US Capitol staffers raise their hands for Ferguson

 A gathering of black congressional staffers and other Capitol employees stood silently on the House steps Thursday and raised their hands in the air to protest the killing of unarmed black men by police.  The demonstration was organized by the Congressional Black Associates and other groups representing minority employees of Congress to show support for protests around the country following the killing of Garner and 18-year-old Michael Brown, whose death in Ferguson, Missouri, inspired the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture.

"We stand with them, and they stand with us," Bell said as the congressional employees gathered outside in the cold.

As staffers returned to work after the brief event, Black said they were exercising their free speech rights "to say that there are some issues that are significantly critical, that there needs to be a greater conversation."

Link:  http://news.yahoo.com/us-capitol-staffers-raise-hands-ferguson-220123572--politics.html

As a side note:

Federal workers owe IRS the $3.3 billion: 5/23/2014

Lots of people haven't paid all their taxes -- including employees of the federal government. The IRS released data this week showing that roughly 3.3% of federal employees and retirees owed $3.3 billion in unpaid taxes as of Sept. 30. 

A few weeks ago the IRS found itself in hot water with Congress for having paid $1 million in bonuses to 1,100 IRS employees who were late in paying their taxes or had willfully understated their tax liability or income. But it turns out the delinquency rate among Congressional staffers is higher -- 4.87% in the House and 3.24% in the Senate -- than those of IRS workers.

Do these congessional staffers have their priorities correct?