How Congressional Democrats are employing a Civil Rights era tactic to address a problem from today

Darlington, Rolda (2016) How Congressional Democrats are employing a Civil Rights era tactic to address a problem from today. USApp– American Politics and Policy Blog (23 Jun 2016). Website.

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Yesterday, Democrats in the US House of Representatives staged an unprecedented sit-in in the House aimed at bringing a “No fly, no buy” gun control bill to the House floor for a vote. Rolda L. Darlington writes that the sit-in is a reaction to an increasingly gridlocked and partisan Congress, and harks back to the tactics of Civil Rights-era activists. This use of an “old tool for a new job” shows that the tenor of the gun control debate has now shifted irrevocably.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2016 11:04
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 20:19
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/67222

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