Weiner Challenges GOP over Never Sworn-In House Members

[Charleston Chew]

Run time: 07:02 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVmtsErHBbs   Posted on YouTube: January 07, 2011 By YouTube Member: AskAnthonyWeiner Views on YouTube: 128   Posted on DU: January 07, 2011 By DU Member: Charleston Chew Views on DU: 6311

 
January 07, 2011

"Weiner Challenges GOP over Never Sworn-In House Members"

[nyc 4 Biden]

1. good job weiner!

way to stick it to em. the GOP rep "debating" weiner didnt even know the rules/language of the house.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

2. Thank God for Mr. Weiner

He will have his work cut out for him the next two years - I hope he keeps up the good work:toast:

[Frustratedlady]

3. I don't know who enjoys those challenges more, Mr. Weiner or me.

I hope he continues to be a burr under their saddles for the rest of this term. He is too swift for them.

This issue should have been brought up and those two should have been punished. To stand before a TV to be sworn in was ridiculous. I know one was partying...what was the other doing, or should I ask?

They both looked like schoolboys when they were being sworn in. This isn't a kids' clubhouse, you know.

[pacalo]

4. What a crock! The nays clearly won -- the next two years are going to be a fiasco. Horrible!

[The Wielding Truth]

18. What was the individual vote?

[pacalo]

28. Don't know the actual numbers, but House voted to nullify Sessions' illegal votes.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/010811dnpolsessionsoath.8f90317d.html

[harun]

44. LOL, good for them.

[quakerboy]

56. The Ayes did indeed have it, volume aside

"The House approved the resolution 257 to 159, with Sessions, Fitzpatrick and one Democrat voting "present." Only 27 Democrats sided with Republicans."
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/010811dnpolsessionsoath.8f90317d.html


"only". ha.

[Maraya1969]

67. Who was that woman in charge of the preceedings and what is her title?

I know I should be looking this up but I'm too damned lazy.

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. Holy crap!

did you see this to the end? They aren't even counting votes! Watch to the end. This is crazy. How can we allow this to stand?

[perdita9]

23. Un-flipping-believable

Who is that blonde witch with the gavel?

[pacalo]

29. She's a piece of work, isn't she? Notice how she's being spoon-fed what to say by the

guy leaning over to her right.

Thanks to Weiner's request for a tally, the thugs' chicanery failed & it was voted that Sessions' illegal voting be thrown out. Weiner ROCKS.

[fascisthunter]

36. she's doesn't even know her role

not even a fucking recorded vote. DId she break a rule or what?

[LandR]

6. Weiner is over their heads

class is in!

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. Can you believe how much prodding that chairwoman, or whatever she was, needed?

I was embarrassed. This was on live television and she was operating like a puppet!

[LandR]

11. The chair sounded less confident than a freshman

giving a speech in an intro course - and then she got emotional and blatantly ignored the outcry of NOOO.

[The Backlash Cometh]

13. But can a chairwoman ignore the request for a count?

It appears she did.

[pacalo]

31. She actually did allow the tally & the dictators lost.

[quakerboy]

57. Thats Not how I read it

By the article I read, the motion passed.

Edited to add a "not" that i somehow skipped over.

[Althaia]

34. Ahh, yes. Rep. Candice Miller, of Michigan.

She is... not the sharpest knife in the block.

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

Winkilinks? Assage? Terrist? She barely speaks English. It's no wonder she found Rep. Weiner to be a challenge - he's MUCH smarter than she is.

[butterfly77]

47. Yeah,tell me about I in michigan..

but,another stupid ----- is virginia fox

[valerief]

8. Love that Anthony Weiner!!!!

:applause:

[Joanne98]

9. I love him!

[JDPriestly]

10. Bravo! for Weiner

[tomm2thumbs]

12. how'd you like them apples??

me like very much

Go Rep Weiner - someone who isn't just whistling a tune but knows the words

[border_town]

14. I am so frustrated!! illegal codesmilie_remote(':grr:')

What a bunch of B.S. I am pissed off just watching this crap, I can't imagine being there and dealing with it. :grr: :grr:

[msongs]

15. refreshing to see one our congresspersons being assertive is it not? nt

[kag]

16. Thank heaven Weiner is still in there.

Give 'em hell, Anthony!

Does anyone know if the resolution passed? I doubt it, but thought I'd ask.

[pacalo]

32. See #28 -- the dictators lost due to a tally vote. :)

[quakerboy]

58. Actually, the article in 28

says they won 257 to 159. I think that nullifying their votes was part of the republican "fix".

[Plucketeer]

17. At least there's a glimmer...

..of hope for what's right in this world. I suggest we start contributing to Weiner's war chest already. He's going to need it. :grr:

[KansDem]

19. The "ayes" have it?

"ayes" = pianissimo
"nays" = fortissimo

What a bozo! :silly:

[suzanner]

20. Weiner is a terrific debator. At least we have a fair number

on our side with an admirable IQ. But that parliamentarian lady, I'll call her an umpire who can't call a ball and apparently is in over her head on procedures so she goes with the moopy righties as they're more her speed. That's what I saw.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

21. I love that guy!

I wonder what Jon Stewart thinks of his feisty, troubling makering ;) old roommate...

[Uncle Joe]

22. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Charleston Chew.

[dubeskin]

24. Are we really going to let the next 2 years be like this?

Weiner got shut out completely. This is unacceptable, and if the Republicans are going to rule like tyrants, then let's just give 'em hell. Enough of this "My colleagues are my friends" nonsense. If they want a war, let's give them one.

