The American people have rights within the governance of their lives.

In respect of the magnificent house members  I still will not discuss parliamentary procedure that is correct when hearing a vote is impossible. 

This is the ultimate demonstration of "No Clue Speaker Paul Ryan." He doesn't even know what to do when there is a demonstration exerting "Freedom of Speech" rights by the members of the US House.

The US House members are still in demonstration of the very real dangers Americans face everyday. 

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness....

That includes replacing any and all parties that are a danger to the American people.

Speaker Paul Ryan has conducted a fraudulent session and vote.

The session should be in contention.

Speaker Ryan stated, "The ayes have it." It was impossible to hear a majority choice." It is fraudulent and the proceedings going forward is fraudulent.

In checking with "Robert's Rules of Order," the US Speaker Paul Ryan mishandled the entire session.

Don't believe me? Look it up. I don't feel like being particularly helpful.

In Congress, "the vast majority of actions decided by a voice vote" are ones for which "a strong or even overwhelming majority favors one side," or...

There was no strong or overwhelming majority that could be heard. The only strong and overwhelming words that could be heard was that of the oppositional (The Nay Vote) of the US House Democrats. The verbal "Aye" was never heard. The ONLY verbal vote was that of the opposition. Ryan not only defrauded the vote, he ignored the strong verbal reply. He completely ignored the Democrats in opposition to the vote.

A Speaker cannot pick and choose the verbal majority.

...even unanimous consent. This is because after the chair announces what he believes to be the result of a voice vote, any member can request a division of the assembly (a rising vote, where each sides rise in turn to be counted), and one-fifth of members can demand a recorded vote on any question.

It's estimated that more than 95 percent of the resolutions passed by state legislatures are passed by a unanimous voice vote, many without discussion; this is because resolutions are often on routine, noncontroversial matters, such as commemorating important events or recognizing group.

US Republicans have complete disrespect for life while attempting to create artificial buoyancy in the markets.

17 June 2016
By Rowan Mason, Robert Booth and Vikram Dodd

...Jo Cox was killed (click here) by a “well of hatred”, Jeremy Corbyn has said in an emotional tribute to the Labour MP in her constituency town of Birstall in West Yorkshire.
The Labour leader, appearing alongside David Cameron, also announced that parliament would be recalled on Monday to pay tribute to Cox “on behalf of everybody who values democracy, free speech and the right of political expression”.
Corbyn said: “She was taken from us in an act of hatred, in a vile act that has killed her. It is an attack on democracy what has happened today. It is the well of hatred that killed her.”
He spoke alongside the prime minister, and the speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, as they laid flowers at the Priestley memorial near where Cox was shot and stabbed on Thursday....

June 22, 2016
By David Meyer

Company steers users towards supporting her causes. (click here)
Google has urged its users in the U.K. to donate to the memorial fund of assassinated British politician Jo Cox.
Cox, a prominent advocate for refugees and supporter of the U.K.’s membership in the EU, was killed Thursday in her West Yorkshire constituency. A man with suspected far-right ties, Thomas Mair, stands accused of her murder, and her widower, Brendan Cox, said her death was politically motivated.
When Mair appeared in court for the first time, he gave his name as “death to traitors, freedom for Britain.”...

Guns are more precious than American lives and Wall Street is more important than Guns.

Speaker Paul Ryan is pushing the lives of Americans aside to allow a vote that benefits their Wall Street cronies.

Americans MEAN NOTHING to the US House Republicans lead by Speaker Paul Ryan!

Nothing!

Americans mean nothing and are better off dead to profit Wall Street!

Why are the US Republicans carrying on about their Wall Street cronies, because, they are attempting to counter the unknown of the "Brexit" vote. They want to create buoyancy to see them through.

CORRUPTION! Speaker Ryan is committing deep seated corruption!

June 22, 2016
By Edward Krudy

New York (Reuters) - Global markets traded cautiously (click here) on Wednesday, a day before the United Kingdom votes on whether to stay in the EU, with Wall Street stocks easing lower and sterling inching up.
Oil fell back below $50 per barrel and the yen was down against the dollar, with the latest polls showing a slight tilt toward leaving the European Union when Britons go to the polls on Thursday.

House Speaker Ryan is more worried about floating the Yen than ending deaths in the USA due to gun violence.

