the not-so-sweet 16

In one of the United States' most lopsided gun votes in the nation's recent history, there was broad, bi-partisan support for a recent pro-gun bill in the Senate. 

Of the entire senate, a measly 16 Senators voted against Senator Vitter's legislation to prohibit the usage of taxpayer funds from the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill to be used for the purpose of confiscating lawfully owned guns in the event of an emergency, such as what occurred in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. 

They were all democrats: 

Akaka (D-HI)
Boxer (D-CA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Levin (D-MI)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Reed (D-RI)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)

Of all times to confiscate weapons, though they are all bad, the period directly after a disaster with widespread lawlessness when self-defense is most crucial, is most certainly one of the worst to choose.  These 16 democrats stuck with their anti-gun, anti-2nd amendment convictions and voted against this legislation. 

All OTHER 28 democrats in the senate, joined by every one of the 55 republicans voted for this common sense legislation. 

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Of course the dems consider the public to be immature.  It's typical leftism.  The left thinks your average person doesn't know how to take care of himself, his family, his property, or his finances.  Thus, they seek to control and regulate these things through use of the government. 

Some on the left could be seen as more or less "statist" (favor broader government in both economic, and personal aspects of life) as well.  These are the more particularly vicious, as they are basically the exact opposite of a libertarian.  They favor all around more, larger, more pervasive, and more powerful government. 

Just take a look:  many of the democrats in office voted for the Patriot Act.  Sure, some say this is just due to political pressure, but again, what good are they if they won't show spine and stand up for what is right in situations like this? 

In the situation where they think they are right, however, again, they are just statists, and have proven that they don't give a shit about human rights.