Two House GOP skip swearing in for fundraiser

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This is gonna be a fun two years ....

Two House Republicans Missed Swearing In While At A Fundraiser In The Capitol, Violating Constitution On Day It Was Read

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_805423.html

[randallscott35]

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Nothing like violating the Constitution. Geeshus, guys ...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

A couple of House members have been voting since Wednesday without being sworn in.

Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Thursday administered the oath of office to Reps. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Mike Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., who were apparently absent from the chamber yesterday when Boehner swore in the other members.

The two lawmakers nonetheless voted on changes to the rules of the House, stripping the voting rights of House delegates and slashing the House budget by 5 percent. Technically, their votes shouldn't count, but it's unclear whether their names will be removed from the roll call for those measures, which all passed with plenty of Republican votes to spare.

Sessions is vice chairman of the House Rules Committee and his failure to take the oath of office promoted the committee to abruptly shut down its debate over how to handle the repeal of President Obama's health-care reforms on the House floor. The House was supposed to take up that measure Friday.

[dellinger63]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah9W24oMIRc

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah9W24oMIRc

Yes, being late to a committee meeting is exactly like the incredible hypocritical stupidity of not attending your congressional swearing-in because you are attending a fund-raiser, then going ahead and illegally voting on issues on the floor, and attending congressional meetings (because you are not yet a Congressman, you are just any old citizen) in violation of the Constitution your party is reading on the House floor

This has threatened to delay the GOP's bringing their symbolic health care repeal theatre out of committee and to the floor of Congress.

And Michelle Bachmann has been put on the Intelligence Committee. Where she will get access to top secret information. Baby geeshus, help us please.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Riot

Yes, being late to a committee meeting is exactly like the incredible hypocritical stupidity of not attending your congressional swearing-in because you are attending a fund-raiser, then going ahead and illegally voting on issues on the floor, and attending congressional meetings (because you are not yet a Congressman, you are just any old citizen) in violation of the Constitution your party is reading on the House floor

This has threatened to delay the GOP's bringing their symbolic health care repeal theatre out of committee and to the floor of Congress.

And Michelle Bachmann has been put on the Intelligence Committee. Where she will get access to top secret information. Baby geeshus, help us please.

Amen! It's great to know the Hipocrats err Democrats have never shirked responsibilities for personal gain... Wasn't Your Great Leader, Kim Jung Obama, made aware of the oil spill in the gulf, and subsequently blew it off to attend a fund raiser in San Francisco the next day and then blew it off again for another 2 weeks so he could go on vacation?

A little more important to the rest of the world than a retarded formality, dontcha think?




Nah... I figured.

[SOREHOOF]

Originally Posted by Riot

Yes, being late to a committee meeting is exactly like the incredible hypocritical stupidity of not attending your congressional swearing-in because you are attending a fund-raiser, then going ahead and illegally voting on issues on the floor, and attending congressional meetings (because you are not yet a Congressman, you are just any old citizen) in violation of the Constitution your party is reading on the House floor

This has threatened to delay the GOP's bringing their symbolic health care repeal theatre out of committee and to the floor of Congress.

And Michelle Bachmann has been put on the Intelligence Committee. Where she will get access to top secret information. Baby geeshus, help us please.

Is that any worse than our sitting members voting on Bills they haven't read? Just to find out what's in them?

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

Amen! It's great to know the Hipocrats err Democrats have never shirked responsibilities for personal gain... Wasn't Your Great Leader, Kim Jung Obama, made aware of the oil spill in the gulf, and subsequently blew it off to attend a fund raiser in San Francisco the next day and then blew it off again for another 2 weeks so he could go on vacation?

A little more important to the rest of the world than a retarded formality, dontcha think?
Nah... I figured.

"Filth of a Feather Appreciation Army"

I laughed !!

[Rudeboyelvis]

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Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

A little more important to the rest of the world than a retarded formality, dontcha think?

Nah... I figured.

You think following the Constitution is a "retarded formality"?

Yeah. I figured.

The good news is, the delinquent boys were corralled and sworn in yesterday, and there will probably only be ethics violations against Fitzpatrick for violation of campaign finance laws, not Sessions. And they've finally apologized to their fellow GOP today (not the Dems, though, strange) for screwing up the six votes each made by voting illegally.

Three days into the 112th Congress. At least Saturday Night Live, Funny or Die, and Stewart/Colbert are guaranteed plenty of material the next two years <G>

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Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

Is that any worse than our sitting members voting on Bills they haven't read? Just to find out what's in them?

Geesh, if you guys are simply going to keep repeating false things you are told to think, this room is gonna be pretty boring (yes, I'm referring to Pelosi's comments)

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Riot

You think following the Constitution is a "retarded formality"?

Yeah, that's exactly what I said

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Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

Yeah, that's exactly what I said

Do you even know what's happening in the Gulf today regarding the oil spill?

Yeah

At least when the Judge screwed up the wording of the last Presidential Oath of Office, they immediately took Obama inside and re-did it. Seriously, so there wouldn't be any Constitutional questions (and the far right wingnuts still went crazy about it)

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Riot

Do you even know what's happening in the Gulf today regarding the oil spill?

Yeah

At least when the Judge screwed up the wording of the last Presidential Oath of Office, they immediately took Obama inside and re-did it. Seriously, so there wouldn't be any Constitutional questions (and the far right wingnuts still went crazy about it)

I live 4 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. So to answer your question - Yes. I even know "what's happening in the Gulf today"

*12.6% unemployment as a result of your tool of a commander in chief sitting on his hands for 35 fuc1<ing days while the **** spewed morning, noon and night.

*Tourists avoiding the area like it is goddanmed Chernobyl as a result of your moron in chief doing nothing but pathetically attempting covering his worthless ass - By the way...did he ever even bother to figure out whether the head of the MMS was fired or was allowed to resign yet?

*Jobs and mortgages holders fleeing the state in droves leaving nothing but economic collapse in their wake.

*Going on a year after the fact and only 28% of the BP claims paid... No hue and cry from the corrupt administration that's been charged with "holding them accountable"....lol

That is what's "Happening in the Gulf". Even I know (as difficult as it might seem to someone as knowledgeable about how wonderful "all things Obama" are as you)

[johnny pinwheel]

ohhhhh...lets see we have two undeclared wars, a patriot act and a federal reserve.......that constitution **** the bed about 96 years ago......what a waste of our time and tax money...."wave the flag and read the constitution"......that'll please them.......morons.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

ohhhhh...lets see we have two undeclared wars, a patriot act and a federal reserve.......that constitution **** the bed about 96 years ago......what a waste of our time and tax money...."wave the flag and read the constitution"......that'll please them.......morons.

it's nice to know that if i ever get addicted to am radio and become a conservative i can continue to despise your smug superiority complex just as much as i do now.

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

it's nice to know that if i ever get addicted to am radio and become a conservative i can continue to despise your smug superiority complex just as much as i do now.

dude that goes for the "liberals", "conservatives", republicans and democrats too. funny 38% percent are independant now and its not even a "real" party...i can't help it if half the people can't or won't read and i can..........i guess i'm smug because of it......but i'm also smart enough to realize when i've been lied to by BOTH parties... for decades. i'm sorry if that makes me superior.....lol. here i'll wave the flag....that makes it true...if i click my heels 3 times....i'll get back to kansas too....lol. by the way i'm superior but you call yourself God......thats just pure genuis....lol. i'm sorry i went to college and can read and write.....ok????

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Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

I live 4 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. So to answer your question - Yes. I even know "what's happening in the Gulf today"

*12.6% unemployment as a result of your tool of a commander in chief sitting on his hands for 35 fuc1<ing days while the **** spewed morning, noon and night.

*Tourists avoiding the area like it is goddanmed Chernobyl as a result of your moron in chief doing nothing but pathetically attempting covering his worthless ass - By the way...did he ever even bother to figure out whether the head of the MMS was fired or was allowed to resign yet?

*Jobs and mortgages holders fleeing the state in droves leaving nothing but economic collapse in their wake.

*Going on a year after the fact and only 28% of the BP claims paid... No hue and cry from the corrupt administration that's been charged with "holding them accountable"....lol

That is what's "Happening in the Gulf". Even I know (as difficult as it might seem to someone as knowledgeable about how wonderful "all things Obama" are as you)

Well, no, a generalized rant blaming Obama for every single thing wrong in Louisiana, including holdover accumulating from the past many years, while completely ignoring state response, wasn't what I was talking about.

But I gave you your own thread on that one. Have at it.

I was talking more specifically about Plaquemines Parish environs, the oil still there, and the feds interaction now, this week.

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Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

dude that goes for the "liberals", "conservatives", republicans and democrats too. funny 38% percent are independant now and its not even a "real" party...i can't help it if half the people can't or won't read and i can..........i guess i'm smug because of it......but i'm also smart enough to realize when i've been lied to by BOTH parties... for decades. i'm sorry if that makes me superior.....lol. here i'll wave the flag....that makes it true...if i click my heels 3 times....i'll get back to kansas too....lol. by the way i'm superior but you call yourself God......thats just pure genuis....lol. i'm sorry i went to college and can read and write.....ok????

Why do you assume all "38% independents" have the same political views, or are all "Tea Party"? (which I assume is the party you are talking about) There are lots of lefties and centrists in that category, too - always have been.