More petty bullshit in the house

[Blue_Tires]

Lawmakers often pass resolutions to recognize people, events and organizations. But what happens when on the rare occasion those gestures are contested? Well, in the baffling and sometimes immature world that is called Congress, you exact revenge.

Case in point: Last year, OC Republican Rep. John Campbell offered a resolution congratulating UC Irvine's men's volleyball team for winning the national championships. Seems simple enough. Not quite.

Bay Area Congressman George Miller asked House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland to stop Campbell's measure from reaching the floor for a vote. The reason? Payback. Miller had introduced a water bill that Campbell eventually helped kill last October. And according to the OC Register, Campbell stopped the measure because Miller didn't back an effort to keep open pumps at the Sacramento Bay Delta Pumping Station.

Campbell recalled confronting Miller over the volleyball team resolution:


"I go up to George on the floor, and I said, 'George, what was the problem?' And he says, 'You voted against my water bill. ... There has to be a penalty for that, and this is the penalty.'"

So, naturally, Campbell did what any snubbed Anteaters-loving politician would do: He got even. On Tuesday, Hoyer proposed a resolution congratulating the University of Maryland's Terps for making the NCAA tourney. Campbell opposed it and delayed the vote by asking for a roll call.

In his floor speech, Campbell said teams that are "just in the playoffs" shouldn't be honored and points to a Washington Post story on the Terps' dismal graduation rate. And Campbell's point is ...?


"... little things like this aren't nearly as important as big things like the government run health care bill that we're doing this week. But the fact is that this little bit is endemic of what is going on the bigger bills in this House and the way it operates and has unfortunately in this congress."


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/scavenger/detail?entry_id=59319#ixzz0iefO7cNn

[4lbs]

1. Wait, a Repuke congressman just defended this HCR bill as being important.

:wow:

[LiberalFighter]

2. They introduce so many stupid resolutions that are a waste of time.

Honoring some sport team but I don't recall any college student being recognized because of something not related to sports.

Naming a stupid Post Office, Federal building, or section of highway for an elected official.

Wanting some jerk to be on a postage stamp.



Found a lot of stupid resolutions and bills introduced by Stupak.