The "Leave" campaign holds a 1-2 point lead over the "In" camp ahead of Thursday's membership referendum, according to surveys published by polling firms Opinium and TNS, reversing a tilt earlier this week toward "Remain."

Markets have been resilient so far this week, with investors unwilling to make big bets in either direction over the last two days. Opinion polls have led to volatility in asset prices, although Monday's large rally in "risk assets" has held as markets appear to lean toward the view that the United Kingdom will remain in the EU.

"I think the result of the Brexit vote is 50/50, and it will probably be very tight," said Olivier de Berranger, fund manager at French firm La Financiere de L'Echiquier, which manages around $9 billion in assets....

FREEDOM OF SPEECH! House Republicans block FREEDOM OF SPEECH PROTEST!

June 22, 2016
By Paul Singer

Shortly after dozens of House Democrats (click here) mounted a sit-in on the House floor to protest inaction on gun legislation, the C-SPAN cameras (and the microphones on the floor) went dark.

Conspiracy? Censorship? Republicans leadership trying to blot out the protest?

Nope, simply the sound of a single gavel.

C-SPAN broadcasts the proceedings of the House, but it doesn't control the cameras. All of that is run by the House, under the control of the majority leadership, and by long-standing policy, the broadcast is only live while the House is in session. When Democrats began their protest, Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, who was presiding over the chamber, asked for order. Democrats did not yield the floor, so Poe banged the gavel and declared the House in recess. And the C-SPAN cameras went dark....

Ryan states this is a publicity stunt? Paul Ryan is disgusting! American blood is running in the streets!!!!!!!!!!

STOP THE SALE OF GUNS TO TERRORISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul Ryan is a joke of a Speaker.

There is no USA Amendment that allows for the slaughter of Americans!

June 14, 2016
By Caitlin Nolan

When gunfire broke out in the Orlando nightclub (click here) Pulse Sunday, panicked clubgoers frantically tried to escape what would quickly be classified as the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
But some of the 49 people who lost their lives in the massacre died protecting others, as they shielded loved ones from the fusillade of bullets that Omar Mateen sprayed into the crowded venue.
Brooklyn native Brenda Lee Marquez McCool was out for a night of dancing and fun with her son Isaiah Henderson when the 29-year-old gunman opened fire.
The 49-year-old mother of 11 saw the terror unfold and put herself in harm’s way to save her son....

Donald Trump made a rather sweeping speech. It was impressive.

Hillary Clinton made two speeches over the past two days. They were impressive. She was smiling at times while injecting a light hearted reference or two. Nice.

Her speeches were scrutinized for 'the truth' and passed with flying colors. I would expect Donald Trump's speech to be just as closely scrutinized for 'the truth.'

I have to be somewhere today and will address Donald Trump's speech later.

At a time in the USA when so many people are suffering under oppressive economic conditions and fear their own neighbors and neighborhoods, the truth should be well ensconced into any political campaign. The American people will not settle for rhetoric because it taints their best outcomes. I hope all the candidates realize how very, very important the truth is in the year 2016.

June 22, 2016
By Jordan Fabian and Amie Parnes

Hillary Clinton (click here) will soon tap into President Obama's coveted email list, according to party officials.
The long-awaited move, which comes as Clintonites take the reins of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), could inject more money into Clinton's campaign coffers as she seeks to expand her fundraising advantage over presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
The Obama list has long been seen as a political gold mine for Democrats. Obama's campaign raked in around $500 million through email and online donations in the 2012 cycle alone, according to media reports.
Allies of the likely Democratic nominee say having the list will help their ability to connect to Obama's diverse network of donors, though they were also careful to note that Clinton's own fundraising network is a strong one....

Paul Ryan has no clue. He is just a Reaganwannabee. He lumps everything together and calls it a policy. He hasn't got a clue.

June 20, 2016
By the New York Times Editorial Board

...The plan bases its case for deregulation (click here) on the claim that “the American people now spend $1.89 trillion every year, just to comply with Washington’s rules — approximately $15,000 per household.” That estimate, from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free-market group formed in 1984, has been debunked. Its fatal flaw is that it assumes regulations have only costs and no benefits. The Ryan plan recycles that absurdity. It harps on corporate compliance costs while ignoring the social and economic benefits of, say, clean air, clean water, time-and-a-half for overtime, properly underwritten loans and adequate bank capital, to name just a few of the regulatory targets.

