06-04-2022, 03:35 AM
For those of you who spent more than a few moments wondering whether the Congress would be shocked into action by the Uvalde school shooting, you now have your answer. A Republican congressman from NY made the apparently outrageous comment that he’d vote to ban the AR-15 if a Bill came to the floor for a vote. He has received such an intense backlash from fellow Republicans that he has now withdrawn from seeking re-election in November. Most of the Republicans who had endorsed him have withdrawn their endorsements and those he had anticipated have evaporated.
Republican Congressman Quits Race After Backlash Over His Gun Stance, HuffPost.
In the House of Representatives, members have to seek re-election every 2 years. Almost as soon as they’re elected, they have to gear up for yet another primary and congressional election. If they do nothing controversial, they might be lucky and win their primaries unopposed, saving them a lot of time and money. Do anything courageous and they’ll be fighting to the death after being “primaried”. No wonder courage is in short supply but thoughts and prayers are plentiful.
Republican Congressman Quits Race After Backlash Over His Gun Stance, HuffPost.
In the House of Representatives, members have to seek re-election every 2 years. Almost as soon as they’re elected, they have to gear up for yet another primary and congressional election. If they do nothing controversial, they might be lucky and win their primaries unopposed, saving them a lot of time and money. Do anything courageous and they’ll be fighting to the death after being “primaried”. No wonder courage is in short supply but thoughts and prayers are plentiful.