Headline Roundup • December 28th, 2016
Ryan: Livestream Crackdown
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Washington Post
For now, it seems, the one lasting impact of House Democrats' 26-hour sit-in on gun control this summer is Republicans' desire to punish them for it.
But figuring out a way to do that without fanning the flames of the gun control debate — not to mention angering gun control advocates who are more and more willing to fight fire with fire — could be politically tricky.
Townhall
In response to Democrat’s gun control protest in June, Speaker Paul Ryan has introduced a rules package that would fine any lawmaker who live-streams or records video while on the House floor. The proposed rule changes include a $500 fine for first time offenses, and $2,500 fines for any subsequent offense. The fine would be taken out of lawmakers' paychecks.
Paul Ryan’s new crackdown against protests on the House floor — a direct response to the Democrats’ gun-control “sit-in” last summer — is prompting questions from experts in both parties about its constitutionality.
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