Senate GOP set to block domestic terrorism bill as gun debate heats up

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On Thursday, Senate Republicans are set to block legislation intended to combat domestic terrorism. And they’re all over the place on whether homegrown extremism even needs more federal attention.

will hold a vote onthat would set up offices at the Justice Department, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security to focus on domestic terrorism. The bill is expected to get few if any Republican votes, as the GOP widely views the legislation as unnecessary and an attempt by Democrats to politicize the killing of 10 people, mostly Black.

As Rubio laid out, Republicans have adopted a slippery-slope argument in response to the domestic terrorism bill, contending it could be misused based on ideology to go after political opponents of the party in power.

Thune added that, while Republicans and Democrats are having early conversations about a response to the Texas massacre, “there are a lot of people grieving.” “I mean, if we can’t find consensus on fighting white supremacists, what can we find consensus on?” he added. It’s a tough path ahead. When the Senate considered bipartisan background checks legislation in 2013 from Sens., only four Republicans — including Toomey — supported the bill. And of those four, Toomey and Sen., who previously served as Florida’s governor, signed gun-control legislation in the days following the 2018 massacre at a high school in his state.

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Patriots are not terrorists

Every SenateGOP up for election must be defeated. Each is a lying two faced hypocrite failing to protect our welfare. SenSchumer washingtonpost CNNPolitics thehill WSJ MSNBC nytimes USATODAY JohnJHarwood costareports Acosta

Republicans are terrorist sympathizers.

After Oklahoma City, they couldn't wait to end habeas corpus for people in prison... because that won't stop terrorism, but will keep wrongfully convicted people from appellate review.

LeaderMcConnell.....karma will not be kind to you....

VoteThemOut AbbottHasBloodOnHisHands TedCruz MitchMcConnell The list goes on. But there's a start.

Souless sadistic bunch of people. Meanwhile parents here are worried about their kids.

I will never understand them. There is no logic.

It’s foolish to think domestic terrorists would support legislation aimed to combat themselves.

Yep, BLM and Antifa need eradicated. But we know that this is merely for political opposition. Anyone who doesnt acquiesce is a racist, phobe, white supremacy terrorist. We know how this works.

Everyone keeps their guns and we just close the schools down. No more issues.

American Pravda

That wiil hurt their income.

They breed and support domestic terrorism and white supremacy, so no surprise there.

Biden is right. What are they 'for?'

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