Indianapolis mass shooting. SANDY HOOK PROMISE.

 

David

Last Friday, I woke up to the news of yet another mass shooting – this time in Indianapolis at  a FedEx facility, where eight people were murdered. In less than a month, there have been horrific mass shootings in Atlanta, Boulder, Orange County and now Indianapolis – and many more that never made the national news.

Each shooting brings me right back to the moment my life as I knew it ended – the moment I learned that my sweet little Daniel had been murdered in his first-grade classroom. My heart breaks for the families whose loved ones will never come home – because I know the pain never goes away.

I feel angry. I feel defeated. I feel like I've failed them.

But more than anything, I blame Congress for years of inaction. While we don't have all the details about this latest mass shooting yet, we know the legislative solutions we need to prevent gun violence. Now it's time to pass them before the next tragedy – starting with a bipartisan background checks bill.

Every moment this legislation sits in the Senate without a vote, more lives are at risk. That's why I'm personally asking you to join me and help us reach 100,000 people by tomorrow standing together to demand senators immediately expand background checks to keep guns out of dangerous hands. Please, will you sign your name now?

Please click here to add your name to demand the Senate finally pass the bipartisan background checks bill that we know will prevent future tragedies and save precious lives from gun violence.

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I still carry a photo of my sweet little Daniel with me everywhere – not because I want people to feel sorry for me, but because I want them to look at the human toll of gun violence.

For my little boy, for all the lives we've lost and for the lives we can still save – thank you for speaking out today to demand action. Together, we can end this madness.

Mark Barden (Daniel's father)

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Happy Earth Day! Up next on April 28: A reason to hope & act: UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS.

 

Earth Day Brings Big News This Year—Learn More on April 28 REGISTER

Dear David, Happy Earth Day! This is a momentous one, as President Joe Biden holds the Leaders Summit on Climate. Watch the summit live today—I know I'll be tuning in. But what does this summit mean? What can President Biden do on his own, and what does he need Congress—or the public—to do so that we can be as bold as the climate crisis demands? The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a webinar on April 28 to discuss today's Earth Day summit with our international climate policy expert, Dr. Rachel Cleetus. American Sign Language interpretation and closed captioning will be available during the webinar and we'll take questions live. After the Earth Day Summit: What Happens Now? Date: Wednesday, April 28 Time: 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET Register for the webinar today to learn what we can do to address the climate crisis. You'll come away from the conversation better informed, fired up, and with something concrete you can do to help make bold climate action possible this year. President Biden just unveiled a major domestic infrastructure plan, which includes significant clean energy and climate resilience investments. And today, we expect the next big news: our national commitments to worldwide cuts to carbon emissions. Will they be big enough to make a difference? And what will it take for them to become reality? Join us next week to find out what you need to know as a climate activist—register today. Rachel Cleetus, PhD, policy director for the UCS Climate & Energy Program, will answer our questions and offer us reason to hope. To add to the excitement, President Biden will be addressing the nation on April 28, just a few hours after our webinar, and we have a good feeling this same topic will come up. It's a perfect opportunity to make some collective noise across the country. I'll be asking Dr. Cleetus what she expects President Biden to say and what WE can do to make sure ambitious climate action happens this year. Then we'll all take a moment to take meaningful action, together, as one big group of UCS supporters. Dr. Cleetus has many years of experience with world climate talks, and the politics of climate action here at home. I hope you'll join me as we hear from Rachel what we need to know about the president's plan of action on climate change and what you and I can do about it. Please register for the webinar today and we hope to see you on April 28. Sincerely, Liz Schmitt Federal Action Campaign Team Union of Concerned Scientists   REGISTER

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It's Time for Corporate America pay its fair share in taxes. DEMOCRATS.COM

 

DAVID - It's time for a massive investment in our communities and in an equitable pandemic recovery. But every time Democrats propose investments to create jobs, rebuild infrastructure, secure a green energy future, make housing more affordable and more―like President Biden just did in his American Jobs Plan―Republicans (and some moderate Democrats) ask, "how are you going to pay for it?" Biden's historic $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan will create 2.7 million more jobs, rebuild our communities and begin to create an economy that works for all of us. To make these investments, President Biden's Made in America Tax Plan would raise $2.5 trillion by making America's corporations begin to pay their fair share. Join us in calling on Congress to pass President Biden's American Jobs Plan and his Made in America Tax Plan to create millions of jobs for working families, rebuild our communities, and invest in our country's future. Biden's Made in America Tax Plan raises $2.5 trillion by increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, closing loopholes that have incentivized multinational corporations to outsource jobs and shift profits to offshore tax havens, placing a 15% minimum tax on corporations so they can't get away with paying $0 in taxes, ending fossil fuel tax subsidies and more. In order to create an equitable recovery from this pandemic and build an economy that works for all of us, it's time for corporations to pay their fair share in taxes. Sign the petition demanding Congress invest in our country's future―paid for by making Corporate America pay its fair share. Consider these corporate tax horror stories: • In 2020, 55 major U.S. corporations paid ZERO dollars in federal income taxes, even though they collectively enjoyed almost $40.5 billion in pre-tax profits. • In 2018 over 1,500 U.S.-based multinational corporations paid an average U.S. tax rate of just 7.8% (even though the corporate tax rate is 21%)―a rate much lower than most middle-class families pay. • American corporations dodge an estimated $60 billion a year in U.S. taxes by shifting profits and production offshore. Thank you for fighting for a tax system and economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few. Bob Fertik

BY DEFINITION: GUN CONTROL, AND THE 2ND AMENDMENT. PART 2.

To further understand the meaning of the wording contained in the 2nd Amendment, we must also look to another part of the U.S CONSTITUTION that addresses the same subject matter.

The following is taken from ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8 of the U.S. CONSTITUTION.

"To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;"

As you can see the term "MILITIA" is used, and its ROLE, MISSION, AND THE RULES THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED FOR IT TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND LEGALLY ARE LAID OUT.

At the time of its initial Formation and Independence, the UNITED STATES had virtually no standing NATIONAL ARMY. (Not the Professional Force where Soldiers are Recruited and Trained for Full Time Duty, or CAREER TYPE EMPLOYMENT). THE MILITIA WAS A NECESSITY TO PROTECT THE NEW NATION UNTIL A STANDING MILITARY BODY COULD BE CREATED FOR FULL-TIME DEPLOYMENT.

To understand the role that the MILITIA WAS TO TAKE IN PROTECTING THE COUNTRY THEN, AND IN THE FUTURE, WE MUST LOOK TO THE WORDING CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE PASSAGE TAKEN FROM THE BODY OF THE CONSTITUTION.

Perhaps the phrase "CITIZEN SOLDIER" is familiar to you, but do you know what it really refers to? We will examine this in the next Article regarding this Subject Matter.