After Calling Self-Executing Rule Unconstitutional, GOPer Admits He Previously Voted For It

[depakid]

Last week, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) stirred faux outrage over the House Democrats’ plan to use a “self-executing rule” to pass the Senate health care reform bill, saying Americans would “have standing to sue against” the bill and that it’s “breathtakingly unconstitutional.” The claim has now turned into the latest fact-free GOP talking point to try to kill reform; Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) picked up on the theme yesterday. “It really tramples on the Constitution of the United States,” he said on the House floor.

Today, the Daily Caller’s Jon Ward asked Pence if it was “correct” to call the rule “unconstitutional.” “Well I think it’s probably unconstitutional,” he said, adding, “My background in law and constitutional issues suggests to me it’s unconstitutional.” But later in the interview, Pence admitted that he had voted for self-executing rules in the past:

THE DAILY CALLER: My question is, though, that Democrats say you voted for self-executing rules yourself on three occasions.

PENCE: Yeah, sure.

Pence said those votes were different....

More: http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/03/17/after-calling-self-executing-rule-unconstitutional-goper-admits-he-previously-voted-for-it/

[Zoeisright]

1. Gee, another hypocritical, lying repuke?

Color me not surprised. What a turd.

[DJ13]

2. Im in favor of Republicans using self excution

I'll even supply the ammo!

[BlueIdaho]

3. "Yeah - but you see its different when we do it..." Bloody typical RW BS.

[depakid]

5. Actually, their sex scandals are "different"

:o

[ashling]

4. Thats the headline, but that's not what the article says

In the article it says that he has voted for this type of bill :shrug:
Of course, that still make him a hypocrite and even if it didn't he was already a hypocrite
but it doesn't say he didn't. Cantor even admits it is legal - and Rachel said that the Rebups used it over 200 times!!!

Republicans are deemed to be hypocrites - its a self executing sort of deal.
:rofl: