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Oh Joy: Senate Republican Leadership To Allow A Vote On Another Gun Control Bill
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/06/21/oh-joy-se…dership-to-allow-a-vote-on-another-gun-control-bill-n2181917
– She was expected on Tuesday to introduce a measure that would curb weapons sales to people on a narrow terrorism watch list. … Democrats' efforts to pass a broader prohibition failed on Monday. … The legislation would allow the decision to be appealed.…
Justin Amash Has Harsh Words for Senate Democrats Following Gun Control Vote
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2016/06/21…rds-for-senate-democrats-following-gun-control-vote-n2181616
– Justin Amash (R-MI) didn't hold back on Twitter about the Senate Democrats who voted in favor of the (failed) gun control amendments … Democratic senators now refer to constitutional due process as "the terror gap." — Justin Amash (@justinamash) June 20, 2016 Last … The lists are not perfect by any means, and the government does not have to provide a reason to put someone on them.…
Trolling for War with Russia
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2016/06/21/trolling-for-war-with-russia-n2181264
– Does State consider the Constitution to be purely advisory when it grants Congress the sole power to declare war? … According to CIA Director John Brennan, ISIS is spreading and coming to Europe and America. … The European Union also just voted to extend sanctions on Russia for annexing Crimea and supporting separatists in Ukraine.…
Watch: Senate Voting On Pro-Gun Control Amendments; UPDATE: All Amendments Rejected
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/06/20/watch-senate-votes-on-progun-control-amendments-n2181252
– #Breakint Senate fails to get 60 votes on Grassley plan for background check system. 53 yeas to 47 nays. … #BREAKING Senate fails to advance Murphy's plan to close gunshow loophole. Needed 60 yeas. Only got 44. … As for the terror watch list narrative, are we willing to set the Constitution on fire to curb gun rights?…
Brexit Campaign Falters After MP Murder
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/andrewalker/2016/06/20/brexit-campaign-falters-after-mp-murder-n2181217
– LONDON, United Kingdom - The campaign to get Britain out of the European Union has fallen behind according to the latest poll. … This led a number of national newspapers to suggest the murder was linked to Mrs Cox's pro-European stance. … Today parliament was recalled to pay tribute to the murdered MP, with many of the speakers suggesting a link to Brexit.…
Brexit Fall Out: Switzerland Withdraws EU Application/Netherlands Wants Vote to Leave EU
https://townhall.com/columnists/bgascmetals/2016/06/20/brexi…ws-eu-applicationnetherlands-wants-vote-to-leave-eu-n2180133
– Denmark – To Stay or Not To Stay? Danes also have expressed a high level of Eurosceptism. … Last week the Swiss Parliament voted to withdraw its EU application. The vote was 27 to 13. … Do we want to continue to be a part of the EU?…
Massachusetts Likely Voting on Legal Marijuana This November
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2016/07/07…etts-likely-voting-on-legal-marijuana-this-november-n2189280
to make the question easier to understand. … Massachusetts voted to decriminalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana in 2008. … Instead of a criminal penalty, people caught with up to one ounce are subject to a maximum fine of $100.…
A Walk With the Demonstrators
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2016/07/07/a-walk-with-the-demonstrators-n2188997
– That is to say they voted against leaving the EU. They lost 52 percent to 48 percent. … Frankly, I hope the majority who voted to leave the EU grant these sore losers a second vote. … They would resort to the bureaucracy, to the courts, to the media, to academe. They are the bien-pensants of the left.…
GOP Blue-Collar Heroes Laud Trump
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2016/07/06/gop-bluecollar-heroes-laud-trump-n2188352
– In 2012, Santorum, who as a member of Congress voted against NAFTA and urged George W. … "I've read it and re-read it, and I found it hard to believe at times -- but there were echoes of my youth there." … "And Donald Trump is saying this has led us to disaster."…
What Are We Celebrating?
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2016/07/05/what-are-we-celebrating-n2187837
– Surely that Justice Department official knew that the courts were not likely to violate people's right to free speech. … A generation that owes so much to the past acts as if they owe nothing to anybody. … The Fourth of July is a good day to ponder that question.…
Associated Press Hides Democrats’ Hatred of African Americans
https://townhall.com/columnists/autryjpruitt/2016/07/04/asso…d-press-hides-democrats-hatred-of-african-americans-n2186271
– As recently as November, she touted her record on the issue to voters in New Hampshire, saying she, “voted numerous times when I was … a senator to spend money to build a barrier to try to prevent illegal immigrants from coming in.” … When the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was being debated in Congress in 1866, not one Democrat in the House or Senate voted for…
Brexit: Where The Media Thinks That Declarations Of Freedom Are Signs Of Racist Xenophobia
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/07/03/brexit-re…ing-you-want-freedom-means-youre-a-racist-xenophobe-n2187036
– There’s no doubt that some people voted to leave the European Union due to xenophobic overtones, yet the majority of the “Leave” camp … It was time to reclaim British sovereignty over its own laws and regulations. … The UK is still going to allow immigration, they’re still going to trade with the nations of Europe, and they’re still going to deal…
Why Is Hillary Still a Hawk?
