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| Beto O'Rourke Just Showed Everyone How To Lose An Election In Texas |
| 2018-09-17 |
| BLUF: [The Federalist] Beto O’Rourke, the photogenic Democratic congressman from El Paso hoping to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in November, declared at a SXSW event Monday that there’s no reason an AR-15 should be sold to a civilian. According to Politico’s Michael Calderone, O’Rourke, who’s not shy about swearing on the campaign trail, added, "I have no idea how that polls and I should give a shit what the NRA thinks about it." He might as well have said he doesn’t give a shit what Texans think about it. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 Dallas has been getting immigrants from all over the country as employers move there. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-09-17 23:28 |
| #7 Polls - generally reliable ones - show Cruz with a very slim lead. And Austin counts the votes. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2018-09-17 21:04 |
| #6 Please don't forget that based on the primary voters, Cruz got double what 'Beto" the wannabe got. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2018-09-17 09:59 |
| #5 In Texas the big cities elect Democrats. They have always been effectively countered by voters from the vast rural areas. With so many companies and people moving in from Dem areas, the mid terms may show a dramatic turn to the left. |
| Posted by: Ebbavirt Clunk4147 2018-09-17 08:48 |
| #4 ..ooops, google list both 3.1.1 and paragraph 246 |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-09-17 08:44 |
| #3 "there’s no reason an AR-15 should be sold to a civilian." 16. To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; Article I, Section of the Constitution, the powers of Congress A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. 2d Amendment (a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. (b) The classes of the militia are— (1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and (2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia. Title X, United States Code, paragraph 246 - Militia: composition and classes Expect they're not 'civilians', but members of the unorganized (but federally mandated) militia. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-09-17 08:19 |
| #2 "I have no idea how that polls and I should give a shit what the NRA thinks about it." Keep swearing, honorary member of the Kennedy family - it does turn off a fair number of voters. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-09-17 08:03 |
| #1 More AR-15 bashing please. In fact, make it a 2018 and 2020 Democratic referendum. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-09-17 02:15 |