The sit-in has done a lot to heal divisions in this party.

[Ken Burch]

It's heroism in its own right, but this is also something that has to be said.

[Agschmid]

1. Yup.

[villager]

2. I'd given up thinking there was any salvaging, at all, of the Democrats as an effective...

...or oppositional political force, certainly on the Federal level.

Quite interested to see where and how this goes next.

And to what degree there's no backpedaling, etc.

[Maru Kitteh]

4. John Lewis is a true hero, such a remarkable gentleman of grace and courage.

[NurseJackie]

6. Yes! He deserves a lot of credit and respect.

I question the motives and patriotism of anyone who attacks and besmirches him.

[villager]

8. He is. I want to once again recommend his "graphic memoir, " "March," to anyone who hasn't read it

By "graphic" I mean in the sense of "graphic novel."

Except, of course, what he wrote actually happened.

[Maru Kitteh]

11. Thank you. I did not know of these. nt

[Hekate]

3. I have not been so proud to be a Democrat in years. John Lewis is my hero...

...and for Dem politicians, a moment of redemption.

[robbedvoter]

5. I've never seen the D party better, more unified than this year

And getting better every day!

[mythology]

7. Strange that

Who knew seeing Lewis and Warren and Sanders and all the others working for the goals we have in common would remind us that we have more in common than our differences.

[workinclasszero]

9. I loved the sit-in

Makes me so proud to be a democrat!

John Lewis, all the great house members and the Senator's that came over to lend their support were awesome!

The crowd that gathered outside to lend support gives me hope for America as well.

I wont forget the House sit-in, kudos to all that were there!

[Orsino]

10. It is setting a low bar for achievement (modest gun control)...

...but a high bar tor courage and highlighting GOP corruption.

There is a growing hunger for change, and even rank-and-file Congresscritters are feeling it.

[auntpurl]

12. On Twitter:

"HOW CAN ANYONE SLEEP WHEN DEMOCRACY SO LIT"

lol

[genna]

13. Disagree

I think just like it took more than one lunch counter sit in to overturn the ban on colored people eating at the same establishment; it will take more than one common goal to bridge the philosophical differences shown by the civil rights movement.

I hope we all pull in the same direction but I will wait to see what Congressional House members will do with their first sit in. We are where we are because Democrat members lost seats for attacking assault weapon ownership and access. The sit in points to the desire to close access to the people on a watch list.

What is the next step? People with no contact judicial decrees?

I am hopeful but a real long term strategy is required where the next election puts enough people in office to overcome the Republican-NRA- gradualism connection.

There are too many guns in too many hands for the massacres to stop anytime soon. Since the cocaine epidemic in the 1980s, I have begun to think the fear of the unknown is the marketing strategy for this excessive use of the Second Amendment bar to gun control.