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Democratic Party Chair to Resign Over Wikileaks Emails

posted by cmn32480 on Monday July 25 2016, @06:14AM   Printer-friendly
from the another-election-season-trainwreck dept.

butthurt writes:

Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has announced she will resign as chair of the Democratic National Committee. The resignation is to become effective after the party's convention. The organisation's e-mail system was hacked; leaked e-mails appear to confirm accusations that Wasserman-Schultz had taken action favouring Hillary Clinton in her contest against Bernie Sanders to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. Sanders had previously called for Wasserman-Schultz to resign, a request he reiterated in light of the leak.

Wasserman-Schultz said in a statement:

I know that electing Hillary Clinton as our next president is critical for America's future. I look forward to serving as a surrogate for her campaign in Florida and across the country to ensure her victory.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday July 26 2016, @01:39AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday July 26 2016, @01:39AM (#380133) Homepage Journal

    If you think that's what the revolt in the GOP is about, you are way, way too far from the event to see what's going on. The GOP revolt is about Washington insider people with an R by their name not being conservative. Ponder for a moment how many of Obama's pet bills got through a Republican House and Senate, then consider why conservatives might be pissed off at their elected representatives.

    And if you think for even a moment that 90% of voters want gun control, you've lost your mind. A full third of us here in this nation are gun owners ourselves and most of us see "common sense gun control measures" for what they are, a bit by bit chipping away of that which shall not be infringed.

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  • (Score: 1) by AssCork on Wednesday July 27 2016, @05:51PM

    by AssCork (6255) on Wednesday July 27 2016, @05:51PM (#380812) Journal

    And if you think for even a moment that 90% of voters want gun control, you've lost your mind. A full third of us here in this nation are gun owners ourselves and most of us see "common sense gun control measures" for what they are, a bit by bit chipping away of that which shall not be infringed.

    Hold still, let me pin this "Internet Hero" medal on your chest.
    To expound upon your point - there is already 'gun control' that the "zOMG! We need MOAR Gun Control!" crowd knows nothing about;

    • Gun Registry (for actual assault weapons - things that have burst/full-auto) - this was closed in May 1986, and no new ones can be obtained by private citizens. Costs have skyrocketed to the tens of thousands of dollars
    • Restricted Item Registry (for silencers, short-barreled rifles & shotguns, etc) - also known as "NFA Items" - anyone wanting to acquire one has to pay the price of the item, the 'tax stamp' price (as high as $200), and bear an average six month wait.
    • Both of these require background checks and fees for any transfer from person-to-person (buyer/seller). There is no "Gun Show Loophole"
    • Both of these are regulated by the BATFE, which is a 'regulatory body' who's rules carry the force-of-law. If they decide to go knocking on doors to inspect NFA registered items, it is a federal felony to deny them access.

    This is the utopia Gun-Control-Nuts want for all people, all guns.
    This is why "Gun-Nuts" get their dander up when someone spouts 'softened phrases' like 'common-sense gun-control' and 'most people want blah, blah'.

    Anyone who's out for more 'common-sense gun-control' that 'most people want' really needs to go out and try to get a silencer (suppressor) and a matching short-barreled rifle so they can hunt w/o their dog going deaf.

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