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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (942205)	6/23/2016 10:37:10 AM
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Wow... amazing, Paul Ryan deliberately shut off the cameras, and now we have live coverage of the debate everywhere! And a lively debate it is. Its too bad the Republicans don't want to even take part in discussion of measures that would have prevented this horrific tragedy. All of them are complete sell-outs to the NRA, and cower. Trump? He left the country. That's right, Trump flew to Scotland. Must be something really important. --------- THE BIG IDEA: Paul Ryan calls it “a publicly stunt.” That may be true. But it is proving to be a darn effective one. washingtonpost.com Republicans, unsure about how to deal with a sit-in that started on the House floor yesterday at 11:30 a.m., tried to talk over Democrats and hold routine votes. Then, around 3:30 a.m., they adjourned the chamber until after July Fourth – two days earlier than planned. In so doing, they’ve guaranteed that the debate about gun control will roil the congressional recess and remain a dominant storyline for the next two weeks. Democrats continue to occupy the House floor this morning. About two dozen stayed through the night. -- “This isn’t trying to come up with a solution to a problem; this is trying to get attention,” the Speaker complained on TV late last night. That is neither true nor fair. In fact, nearly two weeks after the mass murder of 49 in Orlando, Democrats are merely trying to secure up-or-down votes on a variety of very specific gun control proposals – including a measure that would prevent suspected terrorists from being able to buy firearms and another that would expand background checks. -- Being in the minority in a majoritarian institution like the House is a demoralizing drag. You get constantly shafted, and your priorities never get floor time. Nancy Pelosi’s Democrats have spent six years in the wilderness now, and for the first time in years it looked last night like they were having fun: The chanting of “shame!” The singing of “We shall overcome.” Taking a stand on principle. Younger members of Congress loved that they were sitting in solidarity with civil rights icon John Lewis. “Thank you for getting in trouble! Good trouble,” the Georgian told them. “Sometimes by sitting down, by sitting in, you’re standing up.” </snip> Read the rest here: washingtonpost.com