Posted on 12/16/2011 7:24:05 PM PST by Steelfish
Congressman Begins 24-Hour Hunger Strike In Solidarity With Occupy DC Protesters 16th December 2011
A Congressman started a 24-hour hunger strike Thursday evening as a sign of solidarity with four Occupy DC protesters who have fasted for more than a week.
Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison announced on his Twitter page earlier today that he'll forgo food or drink for one day to support the demonstrators who haven't had a bite to eat since 8 December. 'started my 24 hour solidarity fast last night. May the DC vote and budgetary independence prevail!,' Ellison tweeted.
Hungry: Congressman Keith Ellison on 24-hour fast Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, met with the starved protesters yesterday and has pledged to read their declaration for voting rights for Washington, D.C. residents into the Congressional record.
The protesters are also seeking budgetary independence from Congress for District residents, the Washington Examiner reported.
'It's totally absurd that the federal budget would carry a rider restricting D.C. abortions,' one of the hunger-strikers, Sam Jewler, told the Examiner.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I wonder if I could get national headlines for a 25-hour hunger strike against Dick Obama’s policies.
One day. What a joke. I’ve done that several times just because I was too busy to eat. Supper at 5 pm, no snacks, no breakfast, no lunch, and then supper at 5 pm. Big deal.
But there a lot of liquids that make that week a lot easier to bear.
Exactly.
If a devil-worshipping congresscritter wants to make a name for himself, just take yourself out of the mortal world and be done with it.
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