guns r us

so we should all be FURIOUS today. our congress, against the wishes of 90% of the public, opted against mild gun control measures. we should be disgusted and outraged. we should be sickened.

and well, most of us are. now, i should make a small disclaimer here. i don't believe in polls, really. i think public opinion polls are stupid. and while they are occasionally fun or interesting, they have little to no place in policy decisions. because here's the thing- it doesn't matter whether or not only 1 percent of the public wanted gun control. all those little first graders are dead. and a whole lot of other little children have been terrorized.
and we elect our legislators to make wise decisions in the interests of the public, whether we are smart about anything or not, or whether something is popular or not.

because here's the other thing- there is NO excuse for voting against background checks on those who wish to have guns. NO EXCUSE ON THIS EARTH. and we all need to work to have every last one of those senators who voted this down- out of office.

because instead of thinking about those innocent little 1st graders and their broken families, instead our senators today voted that our country's name be changed to - "guns r us."

i am livid about this.

so while we're talking about guns and anger- let's talk about boston. i'm just waiting for some gun rights nutjob to say "look, here was terror without guns- the problem isn't guns- the problem is people." to which i will answer, "YES! the problem IS PEOPLE! DUH! SO WHY AREN'T WE GOING TO BE SELECTIVE ABOUT WHICH PEOPLE WE ALLOW TO PURCHASE GUNS???!"

and the next argument will come saying "but the criminals won't follow laws, so why make them?" well, hmm. you know- criminals might not stop at stoplights either, but do you think we not have stoplights? or do you think maybe we should keep them and then attempt to arrest those who run them?

i'm so angry. maybe we need to start a new country. one that isn't run by asses r us.