Certainly thoughts and prayers are having no effect.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2018 file photo].

From Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) on Facebook:

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler

I’m truly heartbroken over the heinous shooting in Texas today. Events like these are a reminder that cold, cruel reality can show up at anytime. It reminds us to hold our loved ones close and to always pray for our neighbors and our community.

Now more than ever, it’s time for America to have an honest discussion on the causes of these horrific events.
As these events too frequently dominate the headlines, I urge my colleagues to address the core problems that lead to these senseless acts of violence – addressing the pervasive mental health issues in our country, having an open dialogue about motivators of hatred and violence against other fellow Americans, and stopping criminals from illegally obtaining guns. Above all, we need to re-embrace values of life, respect, and the intrinsic worth of every human being.

Like clockwork.

Some of the responses:

Thought , prayers, mental illness.

How about we have background checks on private sales ? I also think we need a Red Flag law in every state 72 hour hold on your weapons if you are talking self harm or hurting others.

I have known a lot of people with mental health issues. I’m not afraid of them. I’m afraid of people who own guns and feel empowered to use them. Don’t hide, Rep. Hartzler, behind a party line. Be an independent thinker and work to protect Americans from gun violence.

You did nothing to address this issue the whole time you were on your break. You are always heartbroken but never willing to take any action. You talk about mental health but represent a state that is one of the worst for people getting access to healthcare. When will you be willing to do something besides post about it?

I think we need to do more than pray.

Y’all cut funding at CDC for mental health, so once again your concern about how mental health is playing a roll in all the mass shootings is nothing more than a party talking point! I want a BAN ON ALL ASSAULT WEAPONS! I WANT UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS! Pretty simple steps that YOU refuse to initiate or endorse!

Crocodile tears.

Respect for life is all but gone from pur society. Kids watch violence and play violet games from the time they are toddlers. Then we expect them to grow up compassionate humans. We need to address what gets put into the minds of people, the lack of parenting, drugs, bullying, and so much more. Mental illness is a part of the equation and getting the fear out of being open is a huge obstacle.

Uh, people in other countries consume video games at a higher rate than Americans, and yet their gun violence rates are significantly lower. You think it’s the water, maybe?

That last statement is truly laughable given your record.

How would you know the underlying factors? The CDC can’t effectively study the problem because of people like you. Those with mental health challenges have been shown through research to NOT be any more likely to conduct mass murder. The NRA owns you.

You have an opportunity to enact common sense solutions to this challenge based on evidence.

You choose to do nothing.

Blah, blah, blah…. Your party FAILED to do ANYTHING after 20 BABIES were slaughtered in Connecticut. Not just shot, their bodies were blown to bits.. Live with that… THEY voted DOWN legislation that the people of this country wanted passed..

So, are you now for background checks? I can’t tell by the way you characterized the problem.
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From the evidence available, it’s perceived racial superiority that motivates most of the mass shooters.

Vickie. These shooters do not have mental health diagnoses

Children are in cages – “re-embrace values…worth of every human being.” Umm

How about you start with an honest actual townhall, and then start to enact some GUN CONTROL? Oh wait, the NRA controls you.

How about telling McConnell to bring the house bills to the floor for a vote? Your party refusing to do anything is a BIG part of the problem.

Let the CDC and others actually study the situation and PROVE the connection to mental health … oh – right – they have – there isn’t one.

Hint: IT’S GUNS, VICKY

You’re a joke. You have no spine. How about a #townhall to talk about gun violence and real solutions, like background checks on every sale?

You don’t appear to care about life or you would stop cutting food stamps, encourage MO leaders to expand Medicaid, and impeach Trump before he starts WW3.

Did the NRA write this for you?

Well, someone asked.

From the Federal Election Commission (FEC):

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Like clockwork.

“…In Vicky’s telephone town hall, she saw no problem with the tuition waivers being taxed…”

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

This morning, via Facebook:

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler
Only six days away from the new year… Win #6 in the #TaxCutsAndJobsAct is that it kept tax benefits Americans count on, like the adoption tax credit and tax-free graduate tuition waivers.
[….]

Some of the replies:

[….] Democrats didn’t vote for $1.5 trillion in debt. Democrats will work to stop Vicky Hartzler from stealing our Social Security and Medicare.

I voted for the Congresswoman because she ran on cutting the deficit. She betrayed my vote by voting to increase said deficit by over a trillion.

Your mistake.

[….] I don’t care what Obama did. I didn’t vote for him. I voted for a congresswoman who ran on reducing the debt. However increasing the deficit by permanently reducing taxes on the extremely wealthy and reducing incentives for charitable donations will impact our district for generations.

Still your mistake for buying in.

Big loss for the country . Big loss for taxpayers next November big loss for Hartzler.

In Vicky’s telephone town hall, she saw no problem with the tuition waivers being taxed.

