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| Paul Ryan censors Dem sit-in, so C-SPAN broadcasts Periscope & Facebook feeds (VIDEO) | |
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| Republican attempts led by House Speaker Paul Ryan to censor the gun control sit-in protest by Congressional Democrats was foiled on Wednesday when the cable channel C-SPAN broadcast Periscope and Facebook Live feeds from within the chamber. | Republican attempts led by House Speaker Paul Ryan to censor the gun control sit-in protest by Congressional Democrats was foiled on Wednesday when the cable channel C-SPAN broadcast Periscope and Facebook Live feeds from within the chamber. |
| Ryan ordered television cameras to cut their feed to the network, but since this is 2016, the live streaming platforms helped Democrats continue their media stunt throughout the night and into Thursday morning. | Ryan ordered television cameras to cut their feed to the network, but since this is 2016, the live streaming platforms helped Democrats continue their media stunt throughout the night and into Thursday morning. |
| The attempt to censor the opposition had a reverse effect, by inspiring the hashtag #NoBillNoBreak which is now trending online. | The attempt to censor the opposition had a reverse effect, by inspiring the hashtag #NoBillNoBreak which is now trending online. |
| Ryan, who grudgingly endorsed Donald Trump for president this month, dismissed the sit-in as a “dilatory publicity stunt,” telling CNN, “they’re not trying to come up with a solution to a problem; it’s trying to come up with attention.” | Ryan, who grudgingly endorsed Donald Trump for president this month, dismissed the sit-in as a “dilatory publicity stunt,” telling CNN, “they’re not trying to come up with a solution to a problem; it’s trying to come up with attention.” |
| "They know that we will not bring a bill that takes away a person's constitutionally guaranteed rights without... due process,” the Wisconsin Republican added, stating he would not bring a gun control vote to the House. | "They know that we will not bring a bill that takes away a person's constitutionally guaranteed rights without... due process,” the Wisconsin Republican added, stating he would not bring a gun control vote to the House. |
| Supporters of the Democratic sit-in have gathered outside the US Capitol with chants of “Shame on you” aimed at Ryan. | Supporters of the Democratic sit-in have gathered outside the US Capitol with chants of “Shame on you” aimed at Ryan. |
| Democrats are demanding the vote to limit the access to certain guns for US citizens, but not police or the military. | Democrats are demanding the vote to limit the access to certain guns for US citizens, but not police or the military. |
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| The Republican-controlled Senate has continuously rejected proposals for gun control, even after mass shootings such as the Orlando massacre which saw 49 people murdered and 53 injured, or San Bernardino, when an American man and a Pakistan-born, Saudi Arabia-raised woman killed 14 people for motives that are still under investigation. | The Republican-controlled Senate has continuously rejected proposals for gun control, even after mass shootings such as the Orlando massacre which saw 49 people murdered and 53 injured, or San Bernardino, when an American man and a Pakistan-born, Saudi Arabia-raised woman killed 14 people for motives that are still under investigation. |
| A Texas Republican shouted "Radical Islam" during the sit-in, even though he opposes the efforts by Democrats to limit access to guns for potential terrorists, including "radical" Muslims. | A Texas Republican shouted "Radical Islam" during the sit-in, even though he opposes the efforts by Democrats to limit access to guns for potential terrorists, including "radical" Muslims. |
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