In Washington, a time of Darkness...but in the midst, a little light still shines
Last week in Washington a vote was taken to deal a blow to our men and women in uniform fighting overseas to keep us free. On May 9, 2007 Rep. James McGovern of Massachusetts introduced HR 2237, "To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq". This resolution reached the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote of passage the next day. Thankfully it was voted down 171-255; nevertheless, the mere fact that many within our government do not support the mission of our men and women in the war against Islamofacism is disappointing at best and contemptible at worst.
If that were not enough, there was also a vote on the funding that our men and women need to fight the war against Islamofacism. The Democratic Majority's idea? Fund part of it now, and if in 3-4 months there is not marked improvement, forget the rest of it. Thankfully, the Senate's attempt to cut funding by vote failed yesterday, May 17, 2007, by a vote of 67-29.
This week, the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, attempted to strip the Republican minority of one of the primary parliamentary assets at their disposal - the motion to recommit. This motion allows for the minority party to call for a bill that they disagree with to be recommitted back to the committee of jurisdiction so that it can be reevaluated before coming again to the floor for a vote. Now why might the Speaker do that? The answer lies in the fact that Republicans have used that asset extensively as of late and won. During the 12 years that the Republican party held the majority, the Democratic party successfully wielded the motion to recommit one (1) time. Since coming to power in January of 2007, the Democrats have lost to the minority party eight (8) times thanks to the motion to recommit. In other words, when Democrats get beat, they do everything in their power to take from Republicans what is rightfully theirs as a minority, effectively saying they cannot play fair and have to cheat to "win". So much for the most ethical Congress ever...
On the ethics and lobbying reform front, it may very well be possible that the "Meehan Amendment", H.R. 2039, was defeated in committee, thus preserving the ability of grassroots organizations to inform the public on the actions of Congress and call ordinary citizens to action.
Developing...
If that were not enough, there was also a vote on the funding that our men and women need to fight the war against Islamofacism. The Democratic Majority's idea? Fund part of it now, and if in 3-4 months there is not marked improvement, forget the rest of it. Thankfully, the Senate's attempt to cut funding by vote failed yesterday, May 17, 2007, by a vote of 67-29.
This week, the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, attempted to strip the Republican minority of one of the primary parliamentary assets at their disposal - the motion to recommit. This motion allows for the minority party to call for a bill that they disagree with to be recommitted back to the committee of jurisdiction so that it can be reevaluated before coming again to the floor for a vote. Now why might the Speaker do that? The answer lies in the fact that Republicans have used that asset extensively as of late and won. During the 12 years that the Republican party held the majority, the Democratic party successfully wielded the motion to recommit one (1) time. Since coming to power in January of 2007, the Democrats have lost to the minority party eight (8) times thanks to the motion to recommit. In other words, when Democrats get beat, they do everything in their power to take from Republicans what is rightfully theirs as a minority, effectively saying they cannot play fair and have to cheat to "win". So much for the most ethical Congress ever...
On the ethics and lobbying reform front, it may very well be possible that the "Meehan Amendment", H.R. 2039, was defeated in committee, thus preserving the ability of grassroots organizations to inform the public on the actions of Congress and call ordinary citizens to action.
Developing...
posted by A. R. Welty at 10:12 PM
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