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Time to act now... Don't sit on your hands waiting for someone else to
> call.
>
> Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has once again introduced legislation to renew
> the so-called "assault weapons" ban. S.2498 was introduced last week, and,
> by using a "nuclear option" referred to as Rule XIV, has gotten the bill
> placed on the Senate calendar.
>
> As a Senate educational article on the subject puts it,
>
> "Most bills are routinely referred to the committee with appropriate
> jurisdiction as soon as they are introduced. But if a Senator plans to
> introduce a bill and believes that the committee to which it would be
> referred will be unsympathetic, Rule XIV permits the Senator to bypass the
> standing committee system altogether and have the bill placed directly on
> the Calendar of Business, with exactly the same formal status the bill would
> have if it had been the subject of extensive hearings and exhaustive mark-up
> meetings in committee."
>
> The article goes on to say that this option is considered a last resort by
> Senators, because it "undermines the committee system as a whole and because
> they do not wish to encourage a practice that can be used against their own
> committees."
>
> So, Sen. Feinstein and her 11 co-sponsors (the usual suspects) have thrown
> down the gauntlet, and a true showdown is shaping up. Once again, we must
> contact our Senators, ESPECIALLY those who voted against the AWB renewal
> amendment several months ago, to stand firm in their opposition to this
> ill-conceived and proven ineffective idea. Because the AWB renewal has
> enough votes in the Senate to pass, a filibuster is likely the only way it
> can be stopped there.
>
> The Senators who voted against the recent amendment renewing the ban need
> our support and encouragement to stand their ground, as it the rhetoric put
> forth by the anti-gun side will undoubtedly be intense and viscous.
>
> It is unclear when S.2498 will come up for consideration, so let's get busy
> NOW. You can see how your Senators voted recently on the AWB here:
>
> http://www.awbansunset.com/senate.html
>
> You can find your Senators' contact info here:
>
> http://www.senate.gov/
>
> http://www.awbansunset.com/house_tx.html
>
>
Texas Senators
Kay Bailey Hutchinson- 512-916-5834
John Cornyn- 512-916-5834
--
3016 Men, Women and Children were murdered September 11th,
2001 by 19 men armed with boxcutters. One gun on each plane
could have changed things.
> call.
>
> Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has once again introduced legislation to renew
> the so-called "assault weapons" ban. S.2498 was introduced last week, and,
> by using a "nuclear option" referred to as Rule XIV, has gotten the bill
> placed on the Senate calendar.
>
> As a Senate educational article on the subject puts it,
>
> "Most bills are routinely referred to the committee with appropriate
> jurisdiction as soon as they are introduced. But if a Senator plans to
> introduce a bill and believes that the committee to which it would be
> referred will be unsympathetic, Rule XIV permits the Senator to bypass the
> standing committee system altogether and have the bill placed directly on
> the Calendar of Business, with exactly the same formal status the bill would
> have if it had been the subject of extensive hearings and exhaustive mark-up
> meetings in committee."
>
> The article goes on to say that this option is considered a last resort by
> Senators, because it "undermines the committee system as a whole and because
> they do not wish to encourage a practice that can be used against their own
> committees."
>
> So, Sen. Feinstein and her 11 co-sponsors (the usual suspects) have thrown
> down the gauntlet, and a true showdown is shaping up. Once again, we must
> contact our Senators, ESPECIALLY those who voted against the AWB renewal
> amendment several months ago, to stand firm in their opposition to this
> ill-conceived and proven ineffective idea. Because the AWB renewal has
> enough votes in the Senate to pass, a filibuster is likely the only way it
> can be stopped there.
>
> The Senators who voted against the recent amendment renewing the ban need
> our support and encouragement to stand their ground, as it the rhetoric put
> forth by the anti-gun side will undoubtedly be intense and viscous.
>
> It is unclear when S.2498 will come up for consideration, so let's get busy
> NOW. You can see how your Senators voted recently on the AWB here:
>
> http://www.awbansunset.com/senate.html
>
> You can find your Senators' contact info here:
>
> http://www.senate.gov/
>
> http://www.awbansunset.com/house_tx.html
>
>
Texas Senators
Kay Bailey Hutchinson- 512-916-5834
John Cornyn- 512-916-5834
--
3016 Men, Women and Children were murdered September 11th,
2001 by 19 men armed with boxcutters. One gun on each plane
could have changed things.