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We can neither forgive nor forget.

Vern is a wonderful candidate for cancellation.

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I agree. I am running against him this cycle and would love to hear from you.

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Well that news sure soured the milk in my corn flakes this morning. Thank you for the heads up, I'll be sure to share my displeasure with him later today.

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excellent. I'm sure there are a few folks reaching out to Vern. His staff seems a bit frantic yesterday, after his vote.

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I stopped breakfast for the sole purpose of venting my displeasure with his actions via an email to his office. I was courteous but curt, and made my ire known. Thanks for the heads up, Lee.

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Thanks for reading, Chris

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I'm a retired soldier, former competitive shooter, native Floridian, biker, and unabashed patriot. I'm glad I found your writings and your readers. Keep it up, Lee. Between your writing and what I glean from Epoch, It's good to know that freedom loving and informed folks are everywhere.

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I can't thank you enough for those comments, Chris. They're very, very appreciated.

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Maybe I should run against him. Can we recall here in Florida?

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Don't bother with a recall. Primary him!

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You have my vote, no wait wrong district, I know I’ll vote twice it’s ok now you can do that yes.

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Get your dead relatives to vote. Fire up your printer and run off a few thousand votes and deliver to the polling site at 2AM.

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Vern is a spineless twit. He is does not do a damn thing of substance, but so badly wants to be in the club so he does dumb things like this. Primary him for sure.

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Amen!

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As an aside, I receive his emails with his poll questions for his constituency. Almost 90% of the folks who responded to this issue were in favor of it. Not to say that bots and trolls didn't skew the numbers, but it was interesting to see the results - https://iqconnect.lmhostediq.com/iqextranet/EsurveyForm.aspx?__cid=FL13VB&__sid=101201&__crop=14633.99503350.6859407.797819

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That number sounds too high to me. Also, there is the question of HOW the background check is employed. I would very much like to have access to the Brady system (or whatever it is in Florida) so that I could personally do a check. You don't need the feds. That possibility was not in the survey so I suggest that it was faulty from the git go.

Why can private seller not do a check? So that every sale gets logged and the serial and owner registered, that's why.

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Thanks for writing this Lee. It is good to go back and remember these things. I will definitely be using this in my bid to help Vern with his retirement decision.

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Please give me a call, Eddie. 941-284-8553.

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Let Vern know what you think

https://twitter.com/VernBuchanan/status/1369726460156669954

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It's obvious he is no longer up for the task. Vote him out! Also, call the other RINOs and let them know they will be voted out too. Call the RNC and tell them to censure these RINOs. I'm praying the Senate does not find 10 Mittens to get to 60 votes on this bill. The fact the left wants to pass more gun laws is an admission to the fact that gun laws do not work in the first place.

These eight Republicans contain the usual list of suspects.

Vern Buchanan (Fla.) 202-225-5015

Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) 202-225-4276

Maria Salazar (Fla.) 202-225-3931

Andrew Garbarino (N.Y.) 202-225-7896

Chris Smith (N.J.) 202-225-3765

Fred Upton (Mich.) 202-225-3761

Carlos Gimenez (Fla.) 202-225-2278

Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) 202-225-3635

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My email to the horror that is Vern:

You lost our vote and the votes of our kids and their spouses. We will support any primary challenger to you.

Your survey was poorly constructed. You should have been far more conversant with the issues before you took survey numbers to the bank. Do you really think that 80%+ of your constituents wanted universal background checks? Really?

Just a really poor showing on your part and it makes me wonder how much of a devil may care attitude you have been bringing to your job.

See you on primary day.

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Hey Lee, why don't you call his office and try to interview him? See how he reacts to a primary threat. Obtain shallow and pathetic excuses for his behavior. Could be good for laugh.

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I am looking for his grade from the NRA for the current primary? Entering new territory here. Any help would be appreciated.

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Do you seriously think dangerous criminals are going to go to gun shows to get guns? Get your head out of your ass!

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It sounds to me like he has disgraced his family name in a battle for the second amendment, he should do the honorable thing and fall on his sword, we will replace him. We should all send his office a polite email detailing our displeasure with his poor performance.

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Oh, that was done before I finished breakfast.

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I tried to email him but my zip code is out of district, he doesn’t want to hear from me by email so I’ll go to social media, bigger audience there anyway.

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