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Tag Archives: Gun violence
Rep. Reed’s Survey Questions Analyzed
I recently received the 2015 Official U.S. Government Survey from Rep. Reed’s office. We were told that “your responses are necessary to help guide federal policy.” These issues are complex; many questions give simplified descriptions that do not inform the … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Constituents, Constitution, Data, Defense, Economics, Education, Environmental, fracking, Gun Violence, Health Care, Hydrofracking/Gas& Oil Industry, Immigration, Racism, Reed's Views, Rights, Social Security, Supreme Court, Treaties
Tagged Common Core, Fracking, Gun violence, lowering taxes, Obamacare, Regulations, spies
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Gun Violence: More than the Mentally Ill
Last week two local columnists in two local newspapers, the Finger Lakes Times and the Dundee Observer, discussed our “Gun Control” problem. They both pointed to Mental Health reform as a remedy to our county’s gun violence. The Finger Lakes Times … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Gun Violence, Health Care, Racism
Tagged Gun violence, mentally ill
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Rep. Reed & Mental Health–Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Three days after the Charleston Church slayings, Rep. Tom Reed held town hall meetings in Ithaca, Geneva, and Branchport (Town of Jerusalem in Yates County). In Geneva, Reed spoke briefly on the shootings when he was asked the following question: … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Constituents, Economics, Reed's Views, Town Hall Meeting, Veterans
Tagged 2nd Amendment Rights, Charleston, Gun violence, Mental health, SAFE Act, Sandy Hook
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Why Red and Blue?
Why are some States red and some States blue? Is there a feedback mechanism in politics that promotes and maintains polarization? One candidate is fear. Why is NY-23 predominately Republican when NYS is predominately Democratic? The answer is fear–Western NY … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Constitution, Political, Reed's Views
Tagged Abortion, At large election, Blue States, fear, Gun violence, Martha Robertson, Poverty, Red States, Southern Tier
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Politics 101-The Real Reason Rep. Reed Is Against Universal Background Checks!
The first goal of every politician is to get into power. The second goal is to stay in power. Good politicians (an oxymoron?) know their constituents’ concerns and values. They work hard to be perceived as someone who shares those … Continue reading
Dryden’s Feisty Town Hall Meeting With Rep. Reed–with Topic Index
I enjoyed watching Rep. Reed’s Dryden Town Hall Meeting video produced by ShareShock. It can also be seen on Youtube. It is an hour and 23 minutes long. I had to watch it in 4 sittings. If you are interested … Continue reading
Obama’s Executive Orders–What Are They & Should We Fear Them?
Our Government is made up of three branches, the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. The legislative branch makes the laws, the executive branch enforces the law, and the judicial sees if the laws are legal. The legislative branch is … Continue reading
Posted in President, Rights
Tagged Background check, Drudgereport, Executive order, Gun Safety, Gun violence, Mental health, NRA, Video Games
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A State of the State No Show
Several members of the New York congressional delegation attended Governor Cuomo’s state of the state address yesterday, but not our congressman, Rep. Tom Reed. It’s too bad he wasn’t there. He would have had a valuable opportunity to interact with … Continue reading