THE “TIMES ARE CHANGING”!

The City-County Observer finds the sit-in staged by Democrats in the House of Representatives to be an interesting historical development. What makes that worth noting is that members our staff are divided on the subject of the Second Amendment, and we know that CCO readers are also divided on the issue. Â Our staff, however, is in agreement that the American people deserve a vote, whichever way it goes.
The obvious courage and resolve of the sit-in leader, civil rights icon and United States Rep. John Lewis and the other Democrats who joined him apparently impressed a lot of DC-area residents, too. With short notice, many hundreds showed up to chant “DO YOUR JOB”‘ at the exiting Republican House members. The fact that many ordinary people left their dinner tables or cocktail hour to rush to the Capitol to vent their frustrations with the obstructionist Congress tells us a lot about the mood of our county.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan tried to use his gavel to shutdown the demonstration, but thanks to Facebook and apps like “Periscope†the main stream media got to cover the entire event. It is one more case of modern technology trumping the old rules.
Let us be perfectly clear that we are not endorsing the proposed gun control legislation, nor are we suggesting it should not be passed. We were happy to see the passion and dedication displayed by the Congressmen occupying the well of the House and the chanting of the supportive citizens. We just want to see if the U S Congress has the backbone to do something of significance before the upcoming general election!
We feel that by bringing this and other important, controversial bills to the floor, for full debate and a vote, Congress will give voters something to base their votes on. in the upcoming general election. Â Some feel that this may be very true of our own U S Representative, Dr. Larry Bucshon, Â because so far he hasn’t given the electorate something to hang their hats on to vote for him during this re-election cycle. Maybe the issue of Second Amendment rights could be just that issue.
We, The People deserve far better than we have gotten so far from our “do nothing” Congress.  We hope it isn’t too late to make up for the last several years of our “do-nothing Congress.“  We feel that it isn’t too late for Congress to let the voters know they’ve finally heard the message and are trying to do the will of the people.
We predict if, when they returns to session, the Congress doesn’t show that they have awakened, that there will be busloads of citizens from throughout the country chanting “DO YOUR JOB†outside the Capitol everyday until they do. We also won’t be surprised to see mass protests staged in every major city similar to what we experience saw in the 60’s. The “Time Are Indeed Changing”!
