A stolen vote
Most ethical Congress ever, eh, Nancy?
Democrats incorrectly closed a vote on the House floor in August 2007, which would have resulted in Republicans prevailing on an immigration issue, according to a special bipartisan House committee.
The committee found that “the vote tally of 212 yeas and 216 nays that was finally announced was incorrect. It is either 215 yeas and 213 nays, which would have reflected the tally at the time the chair prematurely announced the result, or 211 yeas and 217 nays.”
The committee, led by Reps. Bill Delahunt (D-MA) and Mike Pence (R-IN), issued a final report on what Republicans alleged was a “stolen vote” and spent a half million dollars on an investigation.
During a rancorous House session late on the night of August 2, 2007, presiding officer Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY) closed the vote and announced it was tied at 214-214. By rule, tie votes in the House lose. That was the result Democrats wanted on this particular vote. But the unofficial “scoreboard” in the chamber briefly flashed 215-213 in favor of the Republicans, meaning votes were still being cast electronically.
In protest, House Republicans walked out of the chamber on the next vote and demanded an inquiry.
During the investigation, which lasted more than year, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) admitted in hearings that he yelled at McNulty on the dais to shut down the vote. He also barked at the House parliamentarian, “We control this House, not the parliamentarians,” when he thought they had advised McNulty to keep the vote open.
Delahunt described the investigating process as “long and tedious.”
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And the penalty for this is?
Most ethical Congress ever huh?
Bastards.
Democrats: Every Vote(that I agree with) Counts.
Seriously, why are these clowns still in DC?
Democrat ethics = our way or the highway.
They get re-elected!
/sarcasm
Good Christ…. all these proceedings are on tape, right? There’s documentation, right?
It takes 12 months and $500,000 to review a vote that lasted, what, perhaps 30 minutes, an hour ?
Talk about do nothing… even when they do something they seem like their standing still - and doing so with the meter running.
Well, at least they finally have ONE accomplishment to show for their two years in the majority - a majority that may be on its way out, or perhaps greatly reduced!
What’s even more disgusting is that the speaker of the house makes $217,400K a year, while the rest of the minions make a paltry $169,300.
For what? “Working” around 60 days a year.
Wow, I wish I had that kind of job with that kind of pay and benefits.
We are getting closer and closer to that military coup.
Harry and Nancy chorus:
Votes? we dun need no stickin votes.
Most ethical Congress - yup. And monkeys are flying out of my butt right now….Awesome 17% approval rating…repressing the voice of the people, in cahoots with unethical businessmen, most suffer from short/long term memory loss (even when they are shown shooting their mouths off to the press)…yup, real leaders.
Dem’s only care about stolen votes if they are on the losing side. And if it means winning, they’ll steal all they can get.
A: Will they reverse the vote so that the actual count stands?
B: Do you think you’ll hear about this anywhere else? (HotAir doesn’t count.)
Simply Disgusting.
On a related note, here’s the ethical Alcee Hasting’s congressional page.
I encourage all of us to make him rant more.
On a related note, here’s the ethical Alcee Hasting’s congressional page.
I encourage all of us to make him rant more.
BTW: If Democrats can blame President Bush for 9/11 after only eight months in office, then Dodd, Pelosi, Reid, et. al. justly bear ALL the blame for our nation’s current economic crisis after two years of doing nothing but play partisan-gotcha politics!
clowns.
Oh, you mean the same Alcee Hastings who claims Sarah Palin hates Jews and black people?
I would love, love, love to see pelosi and reid tar and feathered like the good old days.
I would never be that nice to those a$$hats.
you can bet, had this been a republican controlled congress, this would have been the media countdown from minute one until ‘justice’ had been applied. now, they will cheat because the end justifies the means. this should wake people up as to the ruling democrats and their true intent.
revolution/civil war may be our only venue for change if this stuff keeps on happening. as we have learned out votes do not count anymore, thank you courts (california judges) and Ohio Secretary of State throwing out early voter’s ballots!
I remember when this happened and was really chapped. I thought nothing would be done, but the R’s made this happen. The damage has already been done and our dc bunch will get a tiny slap on the hand, it that. Gotta vote to see these people are but a distant bad memory.
L
And the result is what? Who pays? Where does the story end…?
Old Roman justice was meted out to scoundrels, thieves, and vagrants in the following manner:
One large gunny sack held open with perp inserted with hands and feet bound, complete with gag.
