Last week, the “Occupy” movement came to Capitol Hill.
A band of 60 Democrat lawmakers — including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — staged a “sit in” on the floor of the House of Representatives. Nothing quite like it has ever happened before in the U.S. capitol.
In essence, our national lawmakers flaunted the very concept of the rule of law.
In the wake of the Orlando massacre, the mainstream media portrayed them as heroic.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan described it as a “publicity stunt” to force the House to consider radical gun control legislation. It was a publicity stunt because the legislation had already been defeated in the Senate and was not being considered by the lower chamber.
But, folks, the issue here is not guns, it’s “mob rule.” It’s always frustrating to be the minority party in either house of the Congress. But in the past, both parties believed in the rule of law.
Illegally “occupying” the House chamber disrespects the very concept of representative government embodied by the House of Representatives.
The “sit in” was suspended for the Fourth of July holiday, but the threat of another protest in search of new restrictions on our Second Amendment rights still looms over Washington.
It seems with this protest by the Democrats, our government has turned a corner. If, through civil disobedience, the minority party can bring a halt to the work of the Congress, it may no longer matter who wins the majority.
Think about what has happened. For many in Congress, the place where law is created has ceased to be a place where law is respected.
Folks, “government” is one of the God-given pillars of human civilization. It stands between us and anarchy.
Jesus said that in the last days, “Lawlessness will abound.” ()Matthew 24:12 NKJV) And now we’ve seen “lawlessness” manifest itself on the floor of the hallowed chamber where our laws are created.
