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January 4th, 2013, 06:24 PM #1Member
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Email response from senator Toomey
January 4, 2013
Dear Mr. Leuters,
Thank you for contacting me about the killings in Newtown, CT. I appreciate hearing from you.
Like all Americans, I was horrified and sickened to learn about the mass murder in Newtown, CT on December 14, 2012. As you know, Adam Lanza murdered 26 people that day, including educators and young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School and his mother at her house, before committing suicide. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the families who were affected.
In response, we need to come together as a nation, carefully reflect on what happened, and have a thoughtful dialogue on how we can improve public safety and protect our children. Of note, this atrocity in Newtown was the direct result of serious mental illness - something we have consistently observed in other mass killings over the years. We therefore need to bettier protect ourselves from mentally ill individuals who seek to carry out such atrocities. We also need to review and improve how we take care of the mentally ill. I therefore value your input on this issue and look forward to Congress debating which policies should be implemented to improve public safety.
Thank you again for your correspondence. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of assistance.
Sincerely,
Pat Toomey
U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania
For what it's worth he makes no mention of any kind of gun control
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January 4th, 2013, 06:28 PM #2
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To your point about him not mentioning gun control, no politician can come out and simply say, "bit me" or "stuff it." I find this response appropriate. He shows proper sympathy for the situation, avoiding the accusation that he is a heartless monster, but he goes on to address the real problem. I see it as a well thought out political answer.
"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened."
- Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948
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January 4th, 2013, 06:29 PM #3
Re: Email response from senator Toomey
...sounds promising.
Though after the "fiscal cliff" fiasco, Toomey probably knows that another conservative misstep will get his ass fired in a few years.Safety is a good tool for tyrants; no one can be against safety.
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January 4th, 2013, 06:42 PM #4Member
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He sent me the same reply ...
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January 4th, 2013, 06:52 PM #5Junior Member
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Re: Email response from senator Toomey
Sent me the same reply as well
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January 4th, 2013, 06:53 PM #6Junior Member
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Re: Email response from senator Toomey
I received the same reply from him today as well, verbatim...
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January 4th, 2013, 06:53 PM #7Senior Member
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January 4th, 2013, 07:02 PM #8
Re: Email response from senator Toomey
Same here...and all of the political form letters that I have received are drafted in almost the same exact fashion. I have yet to get one that says NO WAY to new gun laws.
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January 4th, 2013, 07:03 PM #9
Re: Email response from senator Toomey
I received this email as well. It doesn't say anything about gun control, so no real way of knowing how he'll vote. He does address mental illness, which is a good start.
I hope Imperialism 2024 is right, and Toomey will vote pro 2A.
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January 4th, 2013, 07:05 PM #10
Re: Email response from senator Toomey
Add me, same response as well. Almost like he's sending out a chain letter. But at least he points out mental illness and not firearms.
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