Manchin, McCain To Introduce Bill To Create Mass Violence Commission

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM



PEMA LEVY 11:29 AM EST, SUNDAY JANUARY 13, 2013

Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and John McCain (R-AZ) are teaming up to introduce a bill to create a commission on mass violence, Manchin announced on ABC's "This Week" Sunday.

"I have linked up with and I will be with John McCain introducing a bill that Joe Lieberman, our dear friend, has been championing for a long time, which basically puts a commission about mass violence together," Manchin said.

"You bring experts from all different fields. You bring people such as myself that are NRA members that have been sportsmen all of our lives, and look for a commonsense approach to how we change the culture of violence in America. And that's what needs to be done."



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"I have linked up with and I will be with John McCain introducing a bill that Joe Lieberman, our dear friend...."

[TwilightGardener]

1. Oh boy, the Video-Games'-Fault-Not-Guns commission.

Manchin is just this side of worthless.

[Katashi_itto]

2. Yup, lets "BLAME ANYTHING BUT GUNS" Commission

[Laurian]

3. Worthless. All you need to know about this "commission" is

it's sponsors who feed at the NRA trough.

[CanonRay]

4. That's what we need, another f'ing commission

the Warren Commission was the first of these useless entities, which are nothing but whitewash applicators.

[LiberalEsto]

16. +100

Commission is a euphemism for "Let's pretend to study it until people forget about it."

[SDjack]

19. And, maybe we can make a job for "my dear friend, Joe"

[awoke_in_2003]

26. I knew it was bullshit...

the second his name appeared.

[CanonRay]

20. Well said.

[bluedigger]

5. Sounds like an excellent way to grandstand and get nothing done. n/t

[TwilightGardener]

7. Perfectly put.

[trumad]

6. What we see here is McCain grasping to stay relevant...

First he wanted a commission about the Libya attacks... he didn't get it...

Now he wants a commission for this.

[obama2terms]

8. Translation

It's the media and video games fault commission eh it's a start I guess

[Trillo]

9. If you bring experts together, the commission is designed to fail.

The problem is not being caused by experts, it is being caused by people who have mindsets that are the opposite of that of experts. Experts cannot understand that mindset.

[bluestateguy]

10. Oh goody! Another inside the Beltway blue ribbon bipartisan commission.

The easiest way to make it look like you are doing something, while actually doing nothing.

Months of stupid hearings and speculation, culminating in a hundreds of pages long report with lots of cool charts and graphs and policy recommendations that can never pass Congress, a day or two of media coverage; then the report ends up in John Boehner's recycle bin.

Cue up the bipartisan commission regulars! James Baker! Vernon Jordan! Erskine Bowles! Sam Nunn! Lanny Davis! We have work for you!

[Jennicut]

11. Isn't Biden essentially doing that already?

Oh, but this commission will be nicer to the NRA. Got it.

[Botany]

12. How about a Mass Violence that is done with guns commission?

This 100% smoke screen to do anything but talk about "the guns"
the known fact that with the more guns we have and the more high
capacity magazines we have the more gun deaths we have had and
are going to have.

[pasto76]

21. exactly! by saying 'violence' they are not admitting the gun problem

keep pushing that point

[tabasco]

13. Yeah, I'm sure a "commission" is going to make a big difference

I'm guessing the commission will come up with all sorts of reasons why additional gun control is not necessary.

[dembotoz]

14. old organizing ploy--if you want to stop something form a committee

[rocktivity]

15. Foreign or Domestic?

That's like Hugh Hefner starting a commission on sexual harassment.


rocktivity

[Luschnig]

17. Right wing Militias?

Do they fall in the category of 'mass violence'? Or do these Senators think they are just a bunch of good ole boys being boys?

[Robb]

18. GUN.

They're terrified.

[bemildred]

22. Let me guess, with McCain as the chair, right? nt

[DonViejo]

29. And Leiberman as the Director...

of the Commission's staff.

[blkmusclmachine]

23. Guns don't kill people, joysticks do.

[benld74]

24. Goody, a Comission! I recall the Warren Commission and,,,,hey wait a sec!!!

[libdem4life]

25. Ol' Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran but screw up a US bomber himself...on with public outrage requiring

weapon liability insurance to save us from a McCain-tainted cover-up of his NRA cronies and apologists. I think Joe Biden has it covered, John. We don't need your "expertise", thanks anyway.

[upaloopa]

27. Well they will probably find that kids at school are safer if wearing body armor and openly carrying

Of course the funds come from the hand gun and ammo manufacturers sales institution of America.

[bullwinkle428]

28. Let's be accurate and call it the "Deflect Blame Away from the Guns Commission".

[Kalidurga]

30. Oh I thought he wanted to start another war...

I thought having one current war was enough. But, that is winding down so I guess I can see him looking for a replacement.

[kestrel91316]

31. RW to oppose this commission in 3....2....1....