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Democrats stage sit-in on House floor to force gun vote
politico.com ^ | June 22, 2016 | RACHAEL BADE, HEATHER CAYGLE and BEN WEYL

Posted on 06/22/2016 9:36:58 AM PDT by PROCON

More than two dozen House Democrats staged a "sit-in" on the House floor Wednesday in protest of GOP leadership's refusal to allow a vote on a gun control measure following the Orlando massacre.

Led by Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the civil rights icon, and more than 40 Democrats walked into the chamber just before noon and pledged to “occupy” the House floor until GOP leadership allowed a vote.

Democrats have tried numerous times over the past week to force a vote on a so-called "no fly, no buy" bill, which would bar terror suspects on the “no-fly" list from purchasing guns.

“We have been too quiet for too long,” Lewis said. “There comes a time when you have to say something. You have to make a little noise. You have to move your feet. This is the time.”

"How many more mothers? How many more fathers need to shed tears of grief before we do something?" Lewis continued, his voice rising in intensity. "Give us a vote. Let us vote. We came here to do our job. We came here to work.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: New York; War on Terror
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To: polymuser

genius notion! :-)


61 posted on 06/22/2016 10:10:14 AM PDT by SteveH
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To: PROCON

A Holes


62 posted on 06/22/2016 10:12:12 AM PDT by Renegade
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To: PROCON

Thats all that leftists know. Sit in, disrupt, and cause chaos. I am so disappointed in Rep. Lewis, who was a role model for me. Shameful.


63 posted on 06/22/2016 10:12:18 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: All

And THIS is exactly why I have ZERO respect for the office of President, Senator or Representative, NONE!

They are ALL greedy, selfish narcissists who should be SPIT on and until we have some people who restore honor and dignity to those offices, NO RESPECT!


64 posted on 06/22/2016 10:13:24 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

...and to think that the taxpayers are paying these whining degenerates to sit around and whine. How disgusting. Has any one of these reprobates ever had a “real” job where they were expected to work and produce? What losers.


65 posted on 06/22/2016 10:13:49 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: PROCON

66 posted on 06/22/2016 10:13:54 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: PROCON
Does anyone believe the Great Speaker (Sam Rayburn, D-TX) would tolerate anyone - Rep or Dem - sitting in on the House floor for any reason?
67 posted on 06/22/2016 10:15:58 AM PDT by quadrant (1o)
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To: PROCON

Paul Ryan should order the A/C turned off. And power to the outlets.

Then begin playing some Barry Manilow from the balcony. (Actually, Barry Manilow is okay—I remember reading that he agreed on many things with the Rand Paul and Sarah Palin...)

So how about, oh, I don’t know...maybe play some Justin Bieber....


68 posted on 06/22/2016 10:16:07 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper ((Just say no to HRC))
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To: polymuser

ooh. even better. Real CW music, too. Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard.


69 posted on 06/22/2016 10:16:56 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper ((Just say no to HRC))
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To: hal ogen

Exactly. It’s distressing to watch them do this. My friends in Queens are laughing right now and some of them are ashamed that they voted for Joe Crowley for Congress in 2014.


70 posted on 06/22/2016 10:17:47 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: CivilWarBrewing

That’s what I’m talking about.


71 posted on 06/22/2016 10:17:54 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Back in the day Lewis was fighting for civil rights.

Now he is using those methods to take away our rights.

Sad.


72 posted on 06/22/2016 10:18:20 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: PROCON

Trump should have sent over a box of pacifiers


73 posted on 06/22/2016 10:18:34 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: PROCON

Get the gunz in south Chiraq and get back to me.


74 posted on 06/22/2016 10:18:43 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....eI aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: NormsRevenge
Looks like an ad.


75 posted on 06/22/2016 10:20:24 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: Moonman62

Their biblical behavior is “wailing and gnashing of teeth”.


76 posted on 06/22/2016 10:20:50 AM PDT by polymuser (Enough is enough!)
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To: PROCON

Is Ryan sitting or standing?


77 posted on 06/22/2016 10:21:01 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: SatinDoll

Comey and the FBI are flat on their collective ass. They all need to resign.


78 posted on 06/22/2016 10:22:29 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....eI aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: Ann Archy

Children.....idiotic children!

Amen and Amen.....they are children who were never made to
“Grow up” and take responsibilities for their actions and are probably firing only on half power when it comes to brain cells because do to the big time drug use when they were in their teens.


79 posted on 06/22/2016 10:23:26 AM PDT by kagnew
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To: NormsRevenge
That picture of Lewis and the other 'rats shows me that they don't want to protect the American people from islamic terrorism.

They're more concerned with undermining our Constitutional rights.

TRAITORS ALL!

80 posted on 06/22/2016 10:23:46 AM PDT by PROCON (Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
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