Mr. Ryan seems to think his ideas would become reality in a Donald Trump administration. “We feel very confident that our presumptive nominee is comfortable with this agenda,” he said in announcing the plan....

At one time scientists, including NOAA and NASA were estimating the cost of the climate crisis. I don't recall the mention of failed tourism.

June 22, 2016
By Katy Galimberti

An Ohio teen died (click here) after contracting a brain-eating amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater while swimming on a trip in North Carolina.
The 18-year-old woman was on a church trip and is suspected to have contracted Naegleria Fowleri at a popular outdoor recreation center near Charlotte, NBC affiliate WCMH reported.
Commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, ponds and hot springs, humans are infected by the deadly organisms when water containing the amoeba travels through the nose and migrates to the brain, destroying the tissue.
High temperatures in the summer months elevate the risk of coming into contact with the brain-eating amoeba....

From the CDC:

...(click here) (commonly referred to as the "brain-eating amoeba" or "brain-eating ameba"), is a free-living microscopic ameba*, (single-celled living organism). It can cause a rare and devastating infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The ameba is commonly found in warm freshwater (e.g. lakes, rivers, and hot springs) and soil. Naegleria fowleri usually infects people when contaminated water enters the body through the nose...
Naegleria fowleri

Symptoms (click here) may start about 1 day to 1 week after exposure; initially symptoms may include:

changes in smell and taste,

headache,

fever,

stiff neck, nausea, and vomiting.

The patient may have confusion, ataxia (wobbliness), and seizures; and rapidly worsen over about 3 to 7 days with death occurring about 7 to 14 days after exposure. Patients, who are usually young, may not seek medical care quickly; most patients are diagnosed by examination of autopsied brain tissue....

Brexit and the TiPP, what results?

May 21, 2016

By Suzanne Lynch

It was June 2013 and Ireland (click here) was nearing the end of its six-month presidency of the European Union. At a meeting in Luxembourg, the then minister for trade Richard Bruton hailed an historic agreement. After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, led mostly by Irish officials, EU member states had agreed to open talks with the US on an ambitious trade agreement.

A last-minute attempt by the French to exclude the heavily-subsidised French film industry from the negotiating mandate threatened to derail the sensitive talks at the 11th hour. Following tense negotiations, the rest of the EU’s member states bowed to French’s demands for “l’exception culturelle”, and the deal was done. EU trade ministers signed on the dotted line.

Three years later the EU-US trade deal is reaching a crucial phase. Experts on both sides of the Atlantic agree that a deal must be reached before the end of US president Barack Obama’s term. If not, plans for creating the world’s largest trade pact will be kicked down the road into the mandate of the next US president, with little hope of agreement in the near term....

It is a change in governance. I don't see the path forward. Changing the boundary lines of an entire continent is not a minor issue. 

June 22, 2016

Even as the day for the referendum (click here) in Britain on whether it wants to remain in or leave the European Union comes closer, opinion polls are divided on the outcome and show that the result could go either way, making the contest a neck-and-neck fight between the two sides.
The Brexit debate, or the debate on the possible exit of Britain from the EU, has two sides: The 'Remain' side which believes that Britain should stay in the EU and the 'Leave' side which supports a Brexit.
Apart from politicians, celebrities have also been saying a lot of things about the Brexit issue.
According to YouGov, a website which displays trends on the basis of information collected from around four million people around the world, the latest trends show that 44 percent of people in Britain want to leave the EU, 42 percent want Britain to remain whereas the rest are undecided on the issue or will not vote in the referendum...

It is a perfect opportunity to end the TiPP process.

June 22, 2016

...The Risks Of Leaving (click here)
But those countries never had Britain's larger global ambitions, the other side argues.
"As a single country we would have minimal influence on world affairs. Does anyone seriously think the prospect of British sanctions would alarm [Russian President] Vladimir Putin, or have persuaded Iran to curtail its nuclear program?" Martin Fletcher, the former foreign editor of the Times of London, wrote in a Facebook post.
"We would be willfully removing ourselves from a single market of 500 million people without the faintest idea whether, or on what terms, we would be allowed to continue trading with 27 E.U. states who would want to punish us. Why on earth would we take such a monumental risk?" he added.
The "Leave" supporters claim that the E.U. has chipped away at Britain's sovereignty, and cutting ties would make Britain stronger and freer to act as it chooses. Their motto is "Take Control."....

