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In response to "ST Poll: Do you think we'll see gun control in the US in your lifetime?" by Shaun

20 years ago, how many of you would have answered yes to gay marriage or legal pot? -- nm

Posted by Reagen May 18 '18, 14:25

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there is no money in it for government to ban gay marriage, or restrict it. - groiny May 18, 14:27 8
- The religious right spent a lot of money fighting gay marriage and made it a litmus test for many candidates, just like the gun lobby. -- nm - pmb May 18, 14:38 2
  - do we have numbers on that? -- nm - groiny May 18, 14:39 1
    - No, but as Roger Moore notes, the amount of money the NRA spends on campaign contributions is not huge. They do also spend money indirectly, but their - pmb May 18, 14:57
- The NRA doesn’t actually give that much money, comparatively, though it is consistent. But it can make a lot of noise and push a lot of buttons, and - Roger More May 18, 14:32 4
  - and let's say you do vote those politicians out when you can. The ones who get the most $ from NRA....... - groiny May 18, 14:36 1
    - Sure, maybe it has no chance. But if it has no chance, it’s not because of NRA cash. It’s because of NRA influence -- nm - Roger More May 18, 15:04
  - compared to what? And if you take their income away, they will be giving politicians ZERO, which is much less than what those politicians get now. -- nm - groiny May 18, 14:33 1
    - Compared to other donors. In 2016, for example, the NRA contributed $1 million spent across 200ish congressional candidates - Roger More May 18, 14:48

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