embarrassed ourselves enough yet? Have we made a point that the discourse on this topic is going in a terrible direction? The only silver lining here is that they have until March to scramble and try and correct their own ignorance. This line goes right up there with "You have to pass the bill to learn what's in it." and "They misunderestimated me."
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