Zika has many victims, including the achievements of athletes.

June 22, 2016

...Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy (click here) has withdrawn from contention for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus.

"After speaking with those closest to me, I've come to realise that my health and my family's health comes before anything else," the Northern Irishman said on Wednesday in a statement.

"Even though the risk of infection from the Zika virus is considered low, it is a risk nonetheless and a risk I am unwilling to take."

"I trust the Irish people will understand my decision. The unwavering support I receive every time I compete in a golf tournament at home or abroad means the world to me."

McIlroy has recently slipped to fourth in the world rankings after failing to make the cut at the US Open....

I think it is irresponsible to state Zika virus's risk is low.

June 21, 2016

West Chester, Pa. (WPVI) --

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (click here) has confirmed the first case of Zika virus in Chester County.

The case, according to the Chester County Health Department, involves a Chester County woman who had recently traveled to an area affected by mosquitos carrying the Zika virus. She was not pregnant....

June 22, 2016
By Robyn Ironside

Australia's favourite overseas holiday destination (click here) has been added to the list of countries plagued by Zika virus, in what could be a huge blow for the Bali honey and babymoon industry.

Travel advice issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade warns Indonesia is experiencing “sporadic transmission” of the virus which has been linked to serious birth defects.
The warning advises all travellers to Indonesia to “protect themselves from mosquito bites”.
“Given the possibility that Zika virus can cause severe malformations in unborn babies, and taking a very cautious approach, pregnant women should discuss any travel plans with the travel doctor and consider postponing travel to Indonesia,” reads the advice....

Greed is considered a sin in most religions.

I still remember my childhood picture Bible, (click here) which showed a shiny golden calf with people bowing down before it—a colorful depiction of the idolatry into which the ancient Israelites fell after Moses led them out of Egypt (Ex. 32). The story struck me as incredibly strange for two reasons. First, I wondered why anyone would be so ridiculous as to worship a golden calf. Obviously, the gold statue was not really a living god. Second, I wondered why God would care so much about what they did. They weren’t hurting anyone (were they?). It may be silly to worship a calf of gold, but why would God be concerned?...

I never quote "Newsmax," but, they reported the merchandise of the Trump campaign correctly.

The Donald Trump campaign has always merchandised items through it's grassroots organization which sprang up after he began his unfunded campaign. The people following Donald Trump wanted to donate to the campaign. Everyone knows when people donate to campaigns they become invested and vote and/or work for it.

The day Donald Trump announced wearing a red golf cap I stated on this blog it would be no time and everyone would be wearing red Trump caps. Well. Guess what?

Campaigns are about the people. The Donald Trump campaign is no different. People like to have bragging rights when they display bumper stickers and wear buttons.

Enough already of the "Donald Bashing."

There is no basis to the scrutiny his BOOKKEEPING gets. He is using his assets for whatever reason he does. One thing is sure, he will never be turned away from holding a meeting or rally. Imagine if he didn't have his own infrastructure. The grassroots Republicans would never be able to get out from under the oppressive Republican establishment. I am sure there are many people grateful for him and his infrastructure.

As far as his bookkeeping; is the IRS finished with his audits?

Kindly remember no one held Cheney responsible for cooking the Halliburton books after he launched into exclusive contracts with Halliburton in Iraq.

Why does Donald Trump seem benevolent compared to Dick Cheney?

28 July 2016
By Courtney Coren

...The store clerk (click here) told the Post that all of the campaign merchandise was sold tax free and the money made from the merchandise went to the campaign. The merchandise also takes up a spot that is only for the campaign. However, no information is collected from shoppers, who are de facto donors. 

The situation is actually more complex than it may seem, Larry Noble of the Campaign Legal Center told the Post.

"When you sell something through a store, there's a normal business process you go through," Noble said. "A campaign has to do its dealings in the ordinary course of business. If he were trying to sell campaign material through Walmart, Walmart would have to charge him what they'd normally charge or pay him what they'd normally pay."...

The USA had two flat tops in South China Sea, too. When is China and Russia going to demand the nuclear disarmament of North Korea?

