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This photo was taken 1/28/13 at the Hartford Connecticut Public Hearing on new proposed gun legislation where thousands of CT residents turned out with over 1300 registering to give testimony. Those in attendance were overwhelmingly 2nd Amendment supporters. Seen in the photo is State Senator, Assistant Majority Leader, and gun ban proposal coauthor, Beth Bye. While the other legislative officials in attendance all listened intently to testimony given from both sides of the fence, Bye spent hours playing on Facebook, posting and chatting with friends, and blatantly ignoring all testimonials which opposed her stance.

Tell her what you think at Bye@senatedems.ct.gov

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Welcome to public process. For the most part hearings provide a forum for the public to feel heard. Doesn't much affect the outcome unless what is being discussed is relatively unimportant.

And by that I mean no one has a huge stake in it, will make money off of it, or get more votes because it turned out one way or the other.

 

Welcome to public process. For the most part hearings provide a forum for the public to feel heard. Doesn't much affect the outcome unless what is being discussed is relatively unimportant.

And by that I mean no one has a huge stake in it, will make money off of it, or get more votes because it turned out one way or the other.

I hear what you're saying.  There's often a disconnect between what should be done and what is done or actually gets done, but still.  The people of CT should be OUTRAGED regardless what side you stand on the issue at hand.  Let's not forget that the legislators are there to represent US!  Again, I understand that there's a difference between theory and practice, but we need to get rid of legislators that don't represent US!  Until legislators get that, nothing will change. 

My mind's made  up.  Who needs to listen to the public?  Feh on them.  These hearings are just a pain.

What, time for a vote?  I was busy yakking to my sister.  OK, what was the subject?  Ban more guns?  Aye.

Oh, that thump on the bottom of the desk?  That was just my knee jerking.  Sorry.