“…It seems trite but necessary to say that the First Amendment to our Constitution was designed to avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings…” – 319 U.S. 624 West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (No. 591) [1943]

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

Yesterday evening from Mitt Romney (r), via Twitter:

Mitt Romney @MittRomney
Robert Jeffress says “you can’t be saved by being a Jew,“ and “Mormonism is a heresy from the pit of hell.” He’s said the same about Islam. Such a religious bigot should not be giving the prayer that opens the United States Embassy in Jerusalem.
8:42 PM – 13 May 2018

Today, from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Historic day as the U.S. moves our embassy to #Jerusalem. Is long overdue to recognize Jerusalem as the Capitol of Israel. God established it as such over 3,000 years ago! 2 Chronicles 6:6
7:59 AM – 14 May 2018

Some of the responses:

Hail Satan!!

Except for the fact that we should not be basing our foreign policy decisions in 2018 on a book that was written 3000 years ago!

Is that like Two Corinthians??? Still believing in fairy tales…and u are in the House of Representatives!

Waiting for the Rapture?

Every time god wanted a peace of land it was a one sided issue. Your just cashing in on something that makes you sound like you give a care about religion! Or was that not you trying to pull hlthcare away from the poorest among us? Wake up folks! #BlueWave2018

America has blood on their hands of innocent children as the result of this action! WWJD?

Freaking Clueless, people are dying today ~ right this minute bc of your party’s clueless actions! Tragic!

Awe, how cute….Vicky senses the Rapture is near…you know, when Jesus rides a dinosaur into Israel and converts all Jews into Christians.

Meanwhile:

Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish
UPDATE: Israeli forces kill at least 41 Palestinians protesting in Gaza and injures more than 1,700. Follow our live coverage:[….]
8:40 AM – 14 May 2018

“…bomb, bomb, bomb…bomb, bomb Iran…”

Yesterday, via Twitter:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
W/drawal from Iran agreement provides opportunity to establish more stable, equitable solution so Iran doesn’t develop nuclear weapons. New agreement should address ballistic missiles, require stronger inspections, & permanently restrict Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons.
2:11 PM – 8 May 2018 from Washington, DC

Some of the responses:

No, without the agreement they can begin working on nuclear weapons immediately. You support that. And why would any country trust a deal with the US if we’re just going to bail, despite them upholding their end. Be specific, how was this decision good. Hold a public town hall

Well, she did hold one of those on August 14, 2015. That was a while ago.

Respectfully, may your constituents review this new, more stable, equitable solution? Many people are saying the administration for which you provide cover, doesn’t have a plan. Can you prove them wrong?

Withdrawal from the Iran agreement shows the world that we can’t be trusted to keep our word. You have just permanently ruined our political standing in the world. Stop trying to sell it as some enlightened strategy.

Then tell me why France, Germany and Great Britain pleaded with us to not break the deal??

Trump’s going to do that? That’s a pretty tall order for a guy who couldn’t keep his casino from going bankrupt.

Gambling with money, gambling with lives, there’s not much difference, right?

How will the US violating the terms of this agreement help your constituents here in the 4th Congressional district?

That’s easy. Higher gas prices. Oh, wait, you said “help”…

Just ride right along with his idiocy. Birds of a feather.

Thanks: By the way, now that Trump says Iran is in breach of JCPOA, according to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, the IC is required to provide Congress with details of the breach within 10 calendar days. I’ll be looking forward to hearing of this report.

Especially since DNI director Coats has testified they are in full compliance [….]

Detail, details…

Idiot! You know it won’t be renegotiated

We just lost all of our bargaining power you idiot. Trump has no plan B. BiBi wants war so sign your kids up for the military. We’re tired of fighting GOP lead wars in the Middle East.

There seems to be a theme.

And, in the words of Christiane Amanpour, yesterday:

Mick Krever @mickbk
.@camanpour: “I would describe pulling out of this deal as possibly the greatest deliberate act of self-harm and self-sabotage in geo-strategic politics in the modern era.”
[….]
9:42 AM – 8 May 2018

That’s a nice way of saying “idiot”.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): on the Iran nuclear deal – Harrisonville, MO – August 14, 2015

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

Today, from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Hartzler Meets with President to Talk Videogame Violence
March 8, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) issued the following statement regarding her White House meeting with the President, leaders from the gaming industry and grass roots activist groups to discuss efforts to curtail violence in schools:

“As a mother, former teacher, and member of Congress, I am clearly concerned with violence in our schools. Parents need to know that their children are safe in school, and more importantly, students must feel safe in their learning environment. I appreciate the President’s efforts in bringing together groups of all kinds with the goal of finding solutions to the horrific acts of violence in our schools and society. I believe the solution to curtailing violence lies in an all-encompassing approach, focused on several different factors that may contribute to school shootings. Discussions should not be limited to just video games and guns. The President’s approach of leaving no stone unturned is prudent and similar meetings with the movie industry pertaining to gun violence on film should also be conducted.

“Today’s meeting was an opportunity to learn and hear from different sides about concerns and possible solutions to violence in schools. I believe significant progress was made today, and my hope is that we can build on this progress in the future.”

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Think about that press release title for a moment. Consider the lethality of getting hit with a video game console as compared to, say, a round or two from an AR-15 rifle.

Some of the commenters via social media were less than impressed. On Twitter:

Why don’t you allow people to again research gun violence to actually see if there is a connection? By the way, there are also violent video games in other countries. Why don’t they have the kind of mass shootings we have? (Oh…wait…guns aren’t as available…hmmmm.)

Why weren’t any psychologists at this meeting? It seems that would be one “side” you’d want to hear from. It’s almost like the meeting was a sham.

So you’re just completely ignoring the decades of research and learned testimony that indicate that video games have nothing to do with real world violence, yeah?

Other countries have video games and they don’t have the same issues so????

So basically you’re going to do nothing? Thanks for the update.

Look, I know you really wanna say “it’s a heart problem, not a guns problem”, so let’s try it like this:
It says an awful lot about your heart that you are willing to twist this hard to put people’s unfettered access to killing tools over a child’s access to being alive at school

Do you have any thoughts with actual substance concerning the meeting? Perhaps some details about the discussions? Who said what? Who proposed what? What the tone of the overall meeting was? Anything?

Please protect school children rather than the gun industry. Please relent and approve funding for federal studies that quantify the connections between the proliferation of guns and violent death.

Do you think the killer in Vegas played a lot of video games?

[….] Thanks for looking into the issue of gun violence. Perhaps we could start with the common denominator of the topic: guns. Give back your NRA contributions so that we can have an objective conversation. Otherwise, your opinions are biased and empty.

Video games are world wide… they are enjoyed all around the world, but you don’t see everyone else shooting up schools because of playing a video game.

They have nothing to do with gun violence in your country.

Instead of blaming violent video games, maybe you should research other countries that have the same games, but dont have the same gun problems. Japan is doing just fine. Keep scapegoating instead of fixing the real issue. You shouldnt be allow to make policy for anyone

If the rest of Congress is a stupid as you we’re screwed.

We’re screwed.

Still going back to this same old tired trough…..study after study has proven this is a bunch of bullshit…..start doing your job instead of supporting the NRA as they kill our kids! You say you are pro-life and yet you stand with this bullshit!

You want to talk to grass roots activists? On March 24th, in your district: COMO March For Our Lives