North Korea is turning the Pacific into a dicey mess. That is why the USA flat tops were there. China is putting out markers to their country's borders. That is very aggressive.

What if North Korea decides to make a missile launch count on Japan or the South. I think North Korea knows how stupid a nuclear shot at South Korea is though. But, what if a North Korean missile shot gave Taiwan 'a reason.' Then what? An all out war with China and Taiwan and who knows who else. The USA flat tops (click here) serve to be 'the muscle' in the Pacific and not other island countries that could really make a mess of that hemisphere. 

March 7, 2016
By Bill Gertz

USS John C. Stennis and escorting destroyers in Pacific Ocean exercises last year.

The commander (click here) of the US Pacific Command (Pacom) came under political fire from China last week following recent comments critical of Beijing’s military encroachment in the South China Sea.
The communist party-affiliated Global Times, in a front page report, accused Pacom’s Adm. Harry Harris of “China bashing” and “making waves in the South China Sea” for comments accusing China of regional hegemony made during recent speeches and congressional testimony.
The publication, often used as an official outlet for hardline anti-US propaganda, then issued a veiled threat that harsh comments from the admiral were creating stepped up competition between the United States and China and could lead to conflict.
“If two nuclear powerhouses engage in a competition to test each other’s willpower, the whole world will face the repercussions,” Global Times stated March 4.
The propaganda organ said “Harris’ words and deeds keep reminding us that we have to put more efforts into the building of islands in the South China Sea and deploying more weaponry.”...

EVERYONE CHILL! But, North Korea has to disarm. There is no reason for North Korea to continue to build an arsenal it cannot realistically use. It would be a complete turn around if North Korea would simply focus on it's people and demand humanitarian relief and rebuilding after 60 years or more of hostilities without war.

The Pacific is a powder keg and it is mostly due to North Korea.

June 21, 2016
VOA News

North Korea on Wednesday fired two ballistic missile (click here) from its east coast, U.S. and South Korean military officials said. At least one of the two attempts failed.
The twin launches, early Wednesday, were believed to be an intermediate-range Musudan missile, capable of reaching U.S. military bases in Asia and the Pacific.
North Korea unsuccessfully test-launched a similar missile three times in April. Another launch, most likely of the Musudan, failed in May.
Japan's military was placed on alert for a missile launch, and its navy and anti-missile Patriot batteries were instructed to shoot down any projectile headed for Japan, according to a government source.
The missile has a reported range of 3,000 to 4,000 kilometers which, if fired successfully, could reach targets in Japan, China and Guam.
U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby again chided Pyongyang ahead of the test.

Americans' safety depends on federal interstate prohibition laws.

Ya know. I can't help believe this is looking more and more like the average Republican member. 

June 21, 2016
By Ben Mathis-Lilley

Earlier Tuesday (click here) fear spread across the land when news broke that the huge cache of weapons pictured above, some loaded, had been seized from a car that was attempting to enter New York City through the Holland Tunnel. Initial accounts said a joint terrorism task force was involved with the investigation. Was this a potential attack thwarted at the last minute—the work of ISIS or al-Qaida or some Timothy McVeigh–style white extremist group?

Nope, turns out it was just some regular old "gun enthusiasts"! From DNA Info:

The three are believed to be gun enthusiasts with "drug issues," another law enforcement source said, and told investigators they were heading into the city to help out another friend with drug problems.

In other words, aside from the drug issues—there was heroin reportedly found in the car—these could very well be everyday Americans enjoying their Second Amendment rights to carry around a big ol' collection of murder equipment....

The water vapor has repopulated in large measure at the ITCZ. If there is turbulence in the USA today, it will be tornadoes. Little water vapor.

21 June 2016
1230.18z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East Satellite (click here for 12 hour loop - Click here)

There is water vapor consolidating in the Gulf of Mexico.

IT TOOK THE FIVE PREVIOUS SEVERE NAMED STORM TO BUILD UP ENOUGH WATER VAPOR IN THE TROPOSPHERE TO SPAWN A LARGER STORM/HURRICANE.

Right now, "Danielle" is a tropical depression, but, is building winds to 20 mph. The tropical depression may develop into a Cat One Hurricane, the first since Alex. There is significant water vapor in the region of Danielle. And what does everyone know? The more water vapor, the more concentration of heat and the higher the velocity of the storm and the more damage it does.

