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Grayling813 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:20 am This is getting a lot of attention….but doubt it changes Cornyn’s plans.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerb ... e-n2608922

In addition, the Republican Party of Texas’ Platform Committee unanimously passed a resolution Thursday condemning the bipartisan framework for new federal legislation dealing with guns announced last weekend. They also issued a rebuke to the Republican senators who sat at the negotiating table with Democrats and continue to cooperate with the plan to finalize legislation that is likely to restrict the Second Amendment and due process rights of law-abiding firearm owners.

Among the senators being rebuked is one of Texas' own, Senator John Cornyn who led the GOP members of the group working to put together a legislative package in response to the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Good for the Republican Party of Texas’ Platform Committee.

Thinking that any list of Republicans that includes Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, Rob Portman can't be all good, I checked the website ProgressivePunch--which I won't link for obvious reasons, They rank sitting senators on a scale of most progressive (i.e., leftist) to least, with percentages for "crucial votes" and overall voting percentage. They use 100% as best, meaning so far left Lenin wouldn't be able to see them without looking around a corner. Alex Padilla, (D) California gets a lifetime "crucial vote" percentage of 99.48% to rank number one. There are a couple of ties in the list, so the numbered ranking goes to 99.

Below, I'll add the info for the...esteemed senators that Grayling showed from GOA, and I'll highlight something that's particularly troubling (and frankly unfathomable) to me: the difference between overall votes, lifetime, vs. overall votes, 2021-2022. By the way, the two senators tied for last place and the ones ProgressivePunch considers the "worst" Republicans are Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi, and Roger Marshall, Kansas.

Grayling813 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:41 pm From GOA email:
Here are the 10 Republicans who have agreed to tear apart the Second Amendment:
John Cornyn (TX) - Rank: 81; Crucial Votes: Lifetime 1.12%, 2021-2022 1.55%; Overall Votes: Lifetime: 4.62%, 2021-2022 16.67%
Thom Tillis (NC) - Rank: 98; Crucial Votes: Lifetime 0.41%, 2021-2022 1.04%; Overall Votes: Lifetime: 7.07%, 2021-2022 18.29%
Roy Blunt (MO) - Rank: 65; Crucial Votes: Lifetime 2.13%, 2021-2022 2.08%; Overall Votes: Lifetime: 9.72%, 2021-2022 22.68%
Richard Burr (NC) - Rank: 69; Crucial Votes: Lifetime 1.81%, 2021-2022 1.55%; Overall Votes: Lifetime: 6.31%, 2021-2022 21.82%
Bill Cassidy (LA) - Rank: 71; Crucial Votes: Lifetime 1.63%, 2021-2022 3.11%; Overall Votes: Lifetime: 5.57%, 2021-2022 11.78%
Susan Collins (ME) - Rank: 51; Crucial Votes: Lifetime 24.78%, 2021-2022 28.87%; Overall Votes: Lifetime: 36.71%, 2021-2022 58.89%
Lindsey Graham (SC) - Rank: 56; Crucial Votes: Lifetime 4.80%, 2021-2022 9.84%; Overall Votes: Lifetime: 11.93%, 2021-2022 36.53%
Rob Portman (OH) - Rank: 58; Crucial Votes: Lifetime 3.60%, 2021-2022 4.64%; Overall Votes: Lifetime: 11.90%, 2021-2022 26.29%
Mitt Romney (UT) - Rank: 60; Crucial Votes: Lifetime 3.02%, 2021-2022 3.09%; Overall Votes: Lifetime: 13.62%, 2021-2022 26.34%
Pat Toomey (PA) - Rank: 68; Crucial Votes: Lifetime 1.81%, 2021-2022 2.59%; Overall Votes: Lifetime: 5.17%, 2021-2022 9.95%

It’s horrible that we now have to hope a Democrat votes against further infringements.