Robert ReichResearchers have estimated that if we still had a federal assault weapons ban, we would see 70% fewer mass shooting deaths.
S-E-V-E-N-T-Y PERCENT.
Reinstating it should be a no-brainer.
Thelonious08One more obvious thing that Pelosi couldn't get done in 15 years in power.
calling her "the most effective speaker" is a sick joke.
Dianne HackbornShe passed an assault weapons ban through the house: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1808/text
Karoli@hackbod @thelonious08 @rbreich yes, she did. And like it or not, she didn’t have a magic wand to wave over the Senate.
MrRaccoonIf she was incapable of getting the job done, she should have resigned and let someone competent take over.
She was the worst House Speaker ever.
How many times was she in Maine campaigning against Susan Collins?
What effort did Pelosi make to support Dem Senate candidates and/or put pressure on sitting Senators to do the right thing?
You guessed it. Nada. Zilch.
She did nothing. She was happy making excuses for 30 years.
and since Dem voters don't demand performance, she took 12 weeks of vacation every year, and is celebrated as being super "effective".
@thelonious08 @mrraccoon excuse me. The Speaker of the House is not obligated to campaign for Senate candidates.
She's not obligated to do anything.
but if she want to deliver for the American people, she'll do what needs to be done.
She went to France. She went to Africa. She sipped wine in Napa Valley.
She wasn't obligated to do any of that.
and doing all that did not in any way benefit the American people.
Pelosi's job performance is an F-
Tony Stark@karoli @mrraccoon @thelonious08 Happy Thanksgiving and this is the least “pragmatic” take I’ve seen in awhile. Nobody here needs to keep talking to this person.
If Democrats want to get something done in the next 15 years,
we have to do the opposite of what we were doing the last 15 years.
and Pelosi-style leadership was a giant anchor around our necks.
Let's do something a lot less pathetic from now on.