Where we’re likely going to have a vote in the Senate. Please call your Senators, even if you have done so already. You can find contact info here. We can win this. Graham is opposed. Jeff Flake is opposed. Let’s give them a vote, and send them packing!
UPDATE: Harry Reid is on the floor right now touting SAF/CCRBKA support for this legislation.
UPDATE: Grassley is up speaking, saying they don’t have the votes. Grassley is acknowledging the bill is flawed, and opposition is not coming form the fringe. Sounds like Grassley is also suggesting there will be some kind of alternative that the anti-gun folks oppose. Coburn?
UPDATE: Dick Durbin is up, reminding us that we do this For the Children(TM). We also have to do it for Gabby, but mostly, For the Children(TM).
UPDATE: It just kind of kills me that people just got blown up in Boston, and what is the Democrats’ priority in the Senate? Gun control.
UPDATE: Durbin is dragging out the thoroughly debunked 40% number.
UPDATE: Durbin is off the floor. We’re now waiting on the floor for another speaker. It’s not a fore drawn conclusion there will be a vote today. Obviously they want a vote, but it may not happen today.
UPDATE: *crickets* (or rather Chopin, on C-SPAN)
UPDATE: Harry Reid has motioned to extend the debate to 3:30PM, and put the Senate in recess until 2:15PM.
UPDATE: Coverage will resume here.
My mom reported that Bloomberg’s ad started running in Tennessee, and they were all like, “what the heck is this?” It’s no shocker that Corker & Alexander have now apparently come out against it. :)
I’ve got nobody to call; one of my senators is a spineles little Obama toadie boy and the other is a RINO turncoat…
You still have two senators. Call them.
Would this help?
First, RINOs planning on supporting the bill. Contact them and plead with them!
John McCain (202) 224-2235
Susan Collins (202) 224-2523
Mark Kirk (202) 224-2854
Now, the wobblers who may be swayed:
Jeff Flake (202) 224-4521
Bob Corker (202) 224-3344
Kelly Ayotte (202) 224-3324
Heidi Heitkamp (202) 224-2043
Max Baucus (202) 224-2651
Mark Pryor (202) 224-2353
Mark Begich (202) 224-3004
Mary Landrieu (202) 224-5824
Finally, THANK these senators who are opposing the bill!
Lindsey Graham (202) 224-5972
Johnny Isakson (202) 224-3643
Saxby Chambliss (202) 224-3521
Tom Coburn (202) 224-5754
Lamar Alexander (202) 224-4944
Richard Burr (202) 224-3154
John Hoeven (202) 224-2551
The Hill reported last night that Corker has already come out against the amendment. I also thought I saw that Flake has already come out against it.
Yes, Flake has come out against it.
We told you anti-gunners, but you refused to listen…
http://wr2a.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/federal-gun-control-bill-in-peril-told-you-so/
Delicious.
We are no where near out of the woods. Its crunch time.
Couldn’t get a call in to Landrieu, so I left a voicemail and an email. Hopefully that’s a good sign.
Just got off the phone with SAF… told them that Gottlieb WAS NOT HELPFUL. He didn’t need to help out or lead with legislation when it seems to be so weak now (witness CSPAN delays).
SAF’s response: he’s human.
Maybe he’s just got too much ego.
I’ll be continuing Senate coverage on a new thread. See the last update on this post for a link.
I’ve got the life long bigot Tim Kaine (who has heard an earful from me on this over the years) and Mark Warner (who I actually have a relationship with).
Mark is a savvy savvy guy. Incredibly intelligent. And he wants to be president. He knows that doesn’t happen if he doesn’t get re-elected. And he knows being seen as a gun banner doesn’t help in the general election, nor particularly in the Iowa Caucus (though it doesn’t necessarily hurt him).
He won’t signal anything until he absolutely has too. And has extracted as much as he needs out of the process.
My senators are no votes but I contact Cornyn and tell him not to vote for it anyway. Your senators listen so contact them. TS