By Howie Katz
I voted in the early election today and cast my ballot for Sen. John Cornyn.
I usually do not vote in primary elections because I an neither a Democrat or a Republican. But this year was different because knucklehead gun owners are trying to unseat Sen. Cornyn because he voted for some reasonable gun legislation in response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting which left 19 children and two teachers dead. And so I voted in the Republican primary.
The 19 children and two teachers that were killed in the Uvalde school shooting. The legislation Cornyn voted for was very reasonable in light of the Uvalde shooting and in no way hurt any law abiding gun owners. But apparently the majority of Texas gun owners are a bunch of knuckleheads who are determined to run Cornyn out of office because of this one vote. Polls indicate that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running ahead of Cornyn among Texas Republicans. What a shame. Paxton is a crook who ought to be in jail instead of in public office. Yet Texas Republicans prefer a crook over an honest politician. There will probably be a runoff because there is a third candidate in the race. Wesley Hunt, currently a Congressman, seems like a decent man but is trailing far behind the other two contenders. Sen. Cornyn deserves to be reelected. He has been good for Texas and for our country. And he has seniority in the Senate, which is important and beneficial for Texas. If Paxton turns out to be the Republican nominee for the Senate, there's no way on earth that I would vote for him in the November general election. I pray to God that the Texas Republicans regain their senses and vote to return Sen. Cornyn to his seat in the Senate, a seat he so richly deserves.
2 comments:
Cornyn has an uphill battle. What is reasonable Gun Control?
Here from NBC News is what Cornyn voted for: The law has allowed the Department of Justice to run enhanced background checks through the FBI on adults under 21 who try to buy a firearm. It has also provided funding to states to expand so-called red flag laws that allow courts to temporarily remove a firearm from a person if they're deemed a danger to themselves or others.
That is reasonable gun control legislation and does not keep law abiding citizens from owning guns, including those under 21. While the Red Flag laws are likely to be abused occasionally, that does not make the laws unreasonable. Many mass shootings have been committed by people with mental health problems. And most school shootings have been committed by people under 21. Had the legislation been in effect at the time of the Uvalde school shooting, those 19 children and two teachers that were killed might very well be alive today.
Let me add that any gun owner who would vote for that crook Ken Paxton because of Cornyn's vote, is too stupid to own any guns.
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