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Old June 18, 2010, 11:57 AM   #43
Tom Servo
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Does anyone on this forum play chess?
Yep, and I'm thinking stalemate

Frankly, I despise the bill. It's an attempt to stifle free speech and override a Supreme Court decision that a certain political stripe finds politically inexpedient.

I doubt the NRA could have killed it directly, so they did what they could to make sure that they acted in the best interests of their organization and membership. Funny thing that this week's email from the Brady Campaign seems to think they could, though:

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Can you believe it? U.S. House Democrats have agreed to a special exemption for the NRA from new campaign finance disclosure laws under pending legislation proposed by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).

This is an outrage! Why should Congress appease NRA bosses and let them play by a different set of rules than the rest of us? We need your help to stop this bill from moving.
Now, whether they meant to or not, their exception seems to have been a factor in killing it. How many people on our side are going to thank them for it?
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