[ctdonath2]

Baloney. They're Congressmen. They can get the lights on and doors opened whenever the heck they want - if they can't turn on a light and open a door they don't deserve to be there.

[DJ MacWoW]

Miss this did ya?

House Dems turn out the lights but GOP keeps talking

Update 3: Democrats just turned out the lights again. Republicans cheered.

Update 4: Republican leaders just sent out a notice looking for a bullhorn, and leadership aides are trying to corral all the members who are still in town to come speak on the floor and sustain this one-sided debate.

Also, Republicans can thank Shadegg for turning on the microphones the first time. Apparently, the fiesty Arizona conservative started typing random codes into the chamber's public address system and accidentally typed the correct code, allowing Republicans brief access to the microphone before it was turned off again.