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2016/07/03/why-is-hillary-still-a-hawk-n2186403
– She voted for the Iraq War. As secretary of state, she urged President Obama to escalate the war in Afghanistan. … Obama needs a compelling reason to use force. Clinton needs a compelling reason not to. … Other reasons come to mind.…
Brexit Due to Failure of Elites, Not Bigotry of Masses
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2016/07/01/brexit-due-to-failure-of-elites-not-bigotry-of-masses-n2186051
– And it's incoherent to claim, as some do, that it's undemocratic for voters to decide. … That amounts to saying that ordinary people should be content to be ruled by their betters. … They're laments of their own failure to persuade them to do so.…
Trump Ignites White Working-Class Revolution
https://townhall.com/columnists/suzannefields/2016/07/01/trump-ignites-white-workingclass-revolution-n2185972
– You have to make it fall." … Bernie Sanders is too old to play Guevara, and he was never serious enough as a candidate to actually make it to the Oval Office. … He urges them to follow the British who voted for Brexit to take back their future, too.…
Brexit Shows Us The Future -- And It's Great
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottrasmussen/2016/07/01/brexit-shows-us-the-future--and-its-great-n2185527
– That truth was evident last week when the British voted to leave the European Union. … Even many of those who voted to remain wanted the EU to make major changes. … It gives us hope that the global trend to decentralization will shift even more power to ever more people.…
‘Outrageous’: British MP Slams CNN For Their Biased Coverage of Brexit That Painted Them as Racists
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/06/30/youre…ery-exchange-between-probrexit-mp-and-cnns-amanpour-n2185997
– Hannan refused to put his earpiece in to listen to the biased coverage. … The MP went on to composedly explain that Britain voted to become a sovereign nation because the EU is in decline and they want to … In terms of immigration, it can be up to Parliament to determine who can and cannot enter the country, he added.…
Wow: Democratic FEC Bureaucrats Sought to Punish Fox News for Debate Coverage
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/06/30/report-de…sought-to-investigate-fox-news-over-debate-coverage-n2186023
– It is the first time in history that members of the FEC voted to punish a media outlet's debate sponsorship, and it follows several … Commissioners Petersen and Hunter and I voted to free Fox News' editorial judgments from the FEC's regulatory jurisdiction under the … Much to the chagrin of some elected Democrats and their appointed henchmen, Fox is thriving: Congrats to @FoxNews & to our…
Capitulation? Sources Say Speaker Ryan To Hold Gun Control Vote Next Week
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/06/30/capitulat…er-ryan-says-gun-control-vote-will-happen-next-week-n2185990
– This announcement comes a week after House Democrats staged a 24-hour sit-in to pressure Ryan and House Republicans to hold gun control … The Democratic effort to bring such votes to the floors of the Senate and House started by Sen. … All gun control amendments eventually were voted down along party lines. On June 22, Rep.…
Run, Don’t Walk to the Nearest Brexit
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2016/06/30/run-dont-walk-to-the-nearest-brexit-n2185679
– How the Brits voted in June doesn’t tell us much about who Americans are likely to choose on November 8. … When a constitution for the EU was voted down in 2005, Brussels decided to enact the same thing via the Lisbon Treaty. … When Irish voters turned that down, they were pushed to vote again until they voted the right way.…
John Kerry Doubts Brexit Will Actually Happen
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/joepappalardo/2016/06/29/draft-n2185407
– However, Boris Johnson, one of the possible candidates to succeed Cameron, said he would not consider holding a second vote to confirm … Kerry also claimed that British Prime Minister David Cameron was reluctant in his move to allow the vote to take place. … Kerry also asserted that "most of the people who voted to do it" didn't know how either.…
Nigel Farage: Trump Would Be Better For The UK Than Obama's Been
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/06/29/nigel-farage-trump-would-be-better-for-the-uk-than-obama-n2184926
– Christine wrote about how UK Independence Party’s Nigel Farage really let the European Parliament have it after Britain voted to leave … Or are you not going to take sides at this early stage?” Quest asked. … It’s almost as if she feels she has a sort-of divine right to have that job.” Mr.…
Would the Gipper Endorse the Donald?
https://townhall.com/columnists/rogerstone/2016/06/29/would-the-gipper-endorse-the-donald-n2185373
– But back to Reagan. … moderates to win enough votes to defeat truly liberal Democrats. … Before winning a stunning victory to become Governor of the Golden State, his first step to the White House, Reagan had to defeat former…
The Sunday After Brexit
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2016/06/29/the-sunday-after-brexit-n2185031
– its journey to London -- on the Sunday after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. … The people of the United Kingdom voted to retain one of their greatest traditions: the right to govern themselves. … to do.…
Will This Become the Worst Financial Crisis of the Postwar Era?
https://townhall.com/columnists/mikefuljenz/2016/06/29/will…ecome-the-worst-financial-crisis-of-the-postwar-era-n2184968
– Last Thursday, Scotland voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU, by a decisive 62% in favor of staying. … that the British would have to go to “the back of the queue” for any trade deals with the U.S. if they voted to leave the EU on June … to Remain in the European Union (EU) suddenly turned into 52-48 to Leave the EU.…
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