Paul Ryan Says Democratic ‘Stunt’ Is Not ‘A Proud Moment For Democracy’(dumbass!)

dailycaller.com ^ | 6/23/2016 | Alex Pappas

[rktman]

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday reacted to the Democratic sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives over gun control by saying: “I don’t think this should be a very proud moment for democracy or the people who staged these stunts.”

In his weekly press conference at the Capitol, Ryan said: “This is the people’s house. This is Congress, the House of Representatives, the oldest democracy in the world, and they’re descending it into chaos.”

[Buckeye McFrog]

The Democrat Party is turning our government into a Thugocracy. Live on television.

That's exactly how it starts in places like Venezuela.

[Mercat]

Doesn’t the Sergeant at Arms have the power to arrest these idiots?

[philman_36]

BTTT
Constitutional Republic.

[itsahoot]

Some of us are old enough to remember Special Orders,

I heard Rush after I posted this and he said that the rules said at the end of the legislation day if members remained on the floor the cameras would stay on and Gingrich figured how to use that and called it Special Orders.

I didn't know the how but I sure remember the what.

The members would speak as if they were talking to a full House and once Tip caught on that a lot of people were watching these scam debates he went to the House and made C-SPAN show the empty House

[TheCipher]

Not true.

The way it worked was the leaders of each party submitted special orders requests at the beginning of the day. When the legislative process was done for the day, the special orders ( if any ) were started. Even though the legislative session had adjourned, the House was still in session ( still had a Speaker presiding ), therefore the cameras were on. Thus when Tip ordered the cameras turned toward the gallery , the House was still in session. When the special orders are done, the House adjourns for the day.

I used to watch Dornan every night ( he usually came on around 7 ).He used to rip into Clinton every night. I wish B1 Bob were in the House now.

[TheCipher]

I heard Rush after I posted this and he said that the rules said at the end of the legislation day if members remained on the floor the cameras would stay on and Gingrich figured how to use that and called it Special Orders.

Rush is wrong on that. It was only if members remained on the floor for special orders - which had to be requested at the beginning of the day. If members were just walking on the floor, but the House had adjourned for the day and there were no special order requests, the cameras were turned off. Gingrich was the first to take advantage of the cameras during special orders. I don't know if the term "special orders" was first used by Gingrich, but special orders themselves existed long before Gingrich was in the House. There are three forms of non-legislative debate ( which existed before Gingrich). They are special order speeches, one-minute speeches ( done at the beginning of the legislative day ), and morning hour debates.

[itsahoot]

The way it worked was the leaders of each party submitted special orders requests at the beginning of the day.

Thanks for the clarification I did not know the genesis but I knew they were called Special Orders. I do know they were fun and informative.