“Sometimes you have to do something out of the ordinary. Sometimes you have to make a way out of no way. We have been too quiet for too long,” the Democratic civil rights leader said, as nearly 30 of his colleagues came to join him on the floor. “There comes a time when you have to say something, when you have to make a little noise, when you have to move your feet. This is the time. Now is the time to get in the way. The time to act is now. We will be silent no more.”<\/p>\n
The group the[n] chanted from the floor: “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired!” and “No bill, no break!” while the House remained in recess as of 1 p.m. ET. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Good for them – it worked so well for them in the 60s, they should try it again. It might be harder for them to get up off the floor now than it did 50 years ago, though. I know it is for me.<\/p>\n
And former President Bill Clinton tweeted his encouragement, writing, “This is leadership” and linking to Lewis’ tweet about the sit-in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Yeah, leadership. A bunch of old farts sitting on the floor (probably for the first time in their lives) is going to change the world. They should just sit there for the next two years, too – think how much that would change stuff!!! Better yet, they can all go on strike – just go home and don’t collect their pay and benefits for a couple of years, that would teach us a lesson, let me tell you! And they’d be doing a better service for their country than when they sit in chairs in the House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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