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Re:Gun-control protest sparks chaotic scenes in US Congress by kasey_junk on Thursday June 23, 2016 @06:34AM (#11959970)
The point of this protest is that the GOP won't allow a vote via procedural rules & haven't allowed a vote on lots of proposed gun control laws.

The GOP used the same tactic on expanded oil & gas drilling http://heavy.com/news/2016/06/when-was-last-sit-in-longest-c...

I'm very conflicted on the bill the Dems want voted on but gun control needs open debate & voting.

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Re:Gun-control protest sparks chaotic scenes in US Congress by LyndsySimon on Thursday June 23, 2016 @02:06PM (#11963122)
It's not a "GOP only" thing, even on this topic. Harry Reid prevented all kinds of gun control bills from being discussed for years.
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Re:Gun-control protest sparks chaotic scenes in US Congress by kasey_junk on Thursday June 23, 2016 @04:16PM (#11963970)
Sure, but this particular protest is against GOP based procedural decisions in recent years.
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Re:Gun-control protest sparks chaotic scenes in US Congress by ericcumbee on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:09AM (#11966293)
The Democrats did the same thing when they were in power.
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