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...passage of a measure backed by such rare bedfellows as the NRA and the ACLU was a loud rejection of both President Clinton, who backed a much-diluted version of the bill, and the Supreme Court, whose rulings have consistently declined to raise the bar for reasonable property seizure. Ultra-liberals like Frank saw it as a civil-rights issue; ultra-conservatives like Barr saw it as a chance to keep government power in check. Both sides were making it clear that in the war on drugs, all is not fair, and yea, there was bipartisan joy in the Judiciary...
...vote Friday, the House of Representatives decided to reject the entire raft of gun control measures the chamber had managed to slog through, sometimes in partisan hand-to-hand parliamentary combat, during the week?s blazing shootout over firearms. Democrats voted against the final bill because of a key NRA-backed provision -- approved by the slimmest of majorities -- which would have weakened existing restrictions on gun-show sales. They were joined by a group of conservative Republicans who objected to almost all the measure?s provisions. Though some resuscitation of gun control might still be possible in conference negotiations with...
Both Republicans and Democrats should resist the urge to punish rather than prevent. Republicans must demand, as they did on last week, that their leadership present them with stricter gun control legislation and make stronger efforts to get out from under the nefarious influence of the NRA. Democrats must work actively to pass legislation improving guidance and mental health counseling for juveniles. Littleton's lesson is not one of retribution--it should be one of prevention and education...
...vote, the House Judiciary Committee shot down a Democratic attempt to force a vote on the gun measures this week, opting instead to study the proposals first and aim for a vote in mid-July. Democrats accused the GOP of holding the proposals hostage to NRA demands for watered-down regulations...
...measure," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan, "Republicans have handed the Democrats a great issue in the wake of Littleton." Though it?s no secret that both parties regularly cater to the special interest groups that back their elections, says Branegan, "Senator Larry Craig?s admission that the NRA had 'grudgingly' accepted the latest Republican gun-show measure was an amazing statement." It opens him up, and the Republican party as well, to questions as to whom they are working for. The Democrats intend to keep this matter alive as long as they can. They have a raft...