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Originalist wrote:I get it... mental health issue = no guns... BUT nothing apparently makes one ineligible to hold public office. And we wonder what is wrong with this country? I don't!

As much as I wish we could have minimum standards for politicians (and voters), I keep coming back to wondering where I get off telling people who they can or can't vote for, or whether they're informed enough for their opinion to matter. I mean, we keep bashing liberals for being control freaks, but isn't telling someone that Joe-Bob isn't smart enough to represent them the same thing? Much like a free market risks having price gougers, dumb politicians and uninformed voters are just some of the risks you take when you're committed to freedom. (Incidentally, this is also my main argument against term limits.)

JJVP wrote:

While pushing for more gun control legislation on the House floor, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said, “Don’t condemn the gangbangers, they’ve got guns that are trafficked.”

I... I don't even know what that's supposed to mean.