Democrat member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island, David Cicilline, argues that guns aren’t regulated as much as other things, and should be:
Again, we regulate medicine. Board certifications, malpractice lawsuits. Nothing comparable for guns. https://t.co/rVyQyy2sBi
— David Cicilline (@davidcicilline) July 1, 2016
A fair question followed:
Please demonstrate where medicine is a Constitutionally protected right. @phred47
— Realist & Curmudgeon (@PenguinsFan62) July 1, 2016
Rep. Cicilline’s response?
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. https://t.co/9UhJu3gc0B
— David Cicilline (@davidcicilline) July 2, 2016
Umm…
My God, man. Do you honestly not know that's the Declaration of Independence & not the Constitution?
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) July 2, 2016
Just because you swear an oath to uphold the Constitution, that doesn't mean you have to know what's in it. https://t.co/R60CYeRNYF
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) July 2, 2016
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Congressman, let me encourage you to spend this 4th reading the Declaration and the Constitution. @davidcicilline @PenguinsFan62 @phred47
— Timothy Sandefur (@TimothySandefur) July 2, 2016
1: That was the DoI, not Con.
2. If I had a constitutionally protected right to happiness, you'd be out of office. https://t.co/ChuTcQL74d— Joel Engel (@joelengel) July 2, 2016
This is a parody account, right? https://t.co/WBsZtUofZY
— Blame Big Government (@BlameBigGovt) July 2, 2016
This man is in the House of Representatives. https://t.co/zPTmIuoEDb
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 2, 2016
Sigh.