Sensenbrenner should be forced to resign!!!

[Just Me]

What he did violated the rules. What he did was ANTI-democracy. What he did was anti-American. What he did was tyrannical.

He should resign!!! :grr:

[AX10]

1. There is no such thing as a good Republican!

Republican = Nazi

[undeterred]

2. But he wont.

We need to get the whole country to support the candidate who ran against him last time and will run against him in 2006:
Brian Kennedy

I think Sensenbrenner is the most dangerous representative holding office. :grr:

[AX10]

3. Can he win?

[undeterred]

11. It will be very tough.

But if a national effort goes into it, I hope so. Last election it was Sensenbrenner 66% Kennedy 32%

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/WI/H/05/county.000.html

[Zynx]

33. Honestly, no. The 5th is one Republican district

I don't see any reason to believe Kennedy can overcome that.

[damntexdem]

4. But who can force him?

The House Ethics Committee? LOL!

[Just Me]

12. He broke the rules, shut down the democratic process.

We should all be screaming for his resignation (the rat bastard)!!! I don't care what the outcome of such a demand would be.

The tyrant should be pinned to the wall for what he did and his resignation should be demanded!!!

[GetTheRightVote]

5. Another example of the thugs in office, repub thugs that is

:kick:

[Guckert]

6. I am surprised that Drudge does not have this as his headline??

:sarcasm:

But he does have a Jacko headline up....typical:puke:

[burythehatchet]

7. what he did was

execute a perfectly well planned white house stunt. "I'm outraged by the outrage", as the great Alaskan senator once said.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

66. yes who was the dick that said that

that was in response to the Abu Ghraib revelations. that guy is a son of a bitch.

[cornermouse]

8. Just a thought. Why?

Okay, I can see the republican going nuts at the Committee meeting this morning, but to follow it up with a public attack on Dean?

Why?

Doesn't this seem a little excessive, more like a distraction from something else?

Maybe we should start looking around.

[Just Me]

13. *LOL* Are you, like, really REALLY confused?

:rofl:

[cornermouse]

16. No. I'm saying that Sensenbrenner is being excessive

right now, even for a republican.

[Just Me]

22. Whoosh! Sorry. I didn't pick up on the overall excessiveness,...

,...you were addressing. I sorry. :blush:

Seriously, though,...this man got caught changing democratic legislation behind people's backs and now he is illegally shutting down a hearing on legislation as intrusive upon American liberties as the unPatriot Act?

His resignation should be demanded right this friggin' minute!!!! :grr:

[cornermouse]

31. Yep.

[lonestarnot]

52. Don't you know we are dealing with a bunch of nazis who could give a

fuck about democracy? They intend to destroy America. I really see that as their goal more and more every day.

[me b zola]

9. Democracy begins at home

unSensiblebrenner must go!!

[LunaC]

10. Can't we at least make him an ISSUE?

The way the Wingers do with the most innocuous statements falling out of the mouths of the Dems.

Let's label him an OBSTRUCTIONIST who is staging his own personal MINI-FILIBUSTER against ALL protocol.

If we want to beat the Wingers, we've got to fight like them.

[Just Me]

15. He should be forced to resign!!! HE COMMITTED AN ILLEGAL ACT!

He unilaterally SHUT DOWN A HEARING!!!

He's more than a mere "obstructionist"! HE DEFIED THE PROCESS AND ACTED LIKE A DAMN TYRANT!!!!

His resignation should be demanded in no uncertain terms!!!!

[LunaC]

20. Yeah, but we gotta' start somewhere

Here's how the Wingers do it:

First they LABEL someone and jump up and down with their hair on fire ontil the target is BRANDED..

Second, once they have Joe Public's attention and everyone realizes what all the jumping up and down is about, THEN you can go for the jugular using the pre-programmed brand as the motivation..

The public doesn't understand unless you walk them through it. They're not paying attention like WE are.

[Just Me]

28. He ATTACKED the democratic process and ILLEGALLY stopped hearings.

I don't want to adopt RW language, ya' know what I mean?

Anyway, the tyrannical SOB's resignation should be demanded right now!

[LunaC]

62. Yes, we need to make all of that an "issue"

Put it before the court of public opinion and they'll demand his resignation FOR you. Post #60 explains how.

[FlaGranny]

40. Unfortunately, the media covers it

when the idiots throw a fit. We can label Nonsensenbrenner all we want, but the media won't report it.

