First, let us pray these words from the Burial Office found in our Book of Common
Prayer:
O God, whose beloved Son took children
into his arms and blessed them: Give us grace to entrust _______ to your
never-failing care and love, and bring us all to your heavenly kingdom; through
Jesus Christ our Lord...Amen.
I had planned to send out a 70th Birthday
Blog today, but that can wait. I, perhaps like some of you, am trying to balance my mixed emotions of “weeping with those who weep” and dealing with some real anger.
Thanks to President Biden, Senator Chris Murphy and Warriors
coach Steve Kerr for expressing some of the anger I am feeling.
As for action, I have called my two senators to
summarize my letter below, which was published in the Press Enterprise last
Sunday:
Senate Democrats seem to care more about a woman’s choice to have an abortion than my choice to go grocery shopping or to church (and now to drop off someone I love at school), without the fear of being shot. It took them just a few weeks to write, debate and put the “Woman’s Health Protection Act” to a vote, in response to a leaked memo. They knew it wouldn’t pass, but they wanted to get Senators’ votes on the record.
In the meantime, HR 8, the bipartisan universal
background check bill passed by the House well over a year ago,
continues to collect dust on Senator Chuck Schumer’s desk. And nothing
has been done for decades to reinstate the ban on assault weapons which are
made to and continue to kill many people quickly.
Why would we send our current Democrat
Senators back to Congress with our votes, if they aren’t even willing to take a
vote on overwhelmingly popular, common sense gun legislation? Are they afraid
of being on the record for supporting such measures?
John Saville Corona, Ca.
Lord have mercy upon us.
John
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