D.C. House Voting Rights Bill Nixed Due to Gun Provision
The Democrats killed their own D.C. House Voting Rights Bill due to an amendment that would effectively return DC’s 2nd Amendment rights. Choice quote….
“We will never give up on equal rights for our residents,” she said, insisting that pro-gun Democrats could have opposed the amendment without sustaining political damage
So… she wants “equal rights for our residents” but ONLY on the voting issue and SHAME on those “pro-gun” Democrats for PRESUMING “equal rights” should entail the entire Bill of Rights. Yeah, shame…..
At the same time as am matter of history DC essentially belongs to Congress to do with as they please and many of their own actions and laws reflect the dubious status of the District compared to the several States. I am certainly not hugely in favor of DC voting considering its foundational purpose it seems something of a conflict of interest. That said, its an all or nothing then with civil rights and if DC gets to own guns, they get to vote - if they get to vote, they get to own guns.
What the Democrats want is what they’ve always wanted and that is to impose their own view on what rights are actually “rights” and owning guns doesn’t stand with them. But allowing non-citizens to vote? Yeah, that’s ok….