John McCain Urges Republicans Not To Filibuster Gun Control

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Huffington Post

John McCain Urges Republicans Not To Filibuster Gun Control
The Huffington Post | By Alana Horowitz
Posted: 04/07/2013 12:07 pm EDT | Updated: 04/07/2013 1:18 pm EDT

John McCain on Sunday urged Republicans not to filibuster new gun control legislation.

"I don’t understand it. The purpose of the United States Senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand," he said on CBS' Face The Nation. "I would not only encourage it, I don’t understand it. What are we afraid of?"

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has vowedhas vowedo filibuster gun control. Paul has referred to the bill as "oppression of a government." A dozen other senators have promised to join Paul, who also filibustered John Brennan's confirmation as CIA director.

McCain said that filibusters silence the crucial discussions that take place around legislation.


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[HockeyMom]

1. What my experience is knowing Nam Vets,

and my daughter's childhood Iraq and Afgan Vets, is that the majority of Vets who had to actually kill (not support personnel), are very much for gun control. They KNOW what it feels like to kill another human being. Arm Chair Warriors DON'T. While not a fan of McCain, I can understand why he is saying this.

[NastyRiffraff]

2. You know it's bad when...

John McCain is the voice of reason in the Senate. Then again, compaired to Rand Paul he is a model of sanity and probity. (Odd, using those words in connection with McCain!)

[calimary]

10. Yeah, no kidding.

Pretty pathetic - when john mccain is the voice of reason. How low have we fallen?

[alp227]

12. If he won in 2008 and was re-elected in 2012 do you think he'd be as reasonable? n/t

[nineteen50]

3. Random Paul

is running so hard for president.

[calimary]

4. NOBODY who's a proponent of ayn rand EVER gets my vote!!!! EVER!!!!

I do believe he flatters himself into thinking he is presidential material. Funny that he worships that Apostle of Selfishness ayn rand, while he'd probably be first in line to vote for a mandate that declares America a "Christian nation." NO Christian has ANY business espousing an ayn rand philosophy!!! Who knows, maybe ayn rand was the Antichrist? She sure is the antithesis of everything I was taught that Jesus stood for.

[Diclotican]

14. calimary

calimary

Everyone who publicity state a admiration for Ayn Rand should be disqualified for every office in the land - that be in US or in Norway... Or other nations of the world.. In fact if you state admiration for Ayn Rand you should be committed to a mental hospital, for a real checkup as what they propose is dangerous as hell.. After all people who is telling everyone they are Napoleon Bonaparte is hospitalized for a long time - and they are for the most part harmless and friendly - just with an odd habit of believing they are a french emperor..

Diclotican

[CBHagman]

5. Interesting to hear this from both McCain and Coburn.

I'll have to find the transcript and/or video for these comments.

[Volaris]

11. Guys like McCain and Coburn might not be the greatest of Populist Thinkers,

but there is NO DOUBT that they both FINE examples of POLITICIANS. Thye can read polls, and when approval for Universal Background Checks clocks in at at least 80% across EVERY POLLED DEMOGRAPHIC, they know which side the bread is being buttered on. They're NOT stupid.

This is isn't about ideology for them, it's about being smart enough to crunch the numbers of keeping yourself employable lol.

Whatever, I'll take it this time.

[musical_soul]

6. I've always liked John McCain.

He's not afraid to stand up to his party, and he's not afraid to state his convictions no matter what it costs him. I didn't vote for him years ago because I was sick of Bushonomics, but I still had to respect him.

[Kolesar]

8. On gun-control, Palin will continue to be "not so mavericky" for now...eom

[DCBob]

7. Kudos to McCain for saying this.

He will get a lot of flack from the Rethug gun nuts.

[Berlum]

9. Most republicans really do not give a shit about what a veteran has to say

McCain should have figured that out long ago.

[AAO]

13. Was he asleep during the last congress?

[CRK7376]

15. I respect Sen McCain

I would not vote for him, but I do respect him. He is using some common sense this time around. He will be villified by his party and the NRA but who cares. Just debate and vote the issue. Well said Senator McCain!

[warrior1]

16. does anyone

listen to him any more?

[Enrique]

17. McCain has likely set a record for filibusters

among Arizona senators. Based on his party's record filibustering, and McCain going along with virtually all of them.

[Larrylarry]

18. "The purpose is to debate and vote"

Says the guy who filibusters nearly every bill

How dare he.

[librechik]

19. forgot to take his meds with teh koolaid this morning