Message from @Sh0t
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Deborah Sampson Bill, Sampson was a revolutionary war soldier who disguised as a man to fight for her country
They were trying to introduce amendments covering veterans' firearm rights and VA child care. The purpose of the bill was to extend care and benefits to veterans so what they were introducing kinda did relate to the main purpose of the bill.
They had months to do that
why wait until it's about to leave committee?
The bill was about healthcare needs of female veterans and servicewomen
adding gun shit would just make it more complicated and turn it into one of those culture wars over guns
The bill prior to these proposed amendments was endorsed by a dozen veteran related organizations
It was about care and benefits. What they were trying to add would directly benefit these veterans yet the Democrat chairman shut down debate over it.
At least one GOP member was against the amendments, but it fits the current trend disrespecting veterans AND women, in one!
the main feature is to established a veteran soffice of women's affairs or something, to deal with women specific issues
Office of Women's Health
or extend what that office can do rather, that was the original DS act
The proposed amendments to the bill would've HELPED the veteran women yet the Chairman shut down debate over it.
the bill is focused on more specific issues, women's health. control f doesn't find any mention of guns, for example
That's not the place for a debate on gun rights
i think the label 'poison pill' amendment is apt here
It wasn't just guns the amendments also covered VA child care.
'not just guns' means it DID contain stuff on guns
It was on women's care and benefits. Granting them gun rights is a benefit to them.
Gun rights is a much larger issue than military-related health care
```This has been bubbling for awhile. GOP wants to introduce amendments and Democrats say they're using non-controversial bills (in this case helping female vets at the VA) to attach partisan amendments. Story coming.``` from the Stars and Stripes reporter that was reporting on it
They should have at least let the debate occur instead of silencing it.
Suppressing debate doesn't seem like good behavior for a committee chairman.
Why debate if something unrelated should be in that bill? They can do another bill for gun stuff, the original bill has been in the works for some time and was getting prepared for the next step
seems obvious the timing was purposeful and so are the 'arguments' the quoted reps are putting up
at least one GOP member was upset by the others
Lol the GOP is disgusting, and you're a groveling pig by spinning it like this (or rather, regurgitating whatever right wing retard you like to listen ramble) @ℕ𝕍
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Ah I see - the three big R's. Religious, Republican, Retarded
Carry on then, freakshow.
Andy Barr well well
i remember him, his last opponent for seat was a female marine fighter pilot
It wasn't totally unrelated to the bill what they were trying to add would have benefitted veterans and the purpose of the bill was care and benefits for vets.
the bill was 99% about women's issues specifically
and they had months to bring up the other stuff
The minority committee members did not object to the underlying bill but offered amendments to improve the bill and the benefits it offered.