The Second Amendments is a bipartisan rock

Rock music

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 and country

Country music

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 band, all of the members of which were also members of the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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. It features Representatives Collin Peterson

Collin Peterson

Collin Clark Peterson , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991, and the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and is the dean of the Minnesota congressional delegation.The district, Minnesota's largest and most rural...

 (DFL

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

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-Minnesota), on guitar and lead vocals; Thaddeus McCotter (R-Michigan), on lead guitar; Dave Weldon

Dave Weldon

David Joseph Weldon, is an American politician and physician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing .-Early life:...

 (R-Florida), on bass; Jon Porter

Jon Porter

Jonathan Christopher "Jon" Porter , an American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, the first representative elected from the new 3rd Congressional District of Nevada....

 (R-Nevada), on keyboards; and Kenny Hulshof

Kenny Hulshof

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 (R-Missouri), on drums.

The name is a reference to the Second Amendment

Second Amendment to the United States Constitution

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 of the United States Constitution

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 as well as a previous band of Peterson's named the Amendments. The previous band broke up after their gigs became partisan with some members wanting to play at the Republican National Convention

Republican National Convention

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External links

• Rep. McCotter and the Second Amendments Play Farm Aid on YouTube
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