Congressional rookies

jeffkrol · 01-06-2011, 04:10 PM

Republicans Violate Constitution on ‘Love the Constitution Day’ [Updated] -- Daily Intel

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Republicans Violate Constitution on ‘Love the Constitution Day

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Republican congressmen Pete Sessions and Mike Fitzpatrick were somehow not on the House floor yesterday when everybody else was being sworn in as members of Congress, because, really, not that important. Instead, they were "glad-handing ... supporters" in the Capitol Visitor Center, where they watched the swearing-in on TV and repeated the oath of office. However, as the Huffington Post notes, our Founding Fathers did not include a "provision in the Constitution for a remote swearing-in by television" for some reason.

too funny...........

mikemike · 01-07-2011, 11:43 AM

These clowns' votes were voided.

House voids votes of members not sworn in - Yahoo! News

Word on the street is that they are now working on a constitutional amendment that will allow remote swearing in and remote congressional voting from certified fund raising venues and lobbyists' offices where donors and special interests will be able to cast their votes directly instead via congressperson proxy voters.

About damn time!!!

Nesster · 01-07-2011, 12:04 PM

Why stop there- dead congressmen ought to be able to be sworn in and to vote - if Republican - because their votes are determined by the caucus anyway.

01-06-2011, 04:10 PM	#1
jeffkrol Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,434	Congressional rookies Republicans Violate Constitution on ‘Love the Constitution Day’ [Updated] -- Daily Intel Quote: Republicans Violate Constitution on ‘Love the Constitution Day Quote: Republican congressmen Pete Sessions and Mike Fitzpatrick were somehow not on the House floor yesterday when everybody else was being sworn in as members of Congress, because, really, not that important. Instead, they were "glad-handing ... supporters" in the Capitol Visitor Center, where they watched the swearing-in on TV and repeated the oath of office. However, as the Huffington Post notes, our Founding Fathers did not include a "provision in the Constitution for a remote swearing-in by television" for some reason. too funny...........

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01-07-2011, 11:43 AM	#2
mikemike Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Orleans Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,053	These clowns' votes were voided. House voids votes of members not sworn in - Yahoo! News Word on the street is that they are now working on a constitutional amendment that will allow remote swearing in and remote congressional voting from certified fund raising venues and lobbyists' offices where donors and special interests will be able to cast their votes directly instead via congressperson proxy voters. About damn time!!!

01-07-2011, 12:04 PM	#3
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072	Why stop there- dead congressmen ought to be able to be sworn in and to vote - if Republican - because their votes are determined by the caucus anyway.