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Wednesday March 28, 2018

March 27, 2018 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Wednesday March 28, 2018

Will the March for our Lives Lead to Real Change?

On May 14, 2000, marchers descended upon Washington, D.C., from all corners of the country. On a bright spring day, an estimated seven hundred and fifty thousand people listened to a series of speakers, some of whom had lost friends and family members to gun violence, engage in a collective call for tougher gun laws. The protesters’ sheer numbers and the power of their message were such that it seemed nobody would dare defy them.

February 25, 2018

That was the Million Mom March. It followed a series of horrendous mass shootings, including the massacre at Columbine High School. And it was followed by almost two decades of inaction on Congress’s part. “Today, the year 2000 is remembered not for the birth of a gun control movement,” USA Today’s Rick Hampson noted last week, “but for the start of the National Rifle Association’s two-decade domination of gun politics.”

Will the aftermath of this weekend’s March for Our Lives be any different? It’s hard to know the difference between the cynical argument and the realist one. The White House, both houses of Congress, and most state legislatures and governor’s mansions are under the control of the Republican Party, which remains firmly in hock to the gun lobby. Right after the Parkland shooting, Donald Trump promised to stand up to the N.R.A., and then caved almost immediately. The country is in a feverish state. The news agenda changes by the hour, and even huge events, such as this Saturday’s giant marches in Washington and other cities, tend to fade from the headlines quickly. (Continued: New Yorker) 

 

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Posted in: USA Tagged: 2nd, amendment; hubris, ar 15, assault, Emperor, Second, semi-automatic, Uncle Sam; guns, USA

Tuesday May 22, 2012

May 22, 2012 by Graeme MacKay

By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday May 22, 2012

The forever mayor: Bratina looking ahead to 2014

On the previous city council, it was Tom Jackson who stepped up to compensate for Mayor Fred Eisenberger’s ceremonial and directional deficiencies, particularly during his unsteady early days.

This time around, in the absence of strong political leadership from Mayor Bob Bratina, it looks as if Sam Merulla may be fulfilling the role of shadow mayor.

While Bratina is consistently missing in action on the council floor, Merulla is increasingly taking a leading part in setting the agenda with motions, proposals, and initiatives. Andrew Dreschel column.

Meanwhile, Mayor Bob Bratina is eyeing a second term in office.

Bratina told the crowd at a Bulldogs Foundation fundraising dinner this week that he will usurp Bob Morrow’s record as the city’s longest-serving mayor.

He added that he’ll continue to push his agenda regardless of the “unnecessary criticism” by “uninformed” people” that has been levelled against him over the past year.

“Nobody is going to stop me,” he said.

In an email to The Spectator Thursday, Bratina said he attended “a great community fund-raising event as guest of honour.”

“Hamilton’s longest serving mayor Bob Morrow paid me the honour of emceeing the evening, and included some very positive and encouraging statements about my performance in the mayor’s office,” Bratina wrote. (Source: Hamilton Spectator) 

 

Posted in: Hamilton Tagged: Bob Bratina, child, drama, Maria Pearson, re-election, Sam Merulla, Second, term

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