Discussion: Devos: Congress 'Has To Lead' The Response To Shootings, 'It's Their Job'

The first step is to remove the congressional barriers on the FBI and CDC so they can fully investigate this issue in a comprehensive and scientific manner.

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Devos: Congress ‘Has To Reload’ Their Previous Worthless Excuse of a Response To Shootings, ‘It’s Their Job’

Betsey + Education Dept = nothingness.
Betsey + Anything = (same)

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I’m sure she and her party won’t hesitate to fund all these mental health resources they’re waving hands at.

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Do i need to remind you that a wunnerful majority at the SC has made clear that money equals free speech?

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She has no difficulty taking a leadership role in protecting the ability of for-profit colleges to take advantage of students, among other things. Why would the Department of Education abdicate leadership in protecting students from mass shootings.

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DeVos also told Hewitt that law enforcement needs to do more to track people with early warning signs of disturbing behavior, …

You know what I think is a warning sign of disturbing behavior? Someone buying an assault weapon that has as its primary purpose killing people. And then buying multiple high capacity ammo magazines for that weapon that can kill a whole lot of people.

Mentally and emotionally disturbed people need treatment. And if you eliminate the ability to get those kinds of weapons and ammo, that also eliminates that kind of disturbing behavior and worse. And makes it better for all of us.

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Congress has led.

On February 28, 2017, Congress passed and Donald Trump signed a law revoking Obama administration regulations that made it harder for people with mental illness to buy a gun.

This is what Republican leadership looks like. They will never change. When we vote for Republicans, this is what we vote for.

There is no mystery here.

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Congress will also have to demonstrate their sworn duty to protect and insure America against hostile foreign powers, protect our right to vote and bla bla bla bla bla bla bla. But thank you for your time.

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Maybe we should require them to have ultrasounds and view the ultrasounds results, too.

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I agree with the President that we need to report mental instability that might endanger our nation.

I herewith notify the authorities that Donald Trump is mentally unstable and should be held without bail until such time as the danger is passed.

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By the numbers …

Death toll, St. Valentine’s Day massacre, Chicago, IL 1929: 7
Death toll, St. Valentine’s Day massacre, Parkland, FL, 2018: 17

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According to CNN, the FBI was given a tip in September about a person with the same YouTube username as the alleged shooter who made a comment on a video saying “I’m going to be a professional school shooter.”

Humm I’m guessing this is an attempt to question the FBI to try and get them off Donald’s ass.

Yep
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/trump-supporters-using-florida-school-shooting-call-end-russia-probe/

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That and open,very public, reporting on how much each “thoughts and prayers” congressperson has received in donations from the Gun Lobby/NRA

Here’s a start…

As Republicans begin heaping “thoughts and prayers” on the families of the 17-plus people killed in Wednesday’s deadly shooting at a high school outside Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, a writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! made sure to note how much each had taken from the National Rifle Association.

Put it on billboards nationwide with a focus in each of their districts and states.

Kimmel writer quotes every GOP lawmaker’s post-Florida ‘thoughts and prayers’ tweet — and how much money they took from the NRA

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Well he’s been praying this wouldn’t happen but it did again. And his only answer is to do some more praying. Personally I’m starting to think that prayer doesn’t work.

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If she believes this, that it is indeed Congress’ responsibility to enact meaningful gun legislation, which it is, you can’t fault her. She will have all sorts of hateful garbage dumped on her for stating the obvious.

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Bush accelerated the destroying of the public schools with his make sure everyone falls behind.
Teachers had to teach to the test not to the facts.
DeVos is trying to continue this farce.
Go private so some of you wealthy can pick whose minds you want to destroy and kiss your royal asses and the hell with the rest.

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That’s what a bunch of innocent, murdered school kids are to her? A “situation“? Fuuuuck these people. Make noise and CYA, that’s all they do. It’s almost like…they don’t really care!

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Can work in some kind of video presentation like they did/do in driver’s Ed?

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Anyone with an AR15 is mentally disturbed. Why would you want such a thing? Why do you want to kill so many people?

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