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What do you think of Democrat sit-in?

shows Democrat members of Congress, including Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., center, and Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn. as they participate in sit-down protest seeking a a vote on gun control measures, Wednesday on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Rep. Chillie Pingree via AP)
shows Democrat members of Congress, including Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., center, and Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn. as they participate in sit-down protest seeking a a vote on gun control measures, Wednesday on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Rep. Chillie Pingree via AP)

Judging from comments by such national Republican leaders as House Speaker Paul Ryan, as well as those by local Republicans on my Facebook wall, I'd say that the sit-in by House Democrats demanding a vote on gun control legislation has them rattled. One Facebook Friend asks whether it's dignified to have adults sitting on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, like children. What do you think?


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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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