Shame! on the House Floor Today. Streaming video of the scene.

[feistydem]

video: http://streaming.americanprogress.org/ThinkProgress/2005/energy_vote.320.240.mov.html

Republicans hi-jacked the vote on the floor which gave away even greater profits to oil companies at the expense of the American taxpayers. They held the vote open on the House floor while they strong-armed a few of their colleagues to change/cast their votes and closed the vote as soon as they got what they want.

The Democrats started yelling “Shame! Shame! Shame!...” on the Republican leadership.



It was a dramatic, disappointing and un-American scene.

[mike_c]

1. it is all about money and profit to those pigs....

:puke:

Nominated!

[MadisonProgressive]

2. Can someone get this to Olbermann and McCaffrey?

[xchrom]

3. republicans are all pigs.

and that's all there is to it.

moderates REALLY need to think about who it is they compromise with.

[longship]

4. Rampant abuse of power.

They need to hold these thugs accountable.

[Double T]

5. Our system of government no longer works.........

and we sure as hell should not be telling other countries how to run theirs!!!!! republicans are the lowest form of bacteria on this planet.

[GOPFighter]

6. Republicans are bullies

Every day those assholes give me more reasons why I'm a liberal.

[Donailin]

7. beyond the pale. I'm in tears

just watched it again. everyone shpould watch this. my 15 year old son just watched. he watched the whole thing because he's in journalism and ap world history. he looked at me and said he couldn't believe it. I can't believe it.

this is why I'm frightened to death. this is not democracy, this is fascism. this is fucking fascism. bush said today that his nominee WILL BE APPROVED. not might be approved, not hope to be approved. WILL BE.

This has to stop. Our fucking democratic leaders have to get together forget the differences and stop this madness. we have done our part. who hasn't made the calls, wrote the letter, organized and gotten in the streets?

we are nothing without a leader or leaders who stand united against this monster.

I'm freakin out. This video has crystallized what we are up against. everyone must see this to understand what we're up against.

[feistydem]

8. It reminded me of clip in Fahrenheit 9/11 when the Congressional Black

Caucus members were shut down because they couldn't get a single senator's signature (Dem either) on their complaint of a stolen 2000 presidential election. It was a heartbreaking scene of a currupt system that was failing on all levels.

[i miss america]

30. It's not "the People's House" - but rather the rich peoples house

[Carolab]

9. I knew it when I saw Sensenbrenner shut down the "hearing"

the Dems called for a few months back on the Patriot Act.

They have GOT to be stopped and it is becoming increasingly apparent that WE have got to do it.

[Donailin]

12. there ought to be 300 posts in this thread.

this is just no fucking time for apathy.

[OneTwentyoNine]

10. Bump......n/t

[sunnystarr]

11. I am SOOOO PROUD of our Democrats!!

SHAME on the Repukes and this corrupt administration!

[feistydem]

14. Pelosi made me proud. Has anyone seen any news coverage on this yet?

I haven't seen anything on MSNBC.

[sunnystarr]

18. We can dream that they would can't we?

They sure don't want to expose the Repukes in Congress for pulling this type of shit time after time. It's a shame more people don't watch C-Span.

I had actually recorded the debate on bill before that one where some great Dems (Markey, Hinchey, Kucinich, Lee) spoke up and vehemently and passionately fought for us. Then I had to leave for an appointment and missed this one. At the time I left they were having a 15 minute on that bill and announced another bill that would have a 5 minute vote would be next. Both bills concerned money for the oil companies.

[dorktv]

36. NPR had a bit on All Things Considered. Kind of lame but

I enjoyed hearing it.

[AmandaRuth]

13. kick and nominated

[spuddonna]

15. God bless you, Nancy Pelosi!

And to the rep who asked "isn't this what a banana republic does"!

I'm so mad! This is outrageous!

Thank you to all the Democrats that stood up and fought this!

[LifeDuringWartime]

16. chilling

how the hell do they keep getting away with this?

[feistydem]

17. Let me be clear...by un-American, I meant the actions of the Republicans

I was VERY proud of the Democrats who called them out for their thievery!

[il_lilac]

19. I am appalled

and more disillusioned...

[windbreeze]

Nominated, and cheers to Nancy Pelosi..

Our voices MUST NOT be silenced...this was criminal...and this should be spread far and wide...so everyone sees how they operate behind closed doors..
NOW KEEP THOSE VOICES RAISED, DEMOCRATS...
Suggestion for a bumper sticker...SHAME, SHAME, SHAME!!
windbreeze

[maryallen]

20. Again?? What is this? The 3rd or 4th time in two years?

Are the Dems going to let them keep walking all over the constitution?

It's time to bring legal charges against the Republican party.

Contempt of Congress?
Failure to play fair?

I'm not a lawyer, but SOMEBODY -- maybe Pelosi -- needs to consult an attorney rapidamente.

[blossomstar]

21. OMG. This has got to end. God help us all. This entire video

should be on the MAIN STREAM TV all day long! Is this real, can anyone believe that it isn't??? Where is our REAL NEWS? Only on DU!

[DemReadingDU]

22. Recommended

[bluethruandthru]

23. I just sent and e-mail to Gilchrist

asking him what Delay promised him or threatened him with to make him change his vote. I said I was embarrassed that he was from my state...but glad he wasn't my congressman.