The POWER of water vapor is the reason NASA and NOAA consider it a greenhouse gas. The power is so great that if there is enough 'energy' in the water vapor as it consolidates it could mitigate the CURRENT threat of tornadoes over the USA.

Water vapor mitigates heat on Earth. When it moved up in higher altitudes/elevations the surface of Earth became vulnerable to the ravages of the climate crisis. 

June 16, 2016
By NOLA/Times Picayune

A low pressure system (click here) located over the central Bay of Campeche about 200 miles east of Tuxpan, Mexico, has a 70 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression Sunday (June 19) or Monday, the National Hurricane Center said in a 7 a.m. update. 
The system is expected to continue moving westward and bring heavy rain and possible flooding to Mexico's eastern coast. The low is already producing an area of showers and thunderstorms over the region, forecasters said.
The low is moving westward to west-northwestward at around 10 mph, and is forecast to reach the coast of eastern Mexico on Monday. Although upper-level winds are only marginally conducive, a depression is still likely to form, the hurricane center said.
An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the low this afternoon, if necessary....

The Republicans count their treasure chests differently. Recall the RNC did not receive monies from guaranteed donors after the 1st or 2nd quarter (depending when their fiscal year begins) in April. The reason was because there were still 2 candidates. July is coming up. The RNC is not worried. The Republicans are Wall Street. They count donations by the quarter. They don't have to work for a living. The working middle class and working poor budget what they can monthly or weekly for political donations.

June 20, 2016
By David Weigel

...According to Sanders's (click here) latest filing with the Federal Elections Commission, his campaign took in $15.6 million during the last full month of campaigning. That compared with $26.2 million for Clinton, the first time all year that the presumptive nominee has decisively out-raised her surprisingly powerful challenger. And it represented a steep fall from April, when he raised $25.8 million.

As the money came in, however, Sanders spent it at a slower clip than previous months. He ended May with $9.2 million on hand, having ended the previous month with just $5.8 million. The new pace came after high-profile layoffs of staff in early states, and after a strategic decision to focus on grass-roots rallies instead of TV ads in the California primary. And even that swing eschewed some of the expenses of a similar romp through New York, as Sanders traveled by motorcade, renting a pricey campaign plane only for the final weekend of events....

June 21, 2016
By Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim

A growing number of senators (click here) back changes to a system critics say gives party bosses undue sway to decide the nominee.

...Politico interviewed nearly 20 of Sanders’ colleagues over the past week and found a surprisingly strong appetite for change, including among influential members of the party establishment such as Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a top prospect for vice president. More than half the senators surveyed support at least lowering the number of superdelegates, and all but two said the party should take up the matter at next month’s convention in Philadelphia, despite the potential for a high-profile intraparty feud at a critical moment in the campaign....


June 20, 2016
By Nicole Gaudiano 

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (click here) marked a quiet return to the Senate Monday to vote in favor of Democratic gun measures in the wake of the June 12 mass shooting at a nightclub in Florida....

...The votes were the first he has cast since January. Sanders voted against two Republican gun control measures that were less restrictive than the Democratic proposals. Each of the four measures failed....

Firefighters (click here) in the air and on the ground work to control a fire that broke out in Duarte. Daniel Medina, 14, helps load his family\'s car with important belongings as flames crested the ridgeline near his house. 

Los Angeles " The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (click here) (all times local):

4:30 p.m.

Tawni Atencio was on the way to basketball practice with her mother when her stepfather called and told them they had to evacuate their home northeast of Los Angeles because of a wildfire.

The 17-year-old Atencio says her mom turned the car around Monday and drove straight to their home in Bradbury, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.

They went back to get family photos, their two dogs, clothes, and their five cars and a boat.

Atencio says the flames were just a couple miles from their home and were making the house hot despite air-conditioning.

The teenager says the fire is crazy and scary but also that it was "kind of cool" watching helicopters drop retardant on the blaze.

Atencio says she's at a friend's house in Long Beach, California while her family finishes evacuations...

The fact people are dead from heat exposure and not American residents doesn't change anything.

June 20, 2016
Current Large Incidents (click here)

Phoenix (click here) " The Latest on the extreme heat baking the Southwest (all times local):

5:50 p.m.

Authorities say a man who died and another who is missing after going for a hike in Arizona were from Germany and were in the state for a conference at a resort.

