Sen. Feinstein: ‘NRA Money Stops My Gun Bans.’ Reality: ‘Bloomberg Alone Spent Same Amount.’
Millions of contributors vs. one billionaire mayor: Feinstein is bothered by only one of these funding sources.
April 17, 2013 - 12:00 am
by HOWARD NEMEROV
In Diane Feinstein's eyes, when a billionaire donates a single $24 million chunk of cash to kill the 2nd Amendment, that's democracy in action. When millions of voters, each donating $5 here and $10 there raise $24 million dollars in defense of the 2nd Amendment, that's a "disconnect" between the will of the people and government.Howard Nemerov wrote:When Senator Dianne Feinstein recently spoke to a San Francisco crowd, she accused the “gun lobby” of being responsible for stripping her gun ban from pending gun-control legislation:Feinstein claimed the “NRA has intimidated senators with threats that the gun lobby would spend heavily to unseat them if they support” her gun ban. She summarized:The National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers are to blame for the “disconnect” between the broad public support for gun control and the reluctance in Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday.Once again, pro-gun control advocates claim “money equals influence” and is the only reason their proposals aren’t enacted.A fear has set in that if they vote for the bill they won’t be re-elected. It’s that plain, it’s that simple.
Do recent campaign-finance disclosures support her claim?
Democrats wouldn't know democracy if it reared up and bit them on the behind.