Circa:  1881 

I don't Tweet....

But did you know that "...Seventy-two percent of senators and representatives have Twitter accounts, reported TweetCongress. http://www.tweetcongress.org

...This platform has become important in political communication and campaign strategies..."  according to ..."a couple of computer scientists working at a Northwestern University lab."  See: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=200463  

So I'm considering (not too seriously though) turning tweeter so I can send multiple and massive numbers of  tweets  to the senators (their twitter handles are listed at end of post) who voted nay on expanded background checks for gun sales , (excluding Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who voted against the amendment on procedural grounds.    

However,  if you're a tweeter, feel free to beat me to the punch...and I hope you throw your punches in bunches.  And here are some  recent tweets from famous folk that may inspire or be "seconded"  to save time--so you can focus more on  increased volume. 

Sarah Silverman:  You'll have to pry my misfired gun from my cold dead half hand.


Bette Midler:  This is the most heinous, repulsive thing that has happened in ‪#USSenate in decades. This will not stand. These cowards must go.


Tony Bennett:  The Senate voted against background checks, ignoring the will of the American people.  We will not stop until our voices are heard.

Twitter Handles of Nay Voters: 

• Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) -- @SenAlexander
• Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) -- @KellyAyotte
• Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) -- @SenJohnBarrasso
• Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) -- @MaxBaucus
• Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) -- @SenatorBegich
• Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) -- @RoyBlunt
• Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) -- @JohnBoozeman
• Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) -- @SenatorBurr
• Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) -- @SaxbyChambliss
• Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) -- @SenDanCoats
• Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) -- @TomCoburn
• Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) -- @SenThadCochran
• Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) -- @SenBobCorker
• Sen. Jon Cornyn (R-Texas) -- @JohnCornyn
• Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) -- @MikeCrapo
• Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) -- @SenTedCruz
• Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) -- @SenatorEnzi
• Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) -- @SenatorFischer
• Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) -- @JeffFlake
• Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) -- @GrahamBlog
• Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) -- @ChuckGrassley
• Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) -- @SenOrrinHatch
• Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) -- @SenatorHeitkamp
• Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) -- @SenDeanHeller
• Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) -- @SenJohnHoeven
• Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) -- @jiminhofe
• Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) -- @SenatorIsakson
• Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) -- @Mike_Johanns
• Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) -- @SenRonJohnson
• Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) -- @SenMikeLee
• Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) -- @McConnellPress
• Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) -- @JerryMoran
• Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) -- @lisamurkowski
• Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) -- @SenRandPaul
• Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) -- @robportman
• Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) -- @SenMarkPryor
• Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) -- @SenatorRisch
• Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) -- @SenPatRoberts
• Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) -- @marcorubio
• Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) -- @SenatorTimScott
• Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) -- @SenatorSessions
• Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) -- @SenShelbyPress
• Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) -- @SenJohnThune
• Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) -- @DavidVitter
• Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) -- @SenatorWicker

FYI:  All but three of the 45 senators who torpedoed gun control measures in Congress on Wednesday have received money from firearms lobbyists, according to new analysis by the Guardian and the Sunlight Foundation.