Keeping the Magic Numbers in Mind (For Passing Legislation)

By Harold Hutchison

Washington D.C. – -(AmmoLand.com)- In one sense, the fight for our Second Amendment rights comes down to numbers. To wit – sufficient votes in a given legislative chamber to pass good legislation that moves us closer to restoring our rights or to defeat the bad legislation. In terms of the federal government there are five numbers to keep in mind: 218, 290, 51, 60, and 67.

For those familiar with our system of government, those numbers represent the number of votes needed for a majority in the House of Representatives, the number of votes needed for a two-thirds supermajority in the House, the number of votes needed for a Senate majority (needed to actually pass legislation and end some filibusters), the number of votes needed to end a filibuster for legislation (three-fifths), and the number of votes needed for a two-thirds majority in the Senate (they had to round up). These are important to keep in mind, because they tell us what is possible to achieve, and therefore, they also dictate the tactics and strategy that Second Amendment supporters must follow.

In the House of Representatives, we need 218 votes to pass pro-Second Amendment legislation. …Read the Rest

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