Democrats are so cute when they’re pandering
(The Hill) Democratic leaders in the House and Senate exited the Capitol on Wednesday to march with and speak to students protesting gun violence to mark one month since the Parkland, Fla., school shooting.
Senior members of Democratic leadership joined other lawmakers from the House and Senate on Capitol Hill as thousands of students marched while others around the country walked out of classes or staged other protests.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) both spoke to the demonstrators, while other Democrats such as Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Rep. Ted Deutch (Fla.) and Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.) were spotted in the crowd.
“[We are] representing in Congress the students who have sacrificed so much, spoken so eloquently, commanded the attention of the nation,” Pelosi told the crowd. “We are all moved by your eloquence and fearless insistence on action to prevent gun violence.”“Don’t give up the fight! We will win,” added Schumer.
These are all people who have, at least during the work day, armed security protecting them. And not just with handguns. There are more powerful rifles available to all the security for the various Congressional work buildings (the Capital building and the two office buildings), ones which would be considered “weapons of war”, as the current talking point goes, as they are automatic weapons, which you cannot legally own.
A large crowd of students surrounded progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), whose 2016 presidential campaign was buoyed by support from younger voters. Sanders, speaking through a megaphone, thanked the students for their protest and declared that student protesters were “leading the nation” in the conversation on gun violence.
“All across this country, people are sick and tired of gun violence, and the time is now for all of us together to stand up,” Sanders said.
Un huh
Bernie Sanders Addresses Anti-Gun Rally Under Heavily-Armed Police Guardhttps://t.co/O42bcQ0M9m pic.twitter.com/fnzl5voegM
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 14, 2018
He had at least three armed guards, who kept telling the kids to stay back. Why do Democrats want kids to be denied the same protection they themselves have during the place they spend the day?
Oh, and then we have this
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/974040381661859840
Try jumping the fence and see if it is a gun free zone.
