Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) leads a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives to protest lack of action on voting re: the gun reform bills.

 

Rep. John Lewis Stages Sit-In to Demand Gun Control Vote

 

Since cameras were shut off early on during the sit-in, someone is using Periscope and it's being streamed on C-SPAN.

 

House Democrats on Gun Legislation Protest

 

Edited June 22, 20169 yr by DramatistDreamer

Hell ya! Dems are taking over the Senate in November, mark my words!!! v

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) leads a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives to protest lack of action on voting re: the gun reform bills.

 

Rep. John Lewis Stages Sit-In to Demand Gun Control Vote

 

Since cameras were shut off early on during the sit-in, someone is using Periscope and it's being streamed on C-SPAN.

 

House Democrats on Gun Legislation Protest

 

John Lewis makes me a proud Georgian. 

Why were cameras shut off?

Why were cameras shut off?

Paul Ryan had them turned off

That's pretty stupid. That type of stunt galvanizes people more than the sit-in would have.

It's cause that jackass called for a recess.

 

I hope he gets throat punched.

They're still at it! Inspiring.

LMAO if only stupidity were a crime in Paul Ryan's case

Cementing their rep as FOX Lite, CNN hires Corey Lewandowski.

Cementing their rep as FOX Lite, CNN hires Corey Lewandowski.

they hired him? I'm very surprised that i'm not surprised at all. 

Cementing their rep as FOX Lite, CNN hires Corey Lewandowski.

Damn. I remember when CNN was a real news network. 

Sad!

 

And more hilarity.

The BBC (and ITV) are projecting that the UK will vote to leave the European Union.

 

Very frightening stuff. However dangerous our situation across the pond may be sometimes, Trump can and will very likely be handled. This seems catastrophic for Britain.

Beyond the ramifications for the everyday person, it will also cause a lot of upheaval in their two major parties.  It's actually frightening to think that Boris Johnson might be PM, especially after his open, blatant racism toward Obama just a few months ago. 

 

The Democrats need to look to Labour for examples of what happens when you alienate so much of your base in so many different ways, all while simultaneously seeming too weak and craven to attract new voters.