Bam!
The Senate is voting now on a gun control bill that senators haven't been able to read yet: http://t.co/FuWDvqE6uh #Protect2A
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 11, 2013
Double bam!
Reading, shmeading! As Twitchy reported, the Senate voted for cloture and averted a filibuster of a gun control bill this morning. And guess what? Once again, the Senate seeks to vote on a bill that no one has read. “You have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it!” Again.
Bless their hearts. RT @gabrielmalor: The Senate just voted to proceed with a bill that hasn't even been written yet.
— April Thompson (@oddlysaid) April 11, 2013
High school grads aren't the only ones who can't read!…Senate votes on #guncontrol bill that no one has read…b/c not written
— Drea4Liberty (@drea4liberty) April 11, 2013
You know what's stupider than voting on a bill no one has read? NOTHING! There's nothing stupider than voting on a bill no one has read.
— Savannah (@thesavvy) April 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/kurtbradwill/status/322373152871153664
@markknoller @nancycordes Senate continues the tradition of passing bills that no one has read and now adds bills that are not even written
— JamesKirkLives (@JamesKirkLives) April 11, 2013
@SenTedCruz @SenMikeLee @SenRandPaul GOOD. That is how ObamaCare was thrust upon us! There should be a bill making THAT practice illegal!
— ⚾️ Mandi ⚾️ (@linesfade) April 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/vdanifu/status/322379425448615936
Damn youngsters, wanting to READ bills! Bah! RT @ChadPergram Reid on moving gun bill: We can't have just a few senators spoiling everything.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) April 11, 2013
Heh.
Republican senators Ted Cruz, Mike Lee and Rand Paul are not standing for it. Instead, they are standing up for the American people.
More from their statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the pending vote on the motion to proceed to new gun control legislation:
This morning the Senate will vote on the motion to proceed to the firearms bill (S.649). It is expected that the Toomey-Manchin provision announced yesterday will replace the current language regarding background checks. Yet, as of this morning, not a single senator has been provided the legislative language of this provision. Because the background-check measure is the centerpiece of this legislation it is critical that we know what is in the bill before we vote on it. The American people expect more and deserve better.
Unfortunately, the effort to push through legislation that no one had read highlights one of the primary reasons we announced our intention to force a 60 vote threshold. We believe the abuse of the process is how the rights of Americans are systematically eroded and we will continue to do everything in our power to prevent it.
Patriots applaud the senators.
Thank you, @SenTedCruz, @SenMikeLee, and @SenRandPaul. You give me a little bit of hope. http://t.co/BEX2Qi63zE
— Allie Gravitt (@alliegravitt) April 11, 2013
@SenTedCruz @SenMikeLee @SenRandPaul thank you for standing up for the American people
— Mary (@3dogmary) April 11, 2013
@SenTedCruz @SenMikeLee @SenRandPaul why indeed?! Deceitful….
— keysoffaith (@keysoffaith) April 11, 2013
@cheaperthandirt thank u @SenMikeLee @SenRandPaul & @SenTedCruz ur efforts r appreciated by WeThePeople even if not by @SenJohnMcCain
— James Sinacore (@jsinacore007) April 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/iworkiron/status/322385848572211200
Amen. Senators Cruz, Lee and Paul understand that the government works for us and not the other way around.
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