Once again we find ourselves in the midst of political debate regarding mass shootings. The latest of which occurred at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. And once again, everyone from politicians to pathetic people trying to capitalize on the tragedy have come out to play. The latest one being the one and only Jeb Bush.
Now Jeb has already been under fire for a recent statement in which he said:
“Yeah it’s a — we’re in a difficult time in our country, and I don’t think more government is necessarily the answer to this. I think we need to reconnect ourselves with everybody else. It’s just, it’s very sad to see. But I resist the notion, I had this challenge as governor, because, look, stuff happens, there’s always a crisis. And the impulse is always to do something, and it’s not necessarily the right thing to do.”
So as far as Jeb Bush is concerned, the impulse to look at common sense gun legislation after another mass shooting is, “not necessarily the right thing to do.” Well it’s no surprise that Jeb’s impulse to not do something after a crisis is nothing more than hypocritical, politically spun, smoke and mirrors.
I guess after a certain amount of time passes, Jeb Bush thinks his previous actions have a statute of limitations on them. Sorry Jeb, but your argument does not hold up. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Jeb was asked about the tendency to pass laws in response to tragic events. Jeb responded by saying:
“Tragedies. A child drowned in a pool and the impulse is to pass a law that puts fencing around pools. Well it may not change it. Or you have a car accident and the impulse is to pass a law that deals with that unique event. And the cumulative effect of this is, in some cases, you don’t solve the problem by passing the law, and you’re imposing on large numbers of people burdens that make it harder for our economy to grow, make it harder to protect liberty.”
While that mindset may make sense to Jeb Bush now that he has the NRA’s best interests, and money, in mind, a bill that he signed into law in 2000 says different. According to a report by the Sun Sentinel in 2000:
“After the House voted 109-8 for the bill on Friday, Preston met Gov. Jeb Bush, who committed to signing a bill that requires new pool owners to pick a way to keep unsupervised children out of the water.”
The Preston in question is Preston de Ibern. After being unsupervised at a pool party, the then five-year-old Preston hit his head and fell into the pool, causing brain damage. So then-Gov. Jeb Bush “committed” himself to passing the Preston de Ibern/McKenzie Merriam Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act.
So after a tragic event, Jeb Bush felt, “the impulse is to pass a law that deals with that unique event.”
Imagine that, Jeb Bush saying one thing and doing another.
