thepointbeing Posted September 9, 2021 at 01:48 PM Share Posted September 9, 2021 at 01:48 PM https://apnews.com/article/business-gun-politics-susan-collins-angus-king-lisa-murkowski-e0d6522c455c86bd5d877307c4d5b19c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted September 9, 2021 at 01:52 PM Share Posted September 9, 2021 at 01:52 PM Don't let the door hit ya'.. On second thought, do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted September 9, 2021 at 05:14 PM Share Posted September 9, 2021 at 05:14 PM Well I would like to celebrate, but I doubt the next nomination will be any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springfield shooter Posted September 9, 2021 at 09:00 PM Share Posted September 9, 2021 at 09:00 PM Even though it's a 50-50 Senate, and Democrats hold the tie-breaking vote....it's the Republicans fault the Chipman nomination is being withdrawn. So sayeth the president in the fourth paragraph of the linked to article. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-pulling-atf-nomination-david-chipman-second-amendment-guns Were I a Republican senator, I'd gladly take my share of the credit. But the president is being too generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundguy Posted September 10, 2021 at 01:40 AM Share Posted September 10, 2021 at 01:40 AM On 9/9/2021 at 4:00 PM, springfield shooter said: Even though it's a 50-50 Senate, and Democrats hold the tie-breaking vote....it's the Republicans fault It's a 48-2-50 Senate. Though King usually votes with the Democrats, I can see him being a Republican on this vote. And of course, Bernie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springfield shooter Posted September 10, 2021 at 01:47 AM Share Posted September 10, 2021 at 01:47 AM On 9/9/2021 at 8:40 PM, soundguy said: It's a 48-2-50 Senate. Though King usually votes with the Democrats, I can see him being a Republican on this vote. And of course, Bernie! The "two" caucus with the Democrats. And I think Manchin and Sinema would both vote with the Republicans on this. And very likely Testor from Montana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted September 10, 2021 at 02:19 AM Share Posted September 10, 2021 at 02:19 AM Trump Jr. appears to be claiming credit for sinking Chipman's nomination. Business Insider Business Insider said: ... In the evenly divided Senate, Chipman's confirmation would have rested on red-state Democrats, including Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana, who face strong pro-gun lobbies and pressure from the right. Trump Jr. targeted those lawmakers, publishing op-ed articles in newspapers in Montana and West Virginia in which he called Chipman "the greatest threat" to Americans' Second Amendment rights and said he would "shred" the amendment. ... The ATF, which is charged with enforcing the country's federal gun laws, has had only one Senate-confirmed leader since 2006, in part because of intense lobbying by the NRA and other pro-gun groups. Even the Trump administration's nominee was brought down by Republican activists and lawmakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTX63 Posted September 10, 2021 at 07:58 AM Share Posted September 10, 2021 at 07:58 AM On 9/9/2021 at 12:14 PM, Flynn said: Well I would like to celebrate, but I doubt the next nomination will be any better. Anyone without a past photo of them holding an "Assault Rifle" while posing in front of the rubble and burned corpses of American women and children would be a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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