By James Cargas - Cargas for Congress - US Congress TX 7th District
Kudos to the House Democrats that conducted a sit-in protesting the Republican leadership’s refusal to call a vote on legislation designed to curtail gun violence.
Using Civil disobedience they tried to shame the majority into taking the ethical and constitutionally correct action. After so many innocent lives lost and so many families broken forever, House Democrats, under the leadership of John Lewis (D-GA), openly violated House rules Wednesday night to demand Speaker Paul Ryan (R-KY) do his job as Speaker and schedule legislative votes. Instead, the Republican majority shutoff the cameras and lights.
Thursday, John Culberson voted to shut down the House without holding a vote on the "no-fly no-buy" bill and started his week-long Fourth of July vacation early.
Yes, when the Nation demanded action on gun violence, Congress went on vacation. Ryan, Culberson and the Tea Party are afraid to even discuss options.
#NoBillNoBreak
There is no guaranty that keeping people on the no-fly list from buying guns, tightening background checks, or the other proposals will prevent the next mass shooting. But, doing nothing is no longer an option.
Barring the 47,000 people on the no-fly list or the 700,000 people on the FBI’s terrorist watch list (the vast majority of whom are not in the US) is a simple and logical starting point for Congress.
While the people of Congressional District 7 demand Congress take action on the no-fly list and background checks, John Culberson does nothing but take vacation.
These past few weeks I have attended many memorials, spoken to Republicans and Democrats, to conservatives and liberals, and independents -- everyone agrees that keeping guns away from suspected terrorists and applying background checks uniformly are easy steps that should be law.
If Republicans cannot or will not pass such simple legislation, then Democrats should be given an opportunity to govern this November. The voters' demands cannot be ignored.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
James Cargas Challenges CongressTo Get To Work on Gun Violence and Respect Voters' Demands
By James Cargas - Cargas for Congress - US Congress TX 7th District
Kudos to the House Democrats that conducted a sit-in protesting the Republican leadership’s refusal to call a vote on legislation designed to curtail gun violence.
Using Civil disobedience they tried to shame the majority into taking the ethical and constitutionally correct action. After so many innocent lives lost and so many families broken forever, House Democrats, under the leadership of John Lewis (D-GA), openly violated House rules Wednesday night to demand Speaker Paul Ryan (R-KY) do his job as Speaker and schedule legislative votes. Instead, the Republican majority shutoff the cameras and lights.
Thursday, John Culberson voted to shut down the House without holding a vote on the "no-fly no-buy" bill and started his week-long Fourth of July vacation early. Yes, when the Nation demanded action on gun violence, Congress went on vacation. Ryan, Culberson and the Tea Party are afraid to even discuss options. #NoBillNoBreak
There is no guaranty that keeping people on the no-fly list from buying guns, tightening background checks, or the other proposals will prevent the next mass shooting. But, doing nothing is no longer an option.
Barring the 47,000 people on the no-fly list or the 700,000 people on the FBI’s terrorist watch list (the vast majority of whom are not in the US) is a simple and logical starting point for Congress. While the people of Congressional District 7 demand Congress take action on the no-fly list and background checks, John Culberson does nothing but take vacation.
These past few weeks I have attended many memorials, spoken to Republicans and Democrats, to conservatives and liberals, and independents -- everyone agrees that keeping guns away from suspected terrorists and applying background checks uniformly are easy steps that should be law. If Republicans cannot or will not pass such simple legislation, then Democrats should be given an opportunity to govern this November. The voters' demands cannot be ignored.
Kudos to the House Democrats that conducted a sit-in protesting the Republican leadership’s refusal to call a vote on legislation designed to curtail gun violence.
Using Civil disobedience they tried to shame the majority into taking the ethical and constitutionally correct action. After so many innocent lives lost and so many families broken forever, House Democrats, under the leadership of John Lewis (D-GA), openly violated House rules Wednesday night to demand Speaker Paul Ryan (R-KY) do his job as Speaker and schedule legislative votes. Instead, the Republican majority shutoff the cameras and lights.
Thursday, John Culberson voted to shut down the House without holding a vote on the "no-fly no-buy" bill and started his week-long Fourth of July vacation early. Yes, when the Nation demanded action on gun violence, Congress went on vacation. Ryan, Culberson and the Tea Party are afraid to even discuss options. #NoBillNoBreak
There is no guaranty that keeping people on the no-fly list from buying guns, tightening background checks, or the other proposals will prevent the next mass shooting. But, doing nothing is no longer an option.
Barring the 47,000 people on the no-fly list or the 700,000 people on the FBI’s terrorist watch list (the vast majority of whom are not in the US) is a simple and logical starting point for Congress. While the people of Congressional District 7 demand Congress take action on the no-fly list and background checks, John Culberson does nothing but take vacation.
These past few weeks I have attended many memorials, spoken to Republicans and Democrats, to conservatives and liberals, and independents -- everyone agrees that keeping guns away from suspected terrorists and applying background checks uniformly are easy steps that should be law. If Republicans cannot or will not pass such simple legislation, then Democrats should be given an opportunity to govern this November. The voters' demands cannot be ignored.
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