Democratic filibuster is successful—Republicans agree to hold votes (HRC GP)

[Her Sister]

Though the outcomes of the legislative votes are far from sure, the filibuster begun by Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy has succeeded in bringing Republicans to the table for a pair of votes.

Senate Democrats ended a nearly 15-hour filibuster early Thursday after Republican Party leaders reportedly agreed to allow votes on two proposed gun control measures.
The votes will supposedly include a proposal to provide universal background checks, and another to prevent those on the no-fly list from obtaining weapons. The second bill apparently addresses the no-fly list, not the much larger terrorist watch list. These are both positions that have wide, bipartisan support in the public, but which Republicans have either blocked from a vote or voted down in the past.

Some 40 Senators took part in the talking filibuster before it was completed. Unlike the highly publicized Republican filibuster in which Ted Cruz recited Green Eggs and Ham, the content of this 14+ hour filibuster stayed on topic, with statistics, studies, and stories of other shootings filling the time.

As the filibuster approached conclusion, Senator Murphy brought it home with a heartbreaking story from the most notorious shooting in his own state.

... he told the story of Sandy Hook student Dylan Hockley and his teacher Anne Marie Murphy, who died trying to protect him.

"It doesn't take courage to stand here on the floor of the U.S. Senate… It takes courage to look into the eye of a shooter and instead of running wrapping your arms around a 6-year-old boy and accepting death," Murphy said. "If Ann-Marie Murphy could do that then ask yourself — what can you do to make sure that Orlando or Sandy Hook never, ever happens again."
Now the Senate gets a chance to demonstrate simple common sense. And to do their jobs.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/16/1539366/-Democratic-filibuster-is-successful-Republicans-agree-to-hold-votes

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. We should send a thank-you card to Tim Murphy and the dems who stood with him.

This is the democratic party I want to see: Stand and fight.

[TwilightZone]

2. Chris Murphy. :)

Tim is a Republican from PA.

[Koinos]

3. Makes me prouder than ever to be a Democrat. Senator Murphy and the others are heroes.

[Her Sister]

4. Sen. Chris Murphy will be on CNN shortly...

https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[BootinUp]

6. Did I miss it?

[Her Sister]

8. Yes me two b/c I posted too late.

Oooooops! Sorry!

[BootinUp]

9. Switching back to MSNBC, too much terra terra yappin on CNN.

[Her Sister]

11. Yep! Joan Acosta with her concern trolling totally annoying

"Oh why did you guys did a filibuster! It could hurt your cause? Am just wondering!" Joan, FU!!!

[BootinUp]

5. It was an awesome filibuster, proud of all the Dems who participated

I went to sleep not long after Sen. Casey told the stories of family members of victims from the SC church killing forgiving the killer and an Amish man saying not to hate another killer who killed Amish people in Lancaster PA. He compared how superhuman that must be to how "hard" it would be for Republicans to vote on the measures.

[Cha]

7. It doesn't take courage to stand here on the floor of the U.S. Senate…

"It doesn't take courage to stand here on the floor of the U.S. Senate… It takes courage to look into the eye of a shooter and instead of running wrapping your arms around a 6-year-old boy and accepting death," Murphy said. "If Ann-Marie Murphy could do that then ask yourself — what can you do to make sure that Orlando or Sandy Hook never, ever happens again."
Now the Senate gets a chance to demonstrate simple common sense. And to do their jobs.

Thank you, Her Sister!

[sheshe2]

10. Finally.

[madamesilverspurs]

12. Just heard Mitch McConnell on Cspan2

whining about the Democrats using the filibuster to block the Republicans effort to put forth the gun amendments that everyone knew they were planning to vote on but couldn't because Democrats got in the way . . .

[Blue Idaho]

13. What a load of crap...

Now watch the republicans vote against the gun amendments they bring forward in the Senate. Either that or they will leave the dirty work to the House republicans. His words and the actions of elected republicans are controlled by the NRA. The only way to give the vast majority of Americans the common sense gun regulation they want is to bring a Democratic majority to the House and Senate.

[yallerdawg]

14. The House will not pass gun legislation.

It probably won't even come to the floor for a vote before November.

Unless we do something about it.

One of those "make me" moments in politics.

Let's get the vote in the Senate, let's get the Republicans exposed and on record, let's make them go along with common sense gun regulation, and then let's put the screws on Ryan and The House!

It's up to us now!

[Blue Idaho]

15. Excellent Post!

It's time to "make them do it."

[George II]

16. It's only successful if the eventual vote accomplishes something.

[pandr32]

17. This was amazing!

And Dems did it without the help of Bernie! The way he tells it he needs to completely reform our party!

[NastyRiffraff]

18. I am so proud of our Democrats

Unlike the highly publicized Republican filibuster in which Ted Cruz recited Green Eggs and Ham, the content of this 14+ hour filibuster stayed on topic, with statistics, studies, and stories of other shootings filling the time.

Anyone who says there's no difference between Democrats and Republicans are out of their minds.

And yeah, where was Bernie? Oh yeah, this wasn't about him.