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Homicidal Maniacs Rejoice As Senate Bends Over for NRA
From the Fishington Cheesington Post
Washington, DC - The criminally insane, End Times religious fanatics and libertarians everywhere breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday as the Senate honored the wishes of pretty much no one and shot down a proposed law that would require background checks for lots of people who probably shouldnt be given plastic knives at McDonalds.
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Homicidal Maniacs Rejoice As Senate Bends Over for NRA (Original Post)
johnnyplankton
Apr 2013
OP
What is the difference between homicidal maniacs, and 45% of the Senate members? Nothing
still_one
Apr 2013
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still_one
(92,257 posts)1. What is the difference between homicidal maniacs, and 45% of the Senate members? Nothing
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)2. Senators are a lot richer
than your average homicidal maniac.
still_one
(92,257 posts)3. You have that right
lastlib
(23,251 posts)4. and, unfortunately, they have voting privileges on the laws that matter.....