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In reply to the discussion: PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES 23 NEW EXECUTIVE ACTIONS! [View all]groundloop
(11,488 posts)81. Oh, the right wing will argue against every last one of the these.
The NRA will get their members into a gun and ammo buying frenzy over this, and the tea-baggers in the house will start impeachment hearings.
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Probably, but that does not detract from the fact the he called for it. n/t
RomneyLies
Jan 2013
#155
The proposal is to require ALL gun purchases, regardless, to have a background check
RomneyLies
Jan 2013
#65
Did he do that little trumphet routine the Shrub did? 'Here to deliver a message from the POTUS!'
freshwest
Jan 2013
#114
Unfortunately I suspect very little will get done, unless as the President said Americans do
still_one
Jan 2013
#8
That's one of their favorites. I always wonder what they expect we will do when they say that.
Squinch
Jan 2013
#52
That's pretty disgusting. The one that has my skin still crawling was from yesterday
Squinch
Jan 2013
#99
The 23 'proposals' are NOT executive orders. They are Executive Actions/Proposals.
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
#152
On #4 will they add people like Rush to the mix? People that fan paranoia and hate?
glinda
Jan 2013
#40
Like a Tapir: Rumors were in the neighborhood of 19... Barack gave them 23, with some to spare....
NYC_SKP
Jan 2013
#48
That already exists and it's why AR15's trigger housing mechanisms have to be put on in the US
Recursion
Jan 2013
#96
3. Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system.
DreamGypsy
Jan 2013
#84
I Listened To A Mother Of One Of The Sandy Hook Victims Yesterday Talk About HIPPA Law....
global1
Jan 2013
#102
So how does a private citizen (not a dealer) sell a gun to another private citizen?
Bake
Jan 2013
#121
Doctor patient confidentiality is already compromised when it comes to mental health.
JVS
Jan 2013
#135
I'm not going to applaud executive action eliminating "unnecessary legal barriers"
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2013
#132