House goes on break until July 5, pre-empting guns sit-in

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/housegoptakeback-224699


House goes on break until July 5, pre-empting guns sit-in

Republicans use a late-night parliamentary maneuver to disrupt the protest, but Democrats continued their effort on Thursday morning.

By Rachael Bade, John Bresnahan and Heather Caygle

06/23/16 01:09 AM EDT

Updated 06/23/16 08:11 AM EDT


After a chaotic, daylong occupation of the House floor, Republican leaders moved in the middle of the night to cut off House Democrats' gun control sit-in by adjourning the House through the July 4 — without a vote on gun control.

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) sought to to quell the Democratic demonstration by having lawmakers vote at 2:30 a.m. on several bills they had to pass this week, including one to combat the Zika virus. After that, Republican leaders sent lawmakers home until July 5, starting their already-scheduled recess a few days earlier than planned.

The move will deny Democrats any chance of votes on gun control legislation.

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[Wingnut]

The party of petulant children on display for all to see. Poor little demcrats.

[geronl]

Let them sit there all week

[libertybele]

YES!  Finally.  I see this as move Ryan should have taken.  CNN and MSNBC are reporting this a little differently, but FOX is reporting the issue as the GOP standing it's ground and Ryan sending the House home.  The DEMS of course are going to continue to put their spin on it.  I'm waiting of course for Obama to intervene and consider this as an extraordinary occasion and call them back in for a special session (Article II Section 3 of the Constitution).  Congress can say "no" and not show up.  Any bets?  Another shooting during all this and the DEMS will blame the GOP.  The GOP needs to remain firm on this issue; otherwise they will give the DEMS leverage.

http://www.foxnews.com/

[Cowboyway]

I wonder how many of the democrats participating in the 'sit-in' have armed bodyguards?

[Mechanicos]