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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commons sense i guess.......thanks.
Fine with me as long as Maxine Waters and Sheila Jackson Lee are assigned to perform the service
More virtue signaling.. nothing to see here.
I think it should be 2-3 days, hell make it a week. STFU and go home would be the best idea.
GreatNews!! Congress silent? For how long? (Idiots)
Will they include Kate Steinle????
. . . but if you are pushed out of a window, nobody cares.
</sarcasm>
HR 666, the Legislation of the Beast!
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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