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
 

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