Where is our courage ”Rep.By late afternoon, 168 House Democrats — out of 188 — and 34 Senate Democrats joined the protest, according to the House minority leader’s office, and there was no sign of quitting. “What is so scary about having a vote ”John Lewis leads more than 200 Democrats in demanding a vote on measures to expand background checks and block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists in the aftermath of last week's massacre in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people in a gay nightclub., referring to the 2012 shooting that killed 26 people, including 20 elementary school children, in Newtown, Connecticut. Republicans occupied the floor, delivering speeches after then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the House on its August recess. Bobby Rush, D-Ill.Republicans had staged a similar protest in 2008., who had waged a nearly 15-hour filibuster last week to force votes in the Senate on gun legislation.

Although the cameras were turned off Wednesday, lawmakers relied on social media to transmit video, using Facebook, Twitter and Periscope. They also encouraged tweeting under the hashtag China slack adjuster ManufacturersNoBillNoBreak. The sit-in had the feel of a 1960s-style protest, as some lawmakers sat on the floor, others in their seats. Ann Wagner, R-Mo.“We truly believe that if there were a vote that we would win the vote, because 85 to 90 percent of the American people support responsible background checks legislation,” Pelosi said. Democrats posted the Capitol’s main telephone number, which was overwhelmed, and urged constituents to call and request a vote., called Republicans “cowards.

Washington: Rebellious Democrats shut down the House’s legislative work on Wednesday, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures before lawmakers’ weeklong break.Exasperated Republicans were forced to recess while cutting off cameras that showed the protest.“No bill, no break,” shouted Democrats, who demanded that Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Democrats were certain to challenge any move. Frank Pallone, D-N.J. Those votes failed on Monday night.Lewis, a veteran civil rights leader, asked what Congress has done, then answered his own question: “Nothing. We are blind to a crisis.Congress remains gridlocked over gun control, a divide even more pronounced in a presidential election year.More than 200 Democrats led by Georgia Rep.C-SPAN, a cable and satellite network that provides continual coverage of House and Senate floor proceedings, does not control the cameras. We have turned a deaf ear to the blood of innocents.

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