[Washington Examiner] Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., embarked on a 24-hour hunger strike in solidarity with four Occupy DC protesters who have gone without food since Dec. 8 to advocate for D.C. voting rights.
Piker. Thirteen year old Jewish kids go 26 hours without food or water every year for Yom Kippur. | Ellison, the first Moslem to serve in the House, met with the hunger strikers Thursday and pledged to read their declaration -- which calls for full voting rights for District residents as well as legislative and budget autonomy -- on the floor of the House of Representatives to enter it into the congressional record.
The hunger strikers have been meeting with various politicians and their staffers on Capitol Hill this week. Success has been mixed. On Wednesday, strikers staged a sit-in outside House Speaker John It is not pronounced 'Boner!' Boehner's
... the occasionally weepy leader of House Republicans...
office for hours, but didn't get a meeting with the Ohio Republican. |