[LunaC]

60. The Winger media tactic

is to make their "Issue" front and center before all else. Our Dems need to stop everything "until the Sensenbrenner matter is resolved we cannot possibly continue business without any RULES. This is not a nation of Senatorial Anarchy". (See, there's that label/brand thing again. They have "Activist Judges, we have "Senatorial Anarchy".) The Dems need to MAKE it a soundbite-worthy story. Stop everything dead in its tracks and there will be nothing else to cover. As in the Schiavo fiasco.

The Dems need to learn how to feed the Media Monster and it will come when hungry.

[Pacifist Patriot]

48. Help!

I've asked in several places. I know Sensenbrenner broke House rules. How was what he did illegal? I'd like to be able to cite law when I make that statement.

Thanks!

[3waygeek]

14. So just what the hell did he do?

I haven't seen anything about it.

[Just Me]

18. Go the the AAR website.

Randi is posting the whole thing.

The rat bastard shut down hearings pertaining to the Patriot Act!!!

[cornermouse]

19. cspan tonight. You can see it for yourself.

Look around in the other threads for the time.

[chaska]

17. Man, I wish I could see that. No cable, and can't watch online either.

Poor me.

[Douglas Carpenter]

21. Here is Sensenbrenner's Contact Info

:bounce:

Brookfield Office
120 Bishops Way, Room 154
Brookfield, WI 53005-6294
Telephone: [phone]

Outside the Milwaukee Metro calling area, call toll-free HOTLINE number: 1-800-242-1119.

Washington, D.C. Office

2449 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4905
Telephone: [phone]

E-mail address is [e-mail].

:bounce: :kick:

[Disturbed]

24. C-Span takes commands from this idiot?

C-Span is NOT under his command, so why did they follow his orders?

[rodeodance]

30. thanks, he is my rep, but i seldom contact the nutcase!!

[DoYouEverWonder]

23. Sensenbrenner should be forced to step down immediately

and charges should be filed. He was totally out of control today. This is not how democracy works. There is a rule of law and no one is above the law.

[Just Me]

27. We have got to nail these bastards when they pull this crap!!!!

ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON ABUSE OF POWER!!!

:grr:

[onenote]

32. what rule did he violate

Not trying to be cute. Just looking for a citation to the rule or rules that he violated when he adjourned the hearing...

onenote

[WillowTree]

37. For that matter...

....since people keep saying that what he did was "ILLEGAL", what law did he break?

[Just Me]

43. He UNILATERALLY shut down a hearing on record,....

,...without any procedural motions.

He acted like a dictator in charge rather than following procedure!!!

WE DO NOT LIVE IN A DICTATORSHIP!!!

DEMAND HIS RESIGNATION!!!! :grr:

[libnnc]

45. this was a hearing called for by the minority.

He can't just adjourn a minority called hearing without unanimous consent or motion/second/vote. If it were a hearing called by the majority, then he can adjourn without unanimous consent or vote. This is per Congresswoman Wasserman on the Randi Rhodes show.

[wtmusic]

54. Thank you...how refreshing

some facts here on DU. :thumbsup:

[dogday]

25. He should resign his position on the Judiciary committee, he showed

today, he is not a leader, nor does he believe in Democracy....

[Ellipsis]

26. He just gave it all away.

The Guardian's running with it... This is Awesome! what KARMA!

[DoYouEverWonder]

29. The Guardian?

I don't see anything about this on their site yet? Got a link?

Thanks.

[rodeodance]

34. here are some DU threads of today (lots more)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Fri Jun-10-05 11:25 AM

Not yet ... in fact CNN reported on the hearing briefly with a short
clip of witness testimony and made absolutely NO mention of how that hearing ended ignoring the REAL story of the day! This was over an hour after the hearing ended.

...........
great---(not so)---look at what a responder from Finland said!! Europe is listening also to our disgraceful tactics of the 'tyannny of the majority"!!!--and we can not even get our media/press to report on it!!

Fri Jun-10-05 10:32 AM

62. A bigger farce of a hearing
Edited on Fri Jun-10-05 10:32 AM



than the Galloway Senate hearing.
I listened to the entire proceedings on CSpan and the actions of the Chairman were strange!!

Confirmed to me that America is certainly NOT a democracy!!

Jacob Matthan
http://jmpolitics.blogspot.com
Oulu, Finland


see
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Fri Jun-10-05 11:04 AM
Original message
(Video) CSPAN: Rep. Sensenbrenner Gets Angry, Abruptly Ends Hearing

"Glory Days"

[rodeodance]

35. he was rude and unethical but I do not think illegal--he is the Chairperso

n--and chairpersons can and do control meetings.

