For those angry at Matt Gaetz and his SCIF sit-in, you were equally angry at Dems for their House sit-in in 2016, right? RIGHT?

Greg P. | 1:03 PM on October 23, 2019

For all those angry at Rep. Matt Gaetz for his ongoing sit-in inside the House SCIF today to protest Dems and their closed impeachment hearings, here’s a reminder that Dems pulled a similar stunt in 2016 over a lack of progress on gun control:

U.S. House Democrats emerged to ringing applause on the Capitol steps after staging a 25+ hour sit-in. https://t.co/uC2D2V8mLf

— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) June 23, 2016

Oh, and back then, Republicans didn’t intervene:

11) In June, 2016, Hse Dems staged a sit-in on the flr over guns. GOPers refrained from having mbrs arrested – because they knew that was the picture Democrats wanted: Civil Rights era leader Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who led the sit-in, being escorted out of the House chamber

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) October 23, 2019

12) So far today, Democrats appear to be exercising similar restraint & demanding the removal of mbrs not on the trio cmtes who want to sit in on the cooper to avoid a negative optic. For now, Democrats are just “waiting out” the Republicans.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) October 23, 2019

But now it’s different for the GOP:

Gun control sit-in on House floor could last for days https://t.co/9JFXwQx0Bb

— TIME (@TIME) June 23, 2016

Back then, it was considered a good move for Dems:

Must-read: Don't fret: The House Democrats' sit-in on gun violence is a genius move—and it's already working https://t.co/xOTMkrDby4

— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) June 23, 2016