Will the Democrat sit in for gun control work? A measured consideration
Will the Democrat sit in for gun control work? A measured consideration
- June 23, 2016
- David Meyer, sociology professor, on House sit-in, courtesy of The Society Pages, June 23, 2016
David S. Meyer, Ph.D., a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine [writes]: Democratic members of the US House of Representatives sat in on the floor of the House, demanding recorded votes on gun control measures. Rep. John Lewis (Georgia) made the speech that launched the effort, and was framed at the center of most of the photos; after all, he has an unrivaled record for participating in such efforts that dates back to the sit-in movement of 1960.
For the full story, please visit https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2016/06/23/will-the-democrat-sit-in-for-gun-control-work-a-measured-consideration/.
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