So now that you’ve raised my taxes to give car dealerships a big break will you answer my questions about Medicare cuts

Exactly. What part of my Medicare will you be taking Vicky?

shame

Liar!!!

How tragic it is to have such a disingenuous Congressperson selling out We The People.

Yes just what are country needs- More income inequality. Congrats to all the millionaires and billionaires, “You’re about to become a lot richer” Donald J Trump said to his rich guests in the dining room at Mara Largo! #GOPTaxScamBill

How about that trickle down?

If Net Neutrality goes down the tubes, well, yeah.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Today on Facebook, from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler
I came to Washington with an “Undo List.” President Donald J. Trump is following through on his promise to remove burdensome government regulations from everyday Americans’ lives. Regulations should be judged by quality, not quantity. [….]

Some of the responses:

So when does this “quality” consideration kick in?

Are you considering net neutrality a burdensome government regulation?

Then I should thank you for raising my internet rates, making it harder to hold large banks accountable, taking away medicare and medicade support and cutting social security when your tax plan balloons the deficit? Like any politician, your words sound supportive, but the reality is something else again. You’re a party line supporter. And that party line is not drawn on the side of your average constituent.

At what expense? The American people. Yeah, a presidential policy where “undo” is the main goal does not inspire confidence or love. Working together, across all aisles and listening to all viewpoints to craft good bills/policies, edit out the bad parts of existing bills/policies and making society a better, safer, more inclusive place… that would be a great goal.

So when regulations disappear-corruption becomes common and then American people get screwed by the unregulated & greedy-shame on you, for taking away safeguards for regular Americans.

Whenever people talk about burdensome regulations, I’m reminded of the coal miner who said that regulations only happen when miners die.

If this is supposed to be a defense of your absolute failure to defend net neutrality, I want you to know that it falls on deaf ears.

You’ve been in Washington a long time. How did you “come to Washington to undo”? I also remember that you rode in on the Tea Party wave. Which, namely, was going to reduce the government deficit. How will this tax increase do that?

Seems to me your party intends to undo the Constitution.

Lie, cheat, and steal from consumers. It’s ok nobody’s watching! Not you? Then why do we need you?

You are nothing more than a GOP puppet. You don’t care about any of your constituents, you refuse to meet with us in any kind of town meeting or forum and you do what your Republican masters tell you. Your “To Do List” should be “To Do What the GOP Tells Me To Do List.” Also, we know that this post is about Net Neutrality even though you never mentioned it by name. You are a disgrace and I look forward to doing what I an to make sure you do not get another term.

What quality is there in simply undoing anything the previous president did? That just sounds like school yard shenanigans instead of adults serving the public. As always I hope to be wrong about you.

Of course you did, undo everything you can to improve your GOP pocketbooks. Anything that was helpful for the people you are wanting to undo including undoing taxes for the rich and undoing America to satisfy the party and putting us more in debt!!!!

…please, you are nothing more than a shill for trump who is a disgrace. Un-doing regulations is fine, but trump is simply undoing regulations because obama put them in place, and you know that to be true. He, and you, since you rubber stamp every move he makes, are ridiculous, and by your actions will be putting people in danger by some of the regulations you are haphazardly undoing. Do you even look at each and every one and why they are there, before you put it on the chopping block? As for the net neutrality, there is absolutely no reason for this, other than trump’s childish jealousy of obama. You, lady, should be ashamed that you follow meekly along with whatever this despicable buffoon does. I will never vote for you. You make me embarrassed for you.

10,000 dollars was all it took for you to be against Net Neutrality.

You’re a cheap date.

I am not too sure you want to be touting “a vote for me is a vote for Trump”.

Yeah, that’s going to be interesting to watch over the next eleven months.

Sorry to miss your town hall meeting via the telephone last night. Maybe you could call before 6:38 pm for a 6:00 pm start time. You know what would be even better? An actual, in person town hall meeting!

If your a business, it’s ok to plan your future and if that includes polluting the environment or exploiting people economically or manufacturing dangerous products, have at it.

Remove those regs that make a company that has hazarrdous material have safety plans, limits on how much can be stored, what can be stored together.

What could go wrong?

The old guys made a rule for a reason.

Unfortunately, Mr. Trump is doing the Steve Bannon, alt-right shuffle in an attempt to downsize the Federal Government. I am surprised that you are a proponent of his white supremacist, hateful ideas that only serve to divide our country along hard political lines and fosters the belief that we no longer have a need for separate branches of government with oversight. Sadly this oversight is one of the few things that benefits the common man and keeps authoritarians from destroying what has taken over 200 years to evolve. It shows where your priorities lie and those are not with most of your constituents, just your donors.

Hmmm….so since you don’t represent your constituents best interests, does that mean we get to replace you? What are your thoughts on that? How about a town hall to discuss this?

Yep, 2018 is going to be really interesting.