The men were in a group of three who went hiking Sunday on a trail outside the Tucson resort. One of the men is recovering, while 57-year-old Stefan Guenster was found dead.

The third man, 33-year-old Marcus Turowski, was still missing Monday.

Authorities didn't release their hometowns.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department says it likely would end its search at sundown Monday and resume Tuesday.

Tucson hit a record high of 115 degrees Sunday as a heatwave took over parts of the Southwest....

The United States of America must keep guns out of the hands of terrorists, but, domestically and abroad.

There is no reason for the USA to take a backseat to the safety of it's citizens at home or when they are in other lands.

The fact is very, very clear. When the Assault Weapons Ban was sunset by George W. Bush the straw purchasers took 50 percent more assault weapons into Mexico. The USA gun lobbyists are killing Mexicans in their own borders.

There are international conventions to end the free flow of weapons into the hands of those that kill indiscriminately to enforce their own particular idea of law. There is absolutely no reason for Daesh in Syria or Libya to exist or the drug cartels of Mexico. There is no reason for it. NONE!

We have our answers domestically.

June 20, 2016
By Lawrence Murley

The U.S. Supreme Court (click here) on Monday left in place gun control laws in New York and Connecticut that ban military-style assault weapons like the one used in last week's massacre at an Orlando nightclub, rejecting a legal challenge by gun rights advocates.
The court's action underlined its reluctance to insert itself into the simmering national debate on gun control. The Supreme Court issued important rulings in gun cases in 2008 and 2010 but has not taken up a major firearms case since.
The justices declined to hear an appeal of an October ruling by the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld laws prohibiting semiautomatic weapons and large capacity magazines in the two northeastern states....

The interstate travel of assault weapons will continue because of the lack of a cohesive interstate law to prevent such migration of very dangerous weapons.

The USA has never been more divided. We literally have states that care about D the people and good governance of guns and those that don't. It is up to the people to make choices to vacation or live in states with excellence of governance of guns or live and vacation in states that are far more dangerous. It is the choice, liberty if you will, of the people to determine their safety margin in life.

The US House and Senate are completely incompetent.

Here is a little reality about the "mind speak" of the NRA. France has plenty civilian guns and those guns did nothing to prevent or end the violent deaths in Paris. DID NOTHING!

The estimated total number of guns (both licit and illicit) held by civilians in France is 19,000,000.

The estimated rate of private gun ownership (both licit and illicit) in France is 31.2 firearms per 100 people.

In a comparison of the number of privately owned guns in 178 countries, France ranked at No. 5.

In a comparison of the rate of private gun ownership in 178 countries, France ranked at No. 12.

Boston:

Sean Collier, 26, an MIT campus police officer, was fatally shot in his patrol car April 18th by the Boston bombers. The three killed by the explosions were 29-year-old Krystle Campbell (left), 8-year-old Martin Richard (center) and 23-year-old Lu Lingzi (right).

The police officer was shot dead by the deadly international criminals. I came to the conclusion the bombers were indeed international criminals. One had traveled abroad to validate his extremism and radicalization. The other young brother simply followed his brother's example of a great and appropriate warrior for the people of the Chechnya.

The suspects in Monday's deadly Boston Marathon explosions (click here) and the Thursday night murder of a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are two brothers from a former Soviet republic who were in the United States legally for years, and lived together in a Cambridge, Mass., apartment....

...NPR's Joe Shapiro interviewed a woman in Toronto who said she's the aunt of the two suspects. She said the boys grew up in Kyrgyzstan and spent a year in Chechnya, 1994....

Why do these people get the idea these violent acts will change the way Americans view such violence. Americans will never capitulate to terrorists. But, the NRA is making the point terrorists don't need guns to kill.

Okay. But, there were three dead civilians from pressure cooker bombs, not 51. The police officer was gunned down. In case the gun lobbyists didn't notice. Do gun lobbyists include the deaths of police officers in their statistics? They should.

It is pretty bad when I have to reach into the tragedy of Americans to diffuse the NRA's propaganda. But, with apologies to all the victims and their families, I had to stop the NRA from comparing apples to oranges. Americans need to understand the truth, not a manipulated picture that will compromise their safety. 

Be safe. Be smart. Plan ahead to decide where one resides and plays.