by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Yesterday students nationwide walked out of class and took to the streets with a simple message: they want to be safe in school. A big push of the student walkout was a demand that state and national legislators buck the dictates of the gun lobby and work for meaningful gun reforms.
On the same day the U.S. House of Representatives passed a school safety bill which addressed things like metal detectors, locks, and other school security measures - but did nothing to address the issue of guns.
Congress hears only what it wants to hear.
For any congressional action to become a law, it would have to pass the House and Senate with identical language and then be signed by Trump. That's a long haul, with many challenges along the way that will almost certainly ensure that no meaningful controls of guns will become part of the finished product.
The first constituents of Congress are the lobbyists. Money talks.
So stay in class all of you disgruntled students, and practice your "duck and cover." Congress is a whorehouse staffed and funded by groups like the NRA - and there is no way to change it.
Unless, of course, you all follow through on your threats to vote.
Citizen Journalist
Yesterday students nationwide walked out of class and took to the streets with a simple message: they want to be safe in school. A big push of the student walkout was a demand that state and national legislators buck the dictates of the gun lobby and work for meaningful gun reforms.
On the same day the U.S. House of Representatives passed a school safety bill which addressed things like metal detectors, locks, and other school security measures - but did nothing to address the issue of guns.
Congress hears only what it wants to hear.
For any congressional action to become a law, it would have to pass the House and Senate with identical language and then be signed by Trump. That's a long haul, with many challenges along the way that will almost certainly ensure that no meaningful controls of guns will become part of the finished product.
The first constituents of Congress are the lobbyists. Money talks.
So stay in class all of you disgruntled students, and practice your "duck and cover." Congress is a whorehouse staffed and funded by groups like the NRA - and there is no way to change it.
Unless, of course, you all follow through on your threats to vote.
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