Gabby Giffords: I'm furious!

 On a fait grand état hier, et avec raison, de la colère du Président Obama. Outre la réaction du Président pendant la conférence de presse, j'observais celle de Gabby Giffords. Cette ancienne représentante démocrate au Congrès ne retrouvera jamais tous ses moyens depuis qu'elle a été atteinte à la tête par un tireur fou. Mme Giffors et son époux se sont lancés à fond dans la campagne pour mieux encadrer la vente et la possession d'armes. Elle publie aujourd'hui un article dans le NY Times.

 Un extrait:

 "I watch TV and read the papers like everyone else. We know what we’re going to hear: vague platitudes like “tough vote” and “complicated issue.” I was elected six times to represent southern Arizona, in the State Legislature and then in Congress. I know what a complicated issue is; I know what it feels like to take a tough vote. This was neither. These senators made their decision based on political fear and on cold calculations about the money of special interests like the National Rifle Association, which in the last election cycle spent around $25 million on contributions, lobbying and outside spending.

 Speaking is physically difficult for me. But my feelings are clear: I’m furious. I will not rest until we have righted the wrong these senators have done, and until we have changed our laws so we can look parents in the face and say: We are trying to keep your children safe. We cannot allow the status quo — desperately protected by the gun lobby so that they can make more money by spreading fear and misinformation — to go on.

 I am asking every reasonable American to help me tell the truth about the cowardice these senators demonstrated. I am asking for mothers to stop these lawmakers at the grocery store and tell them: You’ve lost my vote. I am asking activists to unsubscribe from these senators’ e-mail lists and to stop giving them money. I’m asking citizens to go to their offices and say: You’ve disappointed me, and there will be consequences.

 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/opinion/a-senate-in-the-gun-lobbys-grip.html?_r=1&