Mark Meadows posted two photos - one of the Democratic party sit-in and the other of AIADMK protest by lawmakers inside the Rajya Sabha in March.
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Other governments may behave this way, US should not follow suit, he says
Democrats staged 24-hour sit-in demanding vote on strong gun control laws
Must find solutions but stay within Constitutional limits, he says
Congressman Mark Meadows posted two photos -- one of the Democratic party sit-in and the other of AIADMK protest by lawmakers inside the Rajya Sabha in March -- saying they look "disturbingly similar".
"Other governments may behave this way, but it is crucial that we set an example for democracy and not follow suit," Meadows, who is a two-term Congressman from North Carolina, said in a tweet accompanying the photographs.
Under the leadership of legendary John Lewis, Democratic lawmakers resorted to an unprecedented sit-in inside the well of the House of Representatives demanding vote on a strong gun control laws earlier this month after the Orlando massacre in which 49 people were killed by Afghan-origin gunman Omar Mateen.
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives described this as a publicity stunt. The Democrats ended the sit-in after 24 hours.
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