Tossed in for good measure: 1 poisonous snake and a huge greasy rat.
Sack tied tightly and tossed into the nearby river.
Perp lives– absolved of crime with dues paid in full.
Perp buys farm— oh well. Prisons were with one less mouth to feed.
Harry and Nancy-> take heed, Punks.
Raise your hand if you’re in any way surprised to know this?
…
That’s what I thought.
What freakin useless piles of troll-dung Democrats are…
Nothing. Zilch. Nada.
Remember: what’s a parking ticket for a Democrat is a felony for the Republicans. If the Republicans had done this, to quote our lovely hostess, the fit would have hit the shan back in August 2007. But we don’t hear about this until over a year later.
And, indeed, it looks as if we’re gearing up to reward this “Most Ethical Congress” with its own filibuster-proof majority and a liberal socialist president in the White House. Quite frankly, I’ll be surprised if all the Republicans aren’t thrown bodily from the House and Senate if Obama’s elected.
We’re officially a banana republic. Tell your grandchildren the tale of America the Beuatiful. They’ll ask, “Why the tear Grandpa?”
I hate them.
And the consequence/effect of this long and tedious investigation is exactly what?
Will Steny Hoyer be censured, reprimanded, lose his position or even fined? Or was this just a 500k skit for the rubes (i.e. you and me)?
Votes mean nothing to these posers. The Dem’s freaking enablers, the black community, complains when prosecutors monitor polling stations, saying that they “intimidate” black voters. Poppycock! If there’s no monitoring then there’s illegal shenanigans that go on. Right, Ohio?
Is this what Dem voters want? Is this what they voted for? Let’s just ignore House rules and rush through bills that are either not well considered and studied or hastily voted on.
Is this tyrany or a Republic?
I agree with you, Mister P. Every time I mention this to my military husband, he dismisses it. The military is the only functional sector of society that I truly trust and who embody the values that I hold dear.
Politicians? Not so much.
Seriously, why is any conservative even thinking about voting for ANY incumbent. These so-called representatives are either corrupt, dysfunctional, or delusional. Term Limits!! No incumbents!!
Our MM.com liberals posting their disgust in 5…4…3…
Oh, never mind.
Well everything hinges on our respect for the constitution. When the dems through it and us under their bus, we are left with fascism.
However without the military, the dems version of fascism will fail.
That is because the military is ingrained with the need for civilian rule. Believe me, we don’t want a military coup even though beating down a few libs at the next anti-war rally would be, how can I say this politicaly, almost orgasmic in its pure joy and satisfaction.
You can’t trust the people to count their own votes. How can we trust them with anything, much less $700 billion!
These SocialDemocrats are getting closer and closer to communist rule every day.
Democrat rules state that if the dems can’t get the outcome they want from a vote then CHEAT.
So, we spent half a million dollars and they still can’t give us a definite answer?
So, does this mean it really failed?
Get out the vote for Republicans. But I can only hope they learned their lesson from the mid-term debacle.
Cartoon characters who think they can get something for nothing vote for the jerks. People who do no work or do work that doesn’t need doing and such too. About half our country.
This grandpa hasn’t quit just yet–this is MY country: worth fighting for before and worth fighting for now. I’ll save my tears for later. We don’t need the military to beat down the Leftist should they riot or rebel. Let me do it.
I guess bear1909 wants in on the action.
We got the leadership the mob voted for and when you listen to fools the mob rules.
Wow. Party control of government institutions. That’s pretty darn Soviet of him.
I can see why there are many more people these days, like me, who have little respect for our government anymore. It will only get worse as long as the citizens keep these “politicians” in power. It has become a regular 3 ring circus…white house, senate and house of representatives.
I think you underestimate the problem. Read more about Acorn. take a good look at Franks, Pelosi, Reid and Schumer. Look at the connection of Obama to Ayers and read Royko’s book on the Boss (Richard Daley who created the Chicago democratic machine.). It is the beginning of a fascist state controlled by the mob. Perez is their hero.
I am going to rush to the TV to watch ABC,NBC,CBS and the Cable channels for a sure lead story on this.
Michelle - You don’t mention which bill it was. Can you update with that information?
