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To: longnshort who wrote (990554)	12/27/2016 8:48:46 PM
From: Mongo2116	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575985

Republicans Just Banned The 1st Amendment On The Floor Of Congress By Colin Taylor Posted on December 27, 2016 SHARE TWEET SHARE EMAIL COMMENTS As if the American people needed any more warning that House Republicans were set to commit even more heinous acts of legislative terrorism once Donald Trump is sworn in, they just passed a bill to ban Democrats from filming or photographing the debates in the House Chamber. The proposed legislation would refer members of the House to the Ethics Committee and would levy fines against those who would record Congressional business. Fox News has obtained a document spelling out the proposed penalties. House Republicans are proposing sanctioning members with a $500 fine for the first offense and $2,500 for additional offenses. “Any subsequent offense will be assessed at the higher amount, regardless of whether it is connected to any other offense by time or proximity,” part of the proposal reads. In addition, lawmakers cannot block the well of the House as Democrats did with their sit-in in June. During that sit-in, where House Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to force Republicans to sign a law banning suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms and expand background checks not two weeks after a man walked into the Pulse nightclub and slaughtered over fifty people with a machine gun, the House Republicans turned off the C-SPAN cameras so the public would not see the House Democrats crying “SHAME!” The Democrats then began filming the sit-in to the public on their private phones, broadcasting on Periscope, and the public gathered outside the House to cry “DO YOUR JOBS!” at House Republicans. They did not do their jobs. Four gun reform bills failed to pass.