Congress - Spineless Jellyfish

I was disappointed and pissed off this past week when the news broke that our yellow bellied Senators in Congress sent the gun control bill down the proverbial crapper.  In a vote that went pretty much straight down party lines, the bill would have made background checks mandatory at all gun sale venues was shot down in a heap of flames by the gutless Republicans and a few turncoat Democrats.  Every bill that hits the Senate floor has what is called a "Statement Of Purpose".  Here is the actual "Statement Of Purpose" from the bill itself.

To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. The actual vote was 54 to 46 in favor of the bill however a 3/5ths majority rules in the Senate.  For the life of me I cannot understand why anyone would vote against stricter background checks for the purchase of a gun.  It is only common sense!  In no way does this bill conflict with the 2nd Amendment which provides for Americans "The Right To Bear Arms".  It doesn't make any sense to me and it really makes my head explode.  Why, why can Washington not use common sense government when dealing with these issues.  It's a fact that 90% of the American public is in favor of stricter background checks.  However, this does not translate into the correct votes in Congress.  Since I am a gun owner AND I approve of these stricter background checks, I believe that everyone should find out how their Senator voted and if you disagree, write them a letter or email them to let them know that you will be firing them from their position next election.  You read that right, FIRE THEIR ASSES!  They all work for us and it's time we remind them of that!  It's time for them to ignore the silly party politics and vote the way their constituents want them to vote.  Hell, I never got anything from my Senator asking how I think he or she should vote on an issue.  In reality, they don't give a rats ass what we think.  They are all trying to work their way up to the Senatorial ladder of monetary gain. Here is the listing of all U.S. Senators and how they voted. Alexander (R-TN), Nay Ayotte (R-NH), Nay Baldwin (D-WI), Yea Barrasso (R-WY), Nay Baucus (D-MT), Nay Begich (D-AK), Nay Bennet (D-CO), Yea Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea Blunt (R-MO), Nay Boozman (R-AR), Nay Boxer (D-CA), Yea Brown (D-OH), Yea Burr (R-NC), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Cardin (D-MD), Yea Carper (D-DE), Yea Casey (D-PA), Yea Chambliss (R-GA), Nay Coats (R-IN), Nay Coburn (R-OK), Nay Cochran (R-MS), Nay Collins (R-ME), Yea Coons (D-DE), Yea Corker (R-TN), Nay Cornyn (R-TX), Nay Cowan (D-MA), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Nay Cruz (R-TX), Nay Donnelly (D-IN), Yea Durbin (D-IL), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Yea Fischer (R-NE), Nay Flake (R-AZ), Nay Franken (D-MN), Yea Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea Graham (R-SC), Nay Grassley (R-IA), Nay Hagan (D-NC), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Nay Heinrich (D-NM), Yea Heitkamp (D-ND), Nay Heller (R-NV), Nay Hirono (D-HI), Yea Hoeven (R-ND), Nay Inhofe (R-OK), Nay Isakson (R-GA), Nay Johanns (R-NE), Nay Johnson (D-SD), Yea Johnson (R-WI), Nay Kaine (D-VA), Yea King (I-ME), Yea Kirk (R-IL), Yea Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea Leahy (D-VT), Yea Lee (R-UT), Nay Levin (D-MI), Yea Manchin (D-WV), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Nay Menendez (D-NJ), Yea Merkley (D-OR), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Yea Moran (R-KS), Nay Murkowski (R-AK), Nay Murphy (D-CT), Yea Murray (D-WA), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Yea Paul (R-KY), Nay Portman (R-OH), Nay Pryor (D-AR), Nay Reed (D-RI), Yea Reid (D-NV), Nay Risch (R-ID), Nay Roberts (R-KS), Nay Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea Rubio (R-FL), Nay Sanders (I-VT), Yea Schatz (D-HI), Yea Schumer (D-NY), Yea Scott (R-SC), Nay Sessions (R-AL), Nay Shaheen (D-NH), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Nay Stabenow (D-MI), Yea Tester (D-MT), Yea Thune (R-SD), Nay Toomey (R-PA), Yea Udall (D-CO), Yea Udall (D-NM), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Nay Warner (D-VA), Yea Warren (D-MA), Yea Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Ye