Might I mention that the only person on either national ticket to do anything about dependence on foreign oil is Governor Palin. It should be named the Palin Natural Gas Pipeline in her honor. Three useless Senators and one bright Governor
I fully understand the problem. But the military is not going to be easily convinced of the need to change 232 years of tradition. Hell if it comes to that, I am willing to lead a platoon of higher of militia, but the military is a monolitic structure steeped in tradition. That would take a lot to change.
That doesn’t mean that hundreds of thousands of individual military personel wouldn’t act on thier own outside the military machine.
They should be forced to pay back all the money for the investigation out of their own pockets. That will stop this type of monkey business.
Liberal values are their best. I trust no one was shocked.
Misscheryl where is the brilliant MJ on this issue? lol wink wink
Democrats are not perfect, but they are better than Republicans.
Just fell off my chair laughing.
LGM, time to do your homework, isn’t it?
I agree. I doubt seriously that the military as a whole would have anything to do with a coup. Especially the line officers and enlisted personel. They fight for our freedom and KNOW THAT.
They might, but only to join the populace against a coup. And if the CGs at Fort Hood and Fort Knox (that’s where they keep most of the armor) join with the populace against a coup, there isn’t much chance of it succeeding.
I have more faith and trust in our military than I do for any elected official.
There are ways to deal with armor as well. Do you know how much gas those things take?
This is what you do to stop an armored column. You let the spearhead pass and blow up every gas station just ahead of them. You then shoot at the fuelers and bulk tankers behind them. An abrams is the best tank ever made but is simply a pillbox when it runs out of gas.
So are they going to be jailed for fraud? Why not?
LGM said:
How much did the Dems pay you to say that ???
I guarantee that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and all those other bastards on the Hill that want to ram this thru will be making a killing out of this
dealfraud, along with all their political contributers.I hope Hell has a special area for their multitude of sins.
Anybody reminded of that old western, “Have Gun, will Travel”? At the risk of being banned, You Betcha!
Democrats are not perfect, but they are better at cheating, lying and stealing, than Republicans, save for William Jefferson on the stealing part.
There you go lgm. I know how you sometimes struggle to make complete sentances, so I finished your thought for you. It was the Christian thing to do.
High five, Travelinman!
Hell is too good for these liberal rejects.
Now that is funny, lmao, sorry lgm, but you bring it on yourself.
Well , the libdems did try to drive the economy down on purpose so they could gallop to the rescue and get reelected. They have managed exactly half of their goal.
lgm is not perfect, but he is better at spew bull____ than dung beetles.
spewing*
OH MY, I’m glad I’m drinking water. That is funny !!!!! (And True)
At the risk of sounding like a conspirisist, I asked earlier if anyone else thinks Reid and Pelosi are in the pockets of foreigners? They have tried too hard to bring this country to its knees the last two years. They are entirely too hysterical about no drill, giving away $700 billion, taking good care of illegal aliens, it is just starting to look fishy to me.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
That’s the best you’ve got? “My dad can beat up your dad!”? What are you, three years old?
Back under your bridge!
On September 25th, 2008 at 5:19 pm, lgm said:
Democrats are not perfect, but they are better than Republicans.
Now let that be a warning to all: DO NOT use a cell phone while wearing a tin foil hat!
lgm,
You will never score points with your liberal buddies with a statement like that.
I’ll even help you out there.
However, medically speaking, I believe they would be a colon …
I think I should run for Congress. I mean just get my name on the ballot, don’t spend any money on ads, and when the populace votes to kick the SOB incumbants out…easy ride to the Capital. Maybe even easier to the WH.
Democrats are better at what??? Maybe opening up abortion clinics and surrendering to Muslims and communists,, yeah thats about it.
Democrats are better at what??? Maybe opening up abortion clinics and surrendering to Muslims and communists,, yeah thats about it.
Are you stoned or stupid, lgm?
ECS
It took ‘em a year? Most transparent Congress ever?
Here’s another gem from the link:
Tell that to Harry, Barack, and the rest of them sneak-on dolittle yahoos.
LGM: I want you to specifically address the ways in which Democrats are “better” than Republicans. This is a non-statement - so, go back under your bridge and stay there!!!
We are witnessing the most corrupt congress in the history of the United States of America.
Bear 1999 said in post #26: “Tossed in for good measure: 1 poisonous snake and a huge greasy rat.”
Well, that covers Pelosi and Reid, how about the perps?