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Congressman Wants Moment of Silence for Every Gun Violence Victim
pjmedia.com ^ | 1/5/2018 | Bridget Johnson

Posted on 01/06/2018 9:22:12 AM PST by rktman

WASHINGTON -- A Maryland Dem is trying to change House rules so that the chamber observes a moment of silence for every shooting victim in America, not just mass shootings and terror attacks.

The House has recently observed moments of silence for victims of the October mass shooting in Las Vegas, the Halloween bike path terror attack in Manhattan, and the November mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

Freshman Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced H.R. 666 this week "to observe a 60-second moment of silence in the House for those killed by gun violence in the United States on the next legislative day after any such individual dies."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Philosophy; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: 2a; 666; banglist; freakstate; hr666; maryland; momentofsilence; raskin
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To: rktman

Jamie Raskin is a metrosexual putz who represents a gerrymandered district. He has no business representing Western Maryland.


41 posted on 01/06/2018 10:41:24 AM PST by VeniVidiVici
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To: BigEdLB

How about a round of APPLAUSE for every time someone uses a gun to protect themselves and others. This would include all those unreported occurrences where someone protects themselves and/or family with firearms.


42 posted on 01/06/2018 10:42:41 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: rktman

The vast majority of “gun violence” victims are suicides, and a sizable proportion of the rest are criminals shot in the act of committing crimes.


43 posted on 01/06/2018 10:53:28 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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To: rktman

A few dead people are more worthy than most other dead people, evidently.


44 posted on 01/06/2018 10:55:14 AM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: rktman

No! I don’t support silence.
However, if they would hold their breath for one minute for each victim, they would get my undying support.


45 posted on 01/06/2018 11:09:31 AM PST by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: rktman

I kind of like the idea. Will loudmouth Congressmen be participating in the silence?


46 posted on 01/06/2018 11:10:36 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: rktman

Well, they say that the Devil is in the details!


47 posted on 01/06/2018 11:18:42 AM PST by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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To: rktman

I am entirely in favor of more quiet in the Congress. And while we are at it, let us tack on more silence in memory of all those killed by bathtubs, abortionists, muslins and impaired drivers.


48 posted on 01/06/2018 11:25:29 AM PST by lurk
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To: rktman
May I provide enough moments of silence for this Goobermint Nazi to remain silent till eternity.


For this happened because Germany let politicians enforce gun control. The worst mass murderers in history are all politicians.


How about we require voter ID and term limits and practice a little politician control for a change?

49 posted on 01/06/2018 11:28:34 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: rktman

How about a moment of silence for the abysmal job our House and Senate did last year?

That would be a good place to start.

Get your own house in order folks, and then branch out.


50 posted on 01/06/2018 11:34:25 AM PST by DoughtyOne (McConnell, Ryan, and the whole GOPe are dead to me. Are Alabamans tired of winning?)
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To: rktman

I dont mourn a bunch of dead thug criminals, which most of them are.


51 posted on 01/06/2018 11:35:19 AM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: vespa300

Ding ding, ding! We have a winner. The problem is not gun violence. It is violence committed by one particular group far more than any other. They are the source of most violent crime in the US.


52 posted on 01/06/2018 11:48:06 AM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Pining_4_TX

I’d like a moment of silence for every lie made by a congressperson. They will then remain forever silent.


53 posted on 01/06/2018 12:00:17 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: MileHi

Then they need several rounds of applause for armed citizens who defended themselves or others. That would take much longer.


54 posted on 01/06/2018 12:00:45 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: hal ogen

Now that is an excellent idea!


55 posted on 01/06/2018 12:01:24 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: rktman

Sure, just as soon as we get a moment of silence for every abortion victim.


56 posted on 01/06/2018 12:07:40 PM PST by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Yes, it would.


57 posted on 01/06/2018 12:12:10 PM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: rktman

And how about a “round of applause” for ever criminal killed by a gun.


58 posted on 01/06/2018 12:20:42 PM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: rktman

If only democrats could keep their mouths shut for a long period of time.


59 posted on 01/06/2018 12:50:33 PM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Yeah.......that’s kind of my thinking. But makes too much sense for the LEFT wing fools.


60 posted on 01/06/2018 12:53:58 PM PST by vespa300
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