05-30-2023, 04:42 PM
There would be a better shot going the treaty route which would require a 2/3 vote of the Senate for ratification. Perhaps a treaty with Mexico and Canada barring the private ownership of firearms. That would be the easiest to achieve.
Democrats have had such supermajorities in past congresses but it would be unlikely for that to ever happen again. Even when Democrats had such majorities a lot of the senators were racists from the south who would never have backed such a treaty because they feared they would lose the ability to shoot people of color. That fear still exists.
Democrats have had such supermajorities in past congresses but it would be unlikely for that to ever happen again. Even when Democrats had such majorities a lot of the senators were racists from the south who would never have backed such a treaty because they feared they would lose the ability to shoot people of color. That fear still exists.