GOP touts procedural triumphs

[rodeodance]

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gop-touts-procedural-triumphs-2007-03-13.html

GOP touts procedural triumphs
By Jackie Kucinich
March 14, 2007

In 12 years in the minority, House Democrats were able to pass 14 procedural motions to send legislation back to committee for reconsideration.

In just two months since becoming the minority party, House Republicans have passed three such procedural motions. More than 100 Democrats changed their vote on a motion to recommit offered Friday by Republicans, causing the Democratic leadership to hold the vote open for more than 30 minutes, according to Republican sources and members on the House floor at the time.

“They held it open for at least 35 minutes,” said Republican Chief Deputy Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who introduced the amendment on which many Democrats chose to change their vote.

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[Donnachaidh]

1. as opposed to those 5 HOUR 15 minute votes

the republicans used to do when they were laying rubberstamp Congress?

Whiny, crybaby thugs with their neener neener arguments make me hurl chunks. :puke:

[Norquist Nemesis]

2. That's because when the Cons make political death threats

the Dems know they're very serious. Sometimes it seems like the Dems are still in a mindset that's something akin to spousal abuse.

[Selteri]

3. Procedurial Triumph = Red Tape for Control

They are basically bragging that they were able to force things trough by the proceedures they used, regardless of what rules were broken in the process.They were quite efficient at forcing the party line through any way they had to, even in denying theopposition the right to speak or meet on important matters.


Keep on spinning Republicans, you might find a way to make us dizzy enough again to be unable to see who we're really voting for.

[leftofthedial]

4. the congressional democrats are still a motley gang of incompetents, outright

traitors and gullible fools.

That's one thing the 2006 election didn't change.