[feistydem]

24. Good work! Do you know who else 'flipped' in the last minute?

My idiot Senator Allard voted FOR prisoner abuse with 8 others. So, I hear you on the embarrassment issue.

[bluethruandthru]

26. I know there were several "flip-floppers"

but Gilchrist was the one who put the repukes over the top. Creep!

[cosmicdot]

25. things coup d'etats bring

Bring on the indictments.
````````````````````````````

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 519
H R 3893 RECORDED VOTE 7-Oct-2005 2:42 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: Gasoline for America’s Security Act

Ayes--Noes--Not Voting
Republican 212--13--6
Democratic 0--196--6
Independent 0--1--0

TOTALS 212--210--12


I call the following traitors:

AYES 212 --- all Radical Republicans

Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Bachus
Baker
Barrett (SC)
Bartlett (MD)
Barton (TX)
Bass
Biggert
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blunt
Boehner
Bonilla
Bonner
Bono
Boozman
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Brown (SC)
Brown-Waite, Ginny
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Buyer
Calvert
Camp
Cannon
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Chabot
Chocola
Coble
Cole (OK)
Conaway
Crenshaw
Cubin
Culberson
Cunningham
Davis (KY)
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Tom
DeLay
Dent
Diaz-Balart, L.
Diaz-Balart, M.
Doolittle
Drake
Dreier
Duncan
Ehlers
Emerson
English (PA)
Everett
Feeney
Ferguson
Flake
Foley
Forbes
Fortenberry
Fossella
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Garrett (NJ)
Gerlach
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gingrey
Gohmert
Goode
Goodlatte
Granger
Graves
Green (WI)
Gutknecht
Hall
Harris
Hart
Hastert
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Hensarling
Herger
Hobson
Hoekstra
Hostettler
Hulshof
Hunter
Hyde
Inglis (SC)
Issa
Istook
Jenkins
Jindal
Johnson (CT)
Johnson, Sam
Keller
Kelly
Kennedy (MN)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Kline
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kuhl (NY)
Latham
LaTourette
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lucas
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
McCaul (TX)
McCotter
McCrery
McHenry
McHugh
McKeon
McMorris
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Moran (KS)
Murphy
Musgrave
Myrick
Neugebauer
Ney
Northup
Nunes
Nussle
Osborne
Otter
Oxley
Pearce
Pence
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pitts
Platts
Poe
Pombo
Porter
Price (GA)
Pryce (OH)
Putnam
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Rehberg
Reichert
Renzi
Reynolds
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Schmidt
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shuster
Simmons
Simpson
Smith (TX)
Sodrel
Souder
Stearns
Sullivan
Sweeney
Tancredo
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thornberry
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Turner
Upton
Walden (OR)
Walsh
Wamp
Weldon (FL)
Weller
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson (NM)
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Young (AK)
Young (FL)

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll519.xml

I don't know why these 12 didn't vote, but list them for what it's worth since 3 votes could have changed the outcome:

---- NOT VOTING 12 ---

Beauprez-R
Deal (GA)-R
Norwood-R
Paul-R
Royce-R
Schwarz (MI)-R

Boswell-D
Delahunt-D
Hastings (FL)-D
Neal (MA)-D
Olver-D
Payne-D

[cbear70]

27. I have no words, just fear and shame

This is unbelievable, why is this not in the news..

[BlueEyedSon]

28. Holy f*cking KICK!!!

[Cocoa]

29. I've got your "parliamentary inquiry" right here

:mad:

[Calistone]

31. But the Question needs to be asked....

Because I am an idiot when it comes to Parliamentary Rules...What rule was being broken? I mean Im no genius, but why didnt someone rise up and cite an actual rule that was being broken? If the Reps are so hot on the law and rules themselves, why couldnt anyone use it against them?

Nancy Pelosi rises and says: "Parliamentary Inquiry!" And then starts asking about the dishonor being brought upon the house...Even a moron like me knows that is simply pontification...Why didnt she say " This is a clear violation of rule such and such and as precedent I cite..." Because all this emotional outbursting made her look impotent.

Also in all the posts I've seen on this thread, so emotional! As long as our response is "F*** the Repukes", how can we appear serious?

[Kickin_Donkey]

32. This isn't the first time this has happened.

In the House vote on the Medicare bill in November 2003, the Repugs held the vote open for THREE EXTRA HOURS to perform their arm-twisting to get the result they wanted. (However, I don't recall the Democrats chanting "Shame" that time.) It's just SOP for the Fascist Republic Party.

Pelosi also said at that time that the Puke actions "dishonored the House."

Here are just two accounts of that sordid episode.

http://www.oreilly-sucks.com/medicarescamvote.htm

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/899.html

[Pachamama]

33. Wow....watching that made me sick to my stomach about what the GOP is

doing to our country's "democracy".....

I'm proud of the Dems for standing up, but sickened that this is being done and its a clear indication that we do not have any power as the people anymore against these thugs running our country who are beholden to the corporate donations and lobbyists and who can be forced to change their votes like that....

I think all Americans should watch this video....

[eridani]

34. Silver lining

ZERO votes from Dems for the Rethug agenda this time.

[joefree1]

35. Rate the Yahoo Story up

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051008/ap_on_go_co/katrina_energy

4 stars at 30 votes



The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - )