02-14-2008, 06:40 PM | #1 |
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GOP calls procedural vote during Lantos memorial
They have sunk to a new low. In an attempt to block a contempt citation against Harriet Miers, the Republicans called for a procedural vote while many democratic congressmen and dignitaries were out giving tributes to Lantos.
Statement from Democratic Party: "Everyone from the Israeli Foreign Minister to Condoleezza Rice to Bono took time out to mourn the loss of this respected Holocaust survivor and Congressman, but apparently, even a memorial service can't stop Lincoln Diaz-Balart from playing politics," Florida Democratic Party spokesman Alejandro Miyar said. "This is simply shameful." "The disrespect that has been shown by a Republican member of Congress in calling a political procedural motion during the memorial service for the late Chairman Tom Lantos is incomprehensible," Stacey Bernards, a spokeswoman for House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, told Politico. "It is unjustifiable, and Republican leaders should restrict their members from further such action." Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor to ever serve in the U.S. Congress, represented California's 12th District for almost 28 years. He died of esophageal cancer Monday at the age of 80. Diaz-Balart claims he was justified to call the vote during the memorial because the house was back in session, even though no vote was scheduled during the funeral. Diaz-Balart's actions forced people to leave the funeral to come back to the house and vote (and the citation did pass). |
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It's called turning a negative into a positive. Lantos continues to give from beyond the grave.
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02-14-2008, 06:43 PM | #3 |
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I'm sure Paul Wellstone is spinning in his grave.
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Of course there was nothing underhanded or political about the very generation of the comtempt citation in the first place, right?
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Heh. This is why I don't believe anything Sooner posts.
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02-14-2008, 11:02 PM | #6 |
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Since when are motions to adjourn scheduled?
Someone could just as easily make a motion to delay consideration of procedural matters until the funeral ends. And most news outlets report that the GOP called for a vote on the motion. They could have just waited. You schedule a vote. You don't schedule a motion to adjourn. The vote wasn't scheduled till later in the day anyway. Last edited by SoonerCoug; 02-14-2008 at 11:16 PM. |
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National Review is just trying to cover conservative butt.
The GOP simply had to wait 20 more minutes. http://themoderatevoice.com/society/...l-interrupted/ |
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