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    "title": "-1 For Lamar Alexander, +1 for Louisiana",
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    "html": "<p>Civil rights \"boo!\" to this LA:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Sen. Alexander votes against guns in national parks</p>\n<p>More here. Here's the vote. AP story. Another story. It appears he was the lone Republican voting against it. Here's his no vote.</p>\n<p>UPDATE: Just confirmed with his office he did vote against the measure. Details coming.</p>\n<p>UPDATE II: Here's the statement his office just e-mailed me: I have consistently been a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights, but this legislation goes too far - further than President Reagan, further than President Bush, and further than Tennessee law.</p>\n<p>UPDATE III: TN's other senator, Bob Corker, voted for the measure.</p>\n<p>UPDATE IV: Glenn Reynolds: Not a good move for Lamar.</p>\n<p>SayUncle: Neither Bush was exceptionally friendly to gun rights. While Reagan signed the Firearms Owners Protection Act, it also contained the Hughes amendment.</p>\n<p>Rustmeister's Alehouse: Ok, Mister Senator, but I have to ask: Does it go further than the US Constitution? Or, for that matter, the desires of your constituents ?</p>\n<p>UPDATE V: Statement from Sen. Bob Corker, R-TN: I understand the importance of ensuring the safety of people visiting our national parks as well as protecting our nation's wildlife from illegal poaching. I believe states should have the ability to weigh these considerations in carrying out their responsibility to regulate firearms within their borders.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>via <a href=\"http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/silence/archives/2009/05/sen_alexander_v.shtml\">Sen. Alexander votes against guns in national parks.</a></em></p>\n<p>But civil rights \"yay!\" for this LA:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice voted 9-6 today for a bill that would allow those with concealed handgun permits to carry their weapons on campus.</p>\n<p>House Bill 27 by Rep. Ernest Wooton, R-Belle Chasse, was approved over the objection of college students and officials who said the measure would make their campuses less safe.</p>\n<p>Officials at Tulane and Loyola universities have said they are opposed to the bill, which would allow the concealed guns on campus if the individual has passed a background check and is qualified to carry a concealed weapon.</p>\n<p>The bill would allow the governing boards of the colleges to designate where the weapons would be stored while the carrier is on campus.\n</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>via <a href=\"http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/05/house_committee_says_ok_to_gun.html\">http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/05/house_committee_says_ok_to_gun.html</a></em>.</p>\n<p>More commentary here: <a href=\"http://www.transterrestrial.com/?p=18773\">Common Sense in Louisiana</a>.</p>\n"
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