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elleng

(130,895 posts)
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 12:39 AM Jun 2016

Chaos! Pandemonium!

Heckuva country, eh?

House Democrats’ Gun-Control Sit-In Turns Into Chaotic Showdown With Republicans.

'A Democratic sit-in on the House floor demanding votes on gun-control legislation led to a remarkable scene of pandemonium on Wednesday night as Speaker Paul D. Ryan was shouted down when he tried to regain control.

Democrats pressed against the podium, waving signs with shooting victims’ names and chanting “No bill! No break!” as Mr. Ryan repeatedly banged his gavel in an attempt to restore order.

When Mr. Ryan gave up and left the speaker’s chair, Democrats shouted, “Shame! Shame! Shame!”

There were scenes of chaos across the floor. At one point Democrats began singing “We Shall Overcome” — altering the lyrics to say “We shall pass a bill some day” — as Republicans shouted in outrage.

And when Representative Don Young, Republican of Alaska, tried to confront the chanting Democrats, he was restrained by aides and colleagues.'>>>

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/us/politics/house-democrats-stage-sit-in-to-push-for-action-on-gun-control.html?

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Chaos! Pandemonium! (Original Post) elleng Jun 2016 OP
Hey, the Republicans brought this on themselves. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2016 #1
me too rbrnmw Jun 2016 #3
Awww to bad MFM008 Jun 2016 #2
That's pandemonium? a la izquierda Jun 2016 #4
It's a genteel pandemonium SwankyXomb Jun 2016 #5
like zimmerman. going fundamentalistic on the 2nd amendment & grabbing EXPANDED gun rights to pansypoo53219 Jun 2016 #6

a la izquierda

(11,794 posts)
4. That's pandemonium?
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 02:23 AM
Jun 2016

Whatever sniveling jerk wrote that would shit their pants at the protests going on here in Mexico.

pansypoo53219

(20,976 posts)
6. like zimmerman. going fundamentalistic on the 2nd amendment & grabbing EXPANDED gun rights to
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 04:27 AM
Jun 2016

ABSURDITY, wayne laPEWPEWPEW overgrabbed.

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