[stlsaxman]

25. Jesus H. Christ- what a farce this new GOP House is!?!?

[stlsaxman]

26. Weiner For Minority Whip!!!!

[DebJ]

27. What a railroad job that woman did, ran right over the majority

in the "People's House". Ugh.

My husband and I just love, love, love Weiner.

[Very_Boring_Name]

33. Any idea who that woman is?

[Historic NY]

50. The majority is on the other side now....voice vote was the DEMs...

desenting ccheck the electronic vote.

[onlyadream]

30. I have to admit

watching this video, I was LOST. I had no idea what they were talking about. I do know that I love Congressman Weiner, who's in my sister's district. She should be proud!

[Very_Boring_Name]

35. There were a number of Republicans who voted in congress before they were officially sworn in

Which is a violation of the constitution. The house was debating whether or not to nullify those votes.

[onlyadream]

66. oohhh, thanks!

[underpants]

37. Good stuff

Weiner is really good. Love it.

[JBoy]

38. That was utterly pathetic. Anthony Weiner is a rock star.

[craigmatic]

39. This guy has balls the size of grapefruits. I hope he stands for speaker if Pelosi has to step down

if we lose in '12.

[madmax]

52. Love him...

not from NY but, sent a campaign donation anyway.

IIRC he went on a righteous rant during the HCR debate. Hope I remembered that correctly or attribute it to TMI overload.

:bounce:

[avaistheone1]

40. Good catch.

k&r

[byronius]

41. That's the American.

[gateley]

42. Is that Weiner's own site on YouTube? If so, we need to go and comment and LIKE it. nt

[stlsaxman]

46. yes it is... i'm a subscriber. he's even answered my questions in his "Ask Anthony Weiner" vlog!

[gateley]

48. Then I'll go back and log on and comment -- thanks!! nt

[harun]

43. Wow, GOP are assh*les.

[AsahinaKimi]

45. Sure glad the Democrats have Anthony Weiner

on our side. He won't back down to any Republican.

[SanchoPanza]

49. Presiding officers are usually freshman representatives.

It's been the tradition of the House that the members of congress who hold the speakers gavel be selected from among newly elected members, especially during the beginning of a Congressional term when there are mostly pro-forma measures being considered. The purpose of this tradition is to "show them the ropes," or get them directly accustomed with the rules and procedures of the House up close. The Senate has a similar tradition.

The person you hear "feeding" instructions to the presiding officer is either the House Parliamentarian or someone from that office. If you watch Congress over the next few months you'll likely see similar scenes of the presiding officer looking for instructions from the Parliamentarian. So she was't doing anything wrong or displaying atypical levels of ignorance for a member of Congress.

[Historic NY]

51. more here on what happened....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4685995&mesg_id=4687557

[Devil_Fish]

53. What just happend? NT

[Iwillnevergiveup]

54. A kick for Anthony Weiner

and a kick in the pants for the House Republicans.

:kick: :kick:

[earcandle]

55. Thank you, Mr. Weiner!

[spicegal]

59. Go Anthony Weiner!! What a sharp guy. Glad he's

on our side. So let me get this straight, two republicans weren't present for the swearing in, but their swearing in was considered legitimate because they were within "proximity". Someone please define proximity. Wow, we're really off to quite a start. Let the GOP hypocrisy begin.

[kag]

64. Think about this.

What if those two congressmen had been Democrats? Think you would hear the Rethugs invoking Thomas Jefferson's name and breaking their own rules to just let it slide?

Hah! They would be calling 911 and screaming that they will immediately open up an investigation and probably calling for impeachment!

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[dotymed]

60. In addition

to Mr. Weiners views, his knowledge of parliamentary procedure will help stem the tide of the regressive, pro-elitist losers who know hold sway in the House.

[MrMickeysMom]

61. HOW DID THE VOTE GO? I MISSED THIS.

Seriously.... The "adults" can't read.

[sueh]

62. The Constituion is The Constitution. Thank you, Mr Weiner...

for showing the republicans for their dishonesty.

[gristy]

63. If ever there was symbolic "pulling back of the curtain", it was the "vote" at the end

The nays had it. They were certainly louder. They may well have been more numerous. But instead of giving it to the nays and forcing the ayes to call for a recorded vote, she gave it to the ayes and forced Rep. Weiner to call for a recorded vote.

The curtain got pulled way back on that one.

Banana Republic. That's what we are now.

[tabashco]

65. I'm angry with Republicans too...

but attacking the speaker on "procedure" is exactly the thing that made most of us so angry with them in the past. In the house, the Speaker is the presiding officer, and this is not abnormal for a Democratic speaker either. The Speaker (of either party) routinely announces the outcome of a vote based on their particular position on a bill no matter the perceived outcome in the gallery. I would hope that we would have faith in our elected officials to call for recorded votes when needed. Representative Weiner, and other members who champion the progressive cause in Congress are not going to sit by and do nothing while they still have recourse to further the democratic process.

tl;dr: The speaker (Democrats too!) announces votes based on their position; Anthony Weiner is a badass; The Repubs hold so many deplorable positions we don't need to attack them on procedure.

Edit to clarify: the "procedure" I'm referring to is the parliamentary procedure used by the Speaker, I believe that the 4-minute rule this resolution was brought up under is a valid procedural concern