Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The "Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection" acts

Full Title
A bill to provide that any executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States or on the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 4321) - GovTrack.us
and
Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act (S. 2434) - GovTrack.us

GovTrack says the two bills are identical.

It also says that HR4321 has a 1% chance of being enacted, and that S2434 has a 20% chance. These percentages are based strictly on "how many bill that made it 'that far' in the process were passed." (I.e, S2434 has been "reported out of committee", and about 1 in 4 bills that reach that stage are passed.)

S2434 is sponsored by Rand Paul and only has one co-sponsor; HR4321 is sponsored by Marlin Stutzman (R, IN-3) and has two co-sponsors. Generally speaking, the more co-sponsors the better the chances.

Write your congressional representatives. I say that knowing that writing my own legiscritters* is an exercise composition, and most likely will only result in my getting a letter from an aide on another issue entirely (assuming the aide hs been trained not to explain to the silly proles why they should let the adults talk), but if you don't play, etc., etc.


*Somewhat unfair, actually, as my Representative, Adam Smith, has gotten decent grades from NRA in the past. Not A+s, to be sure, but not too bad for a D from an urban area.

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