[Ellipsis]

39. Just really bad timing.

[tsuki]

64. He cannot unilaterally shut down the meeting if it is called under

House Rule #11. I watched. Tex scripted his "hissy fit," knowing what he was doing was illegal, but wanting to prove to the Democrats that is a RICH, WHITE, CHRISTIAN Republican, and that their are no rules or laws in the United States that he must abide by. His actions screamed, I am rich. I am white. I am male. I am Christian. I am Republican. I AM ABOVE THE LAW. Rules do not apply to me.

Look at Tex. He is what is wrong with America. He's bully boy rich without a social conscience. His gluttony extends beyond the table. He has taken the most trips of any of the house members. He wants to control your personal information with Real ID. He wants to control you family by making it law that you must report family members. He wants to send your children off to die, but don't ask that chickshit, chickenhawk to serve. He could have joined up in 1968 after he graduated.

I have only ever seen one other politician act as he did. Senator Joseph McCarthy.

[DoYouEverWonder]

36. Your links aren't working?

n/t

[rodeodance]

41. I cut and pasted the URL's==don't know what else to do.

[Ellipsis]

38. I got the guardian link here... but it's not working

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1539399&mesg_id=1539524&page=

Post 31

[Ellipsis]

44. working URL

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5066115,00.html

[Just Me]

42. Take a stand against tyranny!!!! DEMAND HIS RESIGNATION!!!!

Raise hell on earth over this!!!

The man shut down hearings pertaining to abuses under the unpatriotic Act!!!

He was being ANTI-AMERICAN with NO INTEREST in protecting American rights. He proved that the rights of Americans mean NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING to him by prohibiting the testimony of those Americans who were subject to abuse!!!

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!!!!!!

[kster]

56. I say we meet the

Chickenhawks in the hallway or wherever for a little one on one.See how fast they leave the next meeting ! Demanding a little one on one is what they need.

[Pacifist Patriot]

46. Yep, he'll resign right after Delay does.

[AuntiBush]

47. What he did was illegal under the Constitution & Judical Laws.

"He should resign," but so should the lot of them. Don't hold thy breathe.

[Just Me]

50. EXHALE OUR BREATHE RATHER THAN HOLDING IT!!!!

Demand resignation of this man who attacked the process of democracy!!!

He's violating the right of ALL PEOPLE to participate by shutting and locking the damn doors!!!

TANK THE DAMN TYRANTS!!!!

[AuntiBush]

65. I'm with you "Just Me!" They all need to be Impeached!

If Clinton can get impeached for 1 lie about what he did with an adult woman, consenting I might add what's that say about this man with so much blood on his hands.

How does he sleep at 9:00 PM nightly when the rest of us can not is beyond my realm of comprehension.

[K8-EEE]

49. The Freepers LIKED It...CULTURE OF THUGS

This truly is a Culture Of Thugs we have in power. Plays to the lowest of the low.

[Just Me]

53. In that case, they HATE democracy!!!!

They DO NOT BELONG IN A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY AND SHOULD MOVE THE HELL OUT!!!!

[lonestarnot]

51. He is a nazi for sure! He should be forced to do more than resign!

:grr: Hard time on a rock pile for about 6 yrs in a Yuma Territorial Pen!

[Stinky The Clown]

55. Watching the rerun now. This man is an arraogant, fat, asshole.

Mean and mean spirited, rude, ...... I'm just sputtering. I could go on and on.

This man HAS to go.

[lonestarnot]

58. Not very pleasant to look at.... can we impeach him for ugly?

[Hailtothechimp]

57. But will any of the MSM violate the "news dump" of Friday??

My guess is that Russert, et al will ignore it and come Monday morning it will be as if it never happened.

Dems in the House must stand up or this will not go anywhere.

Conyers, Nadler, Jackson Lee, et al MUST stand up on this. We're at war with these bastards now.

[MadisonProgressive]

59. They did not seem too happy about it

I bet they take issue with this publicly. Nancy Pelosi already has.

[LunaC]

61. Yes, and we need to make all of that an "Issue"

Put his dirty deeds before the public jury and they'll demand his resignation FOR you. Gotta' get the PUBLIC on your side first. Post #60 explains how.

[LightningFlash]

63. Just terrible....

Lundgren, King who were republicans and Watt who was a democrat all were far more understanding and able to resolve this issue.

Sensenbrenner was out of bounds, and saying they could hold no further hearings....Senbrenner has lost it. :mad:

[Just Me]

67. HE MUST RESIGN!!!!

The tyrannical asshole!!!

[rumpel]

68. He is a disgrace! I just saw the whole proceeding on C-Span. org. It is a

blatant abuse of power. A video clip, also available on truthout, should be widely distributed.
I have never seen such uncivilized and arrogant behavior, and I commend all the participating Dems for not losing their civility, as I would have been ready to throw punches, which is quite rare!

:nuke: