Congressman vows to boycott "moment of silence" on House floor

[Va Lefty]

"I will not attend one more"Moment of Silence" on the Floor. Our silence does not honor the victims, it mocks them."

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/13/1538083/-Congressman-vows-to-boycott-moments-of-silence-that-have-become-an-abomination

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Seems like they think some pro forma ceremony is enough

and then go back to business as usual and do nothing about why a ceremony was necessary in the first place.

[jberryhill]

2. Connecticut Democratic Rep. Jim Himes

Saved you a click.

[840high]

11. Good for him.

[villager]

3. Good, actually. It becomes like the chickenshit "thoughts and prayers" in lieu of any actual action

...to prevent the next one.

[nilram]

12. ditto, thanks for that

[George Eliot]

4. If more would stand up like he did ...

Wouldn't it be great if the people for reform would carry pickets outside while the gun protectors had their moments of silence? I wonder if that would even get carried on msm?

[babylonsister]

5. Good. Recommend. All Dems should join him. nt

[Cosmocat]

6. Tip of the cap

all this $hit does is enable the pretense ...

[Moostache]

7. Instead of a moment of silence, introduce a bill to control access to weapons of war (n/t)

[63splitwindow]

8. Bravo!

Repugs are always big on putting a hypocritical front up so they will be outraged by this demonstration of actual principle. They are all out resupplying their lipstick supply.

[tclambert]

9. A moment of silence is very appropriate from a Congress that won't DO ANYTHING.

[4Q2u2]

10. Will?

Will anybody notice. Seems like moments of silence is business as usual.