It was awesome .. totally spontaneous
participation by the visitors, who I
believe were invited to sit on the
floor, in the members’ seats ..lol.
Also read there was a Boy Scout group
there, a German military group and
tons of visitors, who had to have
had the experience of their lives ..
and all totally unexpected. And they
got involved, too.
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More from Michelle Malkin:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/01/breaking-pelosi-reportedly-moves-to-shut-down-house-revolt/
Breaking: Pelosi reportedly moves to shut down House revolt; Tourists fired up!; Pence: “We will be here through the break”
By Michelle Malkin • August 1, 2008 04:03 PM
Keep scrolling for updates…Waiting for 4:30pm…Tourists are fired up in the gallery…Rep. Hoekstra reports them chanting “Vote! Vote! Vote!”…
Culberson and other GOP House revolutionaries livestreaming on Qik…Culberson press conference: “All we did is ask for a vote”…
Pence: “I’ve never been prouder of the Republican leadership. I’ve never been prouder of the rank-and-file”…
WSJ: “Joined by a bevy of staff and summer interns, the Republican lawmakers donned mostly straight faces for an afternoon of speechifying without microphones, C-SPAN or their Democratic counterparts.
“How many of you remember the Boston Tea Party?” Republican Rep. John Shadegg of Arizona asked the raucous crowd. “This is the Boston Tea Party!”…4:44pm Eastern. Pence: “We will be here through the break.”
“UPDATE 2:40 PM: Capitol Briefing will admit to never having seen anything remotely like this in 10 years of covering Congress.
As “The Phantom Session” continues, the chamber is packed with tourists, and the line to get in the galleries stretches down the stairs inside the Capitol.
What appears to be an entire troop of Boy Scouts is sitting in the chamber.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) apparently went to the airport to go home but then turned around and came back. He walked into the House a few moments ago wheeling his suitcases behind him, prompting a huge round of applause and high-fives from his colleagues.”
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Dang .. it’s the way Democracy is supposed to work!
What a unique day.
All of the House members that took part in that I would consider Revolutionaries.
The spirits of the Founding Fathers are smiling down on them right now.
I hope we can keep this going.
They said they’re going to continue going to Congress through the summer break? I see a great opportunity to get some badly-needed reforms through to them.
This is so cool.
This is the Facebook account of my rep C. Miller from MI.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Candice-Miller/7863802062
If you notice, up in the left hand corner, you can find any rep on Facebook. It’s quick and easy to write your Rep if you are on Facebook.
The Reps themselves stated that the “New Technology” was what got their word out.
I’m still looking on MySpace but I’ll post what I can find!