House Democrats Sit-In on Gun Control VIDEO FROM INSIDE Gun Control Sit-In

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• published: 23 Jun 2016
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Gun Control Sit-In House Democrats Hold Sit-In on Gun Control LIVE VIDEO FROM INSIDE after Paul Ryan Cuts Off C-SPAN Cameras House Democrats Hold Sit-In on Gun Control LIVE VIDEO FROM INSIDE after Paul Ryan Cuts Off C-SPAN Cameras Paul Ryan Cuts Off C-SPAN Cameras During House Dem's Gun Control Sit-In; Network Uses Social Media Video Dems in the House were told this evening that Speaker Paul Ryan would try to reclaim the floor this evening some time (originally thought to be around 8 PM ET) to hold a vote. That time came and went and Dems continue to speak on the floor of the House, while Republications are MIA, the CSPAN cameras are turned off, and the network is covering via Periscope video. Shortly before 6 PM ET, Ryan had appeared, on CNN, to call the sit-in a “dilatory publicity stunt.” Paul Ryan is _not_ a "moron." He is not stupid. He is very bright, and has worked... “They know we will not bring a bill that takes away a person’s constitutional rights without due process,” Ryan told Wolf Blitzer. “Wolf Blitzer could be on the no-fly list tomorrow, with no recourse, and your rights would be infringed upon.” Ryan noted a similar measure already had failed to muster enough votes in the Senate. “This is a publicity stunt. They’re not trying to come up with a solution to a problem; it’s trying to come up with attention.” Asked if he was trying to censor the sit-in by calling for a recess and turning off the cameras,” Ryan smiled and replied, “No. This is the way the rules work in the House and have ever since we had TV.” Back when the GOP was in the minority, under a similar situation the Demos not only turned off the cameras, they turned off the lights, he said. Ryan had been asked for camera access to cover the sit in. He turned down the request: Previous: C-SPAN thumbed its nose at House Leader Paul Ryan when he cut off TV cameras and microphones as Democratic members of Congress staged a sit-in demanding a vote on a gun-control proposal, turning to Facebook and Periscope to continue covering. The Dems protest, follows days in which GOP leadership refused to allow a vote on a measure to block anyone on the No Fly List from buying a gun, following the Orlando nightclub murder of 49. #NoBillNoBreak has been trending on Twitter for hours, mostly topping the chart: Led by civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Democratic members of Congress literally sat on the House floor to demand a vote on two measures. “We have lost hundreds of thousands of innocent people to gun violence,” Lewis said on the House floor during Wednesday’s morning session. “Tiny children, babies, students, teachers, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, daughters and sons, friends and neighbors,” Lewis intoned. “And what has this body done?” Not long after, surrounded by fellow Dems, Lewis sat down on the floor. “What does the Republican leadership stand for? A moment of silence. It ain’t working, Mr. Speaker. We are tired of silence. We want action,” Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) chastized, to a room noticeably missing its GOP members. “This was Paul Ryan’s day to roll out his health care bill!” roared Jim McDermott (D-WA), to his party colleagues. “You threw a bomb on his rolling out his health care bill. You want to know where he is now? He’s up in his office, crying. His thing was all set up, and we did this to him!” “Cameras in chamber controlled by House”, “House cameras are not permitted to show sit-in,” CSPAN said across the bottom of the screen as it switched to Facebook and Periscope video, from Rep. Scot Peters (D-CA), Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) and others. Meanwhile, Ryan’s rep, Ashlee Strong did damage control via Twitter: