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:Now, if Ernst signed on as a sponsor to the bill, it would be a different matter. Voting for it simply is responding to pressure from voters and public opinion. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Z+]]</sup> 23:30, June 23, 2022 (EDT)
:Now, if Ernst signed on as a sponsor to the bill, it would be a different matter. Voting for it simply is responding to pressure from voters and public opinion. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Z+]]</sup> 23:30, June 23, 2022 (EDT)
::One of the best examples here is the Violence Against Women Act, authored by Joe Biden. Everyone, including Biden himself, knew the law would never withstand a SCOTUS challenge. But it was concocted to get people on record voting one way or the other, and finally passed and was signed into law after Senators got sick of defending their opposition to it. In 2008, years after SCOTUS tossed it, Biden accused John McCain of being pro-violence against women, cause he was one of the few Senators who voted against it every time Biden was able to get it to floor for a vote over many years. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Z+]]</sup> 23:38, June 23, 2022 (EDT)
::One of the best examples here is the Violence Against Women Act, authored by Joe Biden. Everyone, including Biden himself, knew the law would never withstand a SCOTUS challenge. But it was concocted to get people on record voting one way or the other, and finally passed and was signed into law after Senators got sick of defending their opposition to it. In 2008, years after SCOTUS tossed it, Biden accused John McCain of being pro-violence against women, cause he was one of the few Senators who voted against it every time Biden was able to get it to the floor for a vote numerous times over many years. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Z+]]</sup> 23:38, June 23, 2022 (EDT)
:::<Footnote on the Violence Against Women Act> It was anti-gun legislation, the theory being that some women were killed by guns, therefore guns falling under the [[interstate commerce]] clause made "violence against women" a federal issue. Of course if you were a male shot and killed by your wife or sweetheart, you'd just have to suck it up. You probably got what was coming to you anyway. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Z+]]</sup> 23:44, June 23, 2022 (EDT)
:::<Footnote on the Violence Against Women Act> It was anti-gun legislation, the theory being that some women were killed by guns, therefore guns falling under the [[interstate commerce]] clause made "violence against women" a federal issue. Of course if you were a male shot and killed by your wife or sweetheart, you'd just have to suck it up. You probably got what was coming to you anyway. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Z+]]</sup> 23:44, June 23, 2022 (EDT)