Republicans violate Constitution while reading the Constitution

[usregimechange]

Washington (CNN) - They voted, and they participated in the Republican-mandated reading of the Constitution on the House floor.

But two Republicans missed their official swearing in on the House floor on Wednesday and weren't officially members of Congress as the chamber began its first full day of official business on Thursday.

The new Republican House majority was a little red-faced to learn that Reps. Pete Sessions of Texas and Mike Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania were attending a reception for Fitzpatrick's constituents in a room on the Capitol campus - and took the oath of office while watching the floor proceedings on television....

The Constitution says only that members of Congress must be sworn in and only members can vote, but House rules call for the oath of office to be administered on the floor of the chamber.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/06/two-house-republicans-miss-swearing-in-but-still-vote/?hpt=T2

[Historic NY]

1. Throw them out......

I hold an official position that requires me to sign or take the oath each year. I cannot act in that position until appointed & I swear in.....because anything I say,write or do isn't legal. I have several days that I say I'm on vacation.

[usregimechange]

3. Maybe it's good they are reading it, might learn something.

[TheKentuckian]

2. Par for the course with the dumpsterfucking morans and robberbarons

that are the modern TeaPubliKlan Party.

[savalez]

4. This sums it up.

[progressoid]

5. jeez

It's just gets more and more pathetic.

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[krispos42]

7. The Republicans wouln't recognize the Constitution...

...if it kicked in their door, shot their dogs, vigorously waterboarded their illicit lovers, then tied them to a table and tattooed "I AM THE FUCKING US CONSTITUTION" backwards on their foreheads.

[spanone]

8. they are rich with irony

[Kablooie]

9. Not surprising. The right wing knows they are all above the law. Only D members are limited by it.

[savalez]

10. oh give them a pass.

They didn't know they were violating the constitution because they were just reading it for the first time.

:rofl:

[mvd]

11. Constitution always has been just a piece of paper to them

This is not surprising.

[unblock]

12. not to pick a nit, but it was house rules they violated, not the constitution.

as your exerpt makes clear.