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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genius notion! :-)
A Holes
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.
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!
...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.
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....
ooh. even better. Real CW music, too. Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard.
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.
That’s what I’m talking about.
Back in the day Lewis was fighting for civil rights.
Now he is using those methods to take away our rights.
Sad.
Trump should have sent over a box of pacifiers
Get the gunz in south Chiraq and get back to me.
Their biblical behavior is “wailing and gnashing of teeth”.
Is Ryan sitting or standing?
Comey and the FBI are flat on their collective ass. They all need to resign.
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.
They're more concerned with undermining our Constitutional rights.
TRAITORS ALL!
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