HOUSE session LOTS OF ACTION Official Thread# 1 (cspan1)

[rodeodance]

HOUSE session LOTS OF ACTION Official Thread# 1

Right now Heather wilson contested the bill (Fisa related)---she asked for an ajounment. House
is now voting on it.

Here are a few threads: I will try to find more in a bit
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1504664

[CottonBear]

1. C-SPAN link:

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cs_cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

[rodeodance]

2. Repugs saying voting system not working. Chair says it is Display only

[rodeodance]

4. critters can verify with clerk what their vote was.

[rodeodance]

5. LINK to cspan1

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

[rodeodance]

6. speaker saying he will accomodate members for voting time.

[Maraya1969]

41. Election fraud in the House

:shrug:

[u2spirit]

3. Would it be possible to combine some threads into this one?

This is a good idea for one thread.

[rodeodance]

7. yes, I did this cause i only have dial up and kept losing the thread. Lots of threads

out theree.

[rodeodance]

10. can you please REC s so this does not skink

[rodeodance]

12. they are so funny and irritating.

[rodeodance]

14. This Cair is earning his keep today. wish it was Barrry Frank or Murtha.

[GOTV]

8. Good call on a unified thread

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. Now the fucking repukes are asking just how long the vote will be open...THE MACHINE IS BROKEN AND

THEY KNOW IT!!!

Now they're trying to make an ISSUE OF IT!!!

I'm beginning to think someone in the repuke party did something to the machine to mess it up because these thugs have all their little talking points lined up for this argument! Am I imagining things?:tinfoilhat:

[Debi]

16. Only the display is broken

there are three other areas to view votes on the floor.

What babies...:cry:

[ljm2002]

64. I totally agree...

...looks like a setup to me, big time. It does not pass the smell test.

[blogslut]

11. Oh Noze!

Representive Drier can't add. He can't read the votes without the B-B-Big B-B-B-Board!

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. OH G-D! Now Virginia Fox is at it...how much time has elapsed? Now they want the vote total. THEY'RE

ALL LAUGHING! The repukes should be thrown out of the House!

Hoyer up now. Repukes still WHINING!

[Debi]

13. How many republicans don't know how they voted???? n/t

[rodeodance]

17. appears to be LOT.

[ljm2002]

67. Apparently they cannot vote...

...until they know how everyone else voted first.

Not sure how that works though -- kind of a chicken and egg thing, isn't it?

[Hepburn]

15. Thanks for the Official Thread...

...I have been following this on the thread you started and posted the link for.

LOL....IMO, there are a few Repukes who are so hysterical that they must have gone through a package of Depends by now!

[rodeodance]

23. I lost my own thread as my slow dial up is real slow today.

[debbierlus]

This is ridiculous, the ocomputers are working, on the DISPLAY not working

I have to admit, the dems could take a page out of the Republican book & be as tenacious with REAl voting problems.

[CottonBear]

19. Hideous Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is asking more questions: "How much time has elapsed?."

She's literally moaning at the podium. How disgusting. :(

[EFerrari]

20. Since you guys are really listening, could you weigh in on this thread?

I'm really interested in what you think. :hi:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1504850

[bluedog]

21. they need a Chalk board .chalk and a timer.........

and get the HELL real!! These Cons are a disgusting bunch of f'ing idiots......

[GOTV]

22. The GOP is going crazy because they can't know who's winning until the end

[rodeodance]

28. did you hear the laugh when the REpug asked that one.

[POAS]

24. Irony abounds

opponents of paper trail voting crying about not being able to see a display screen.

[TahitiNut]

47. Isn't it a shame they don't have Voter-Verified balloting? Irony.

:rofl:

[glitch]

97. It's long gone from irony to farce. nt

[Debi]

25. Go Steny!

an additional 1/2 hour to get all Democrats to the floor!!!!

[pacalo]

27. Good call to suspend the vote until the machine is repaired.

[Hepburn]

29. Go, Steny, go!!

:applause:

[in_cog_ni_to]

26. They are going to vacate this vote and come back after the machine is fixed. The repukes OBJECT. Of

course.

Now the mikes don't work.

[rodeodance]

37. Th Chair already Ruled to stay the course.

[blogslut]

30. Hee Hee

Hoyer. Calm down children. We'll abandon this vote for a later time and return to it later. Now have some apple juice and take a nap.

[Hepburn]

31. David Dreier up and bloviating....

...:puke:

People laughing at him.

[TahitiNut]

42. Dreier can't help it. It's all he can do. It's his nature.

I can't help but wish that a California earthquake would have the fortuitous result that ... :evilgrin:

[rodeodance]

32. I do not know if they are laughing at themselfs or at the other party

[in_cog_ni_to]

33. The repukes refuse to vacate the vote because they may have voted to adjourn...What an IDIOT!

The Dems are in the MAJORITY. Drier is such a LOSER! He's OUT OF LINE!

[Debi]

34. Is this Parliment??? n/t

[spotbird]

35. Bush has ordered them to stay

according to CNN he has constitutional authority. Hasn't anyone let them know?

[Hepburn]

36. Huh?

What does it matter on HOW others are voting?

[in_cog_ni_to]

38. I think Hoyer should just say, "Fine, have a seat and we'll wait for the machine to be fixed."

[in_cog_ni_to]

39. Why can't they take a VOICE VOTE ON PAPER???????? with a timer running????

[IChing]

48. This is getting humorous, where is the microsoft's guy

[IDemo]

49. Record a vote on PAPER? What are you, some kind of Luddite?

[IChing]

PC guy just did a diagram

[rodeodance]

55. do yu think they GET IT---that this is aproble in the USA??

[Debi]

52. I think initially it was just the display that wasn't working

+ I think there were very few members in attendance at the onset of the vote.

[GOTV]

56. I assume they could. It kind of seems like the chair just doesn't wnt to be pushed around...

... he said what will happen and god damn it, that's what will happen!

[rodeodance]

40. Alcee Hastings just reamed the Rethugs on the house floor (earlier thread)

Forum Name General Discussion
Topic subject Alcee Hastings just reamed the Rethugs on the house floor
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1504664#1504664
1504664, Alcee Hastings just reamed the Rethugs on the house floor
Posted by u2spirit on Fri Aug-03-07 12:48 PM

The rethugs are piss/moaning about Fisa law. Hastings just yelled at the rethugs for 2 minutes at a fever pitch. It is getting real ugly folks. I wouldn't be surprised to see a fist fight break out by the end of business today.

[rodeodance]

43. NANCY-------come to the floor. your kids are in trouble.

[Hepburn]

44. Steny....

...great question: Asks them if the computer where they are is working...and got the response of.."we don't know."

:rofl: I guess they have now proved up Repukes are TOTALLY stupid!

[in_cog_ni_to]

45. The repukes have made a SHAM of House proceedings. They should be fined or something.

:grr:

[Debi]

46. Hmmmm republicans don't like voting by computer.....

:cry:

[rodeodance]

50. Droyer-----REpug saying==WE have no way to verify if this voting machine is correct.

[Guaranteed]

57. That was hilarious. Hoyer asked him if his computer was showing a vote total

and Drier responded "I don't know." And the catcalls began.

In other words, he didn't want to accept the vote total being shown.


Oh, then Sessions got all righteous and started reading from the House rules- that, in this situation, the Speaker MAY initiate a particular kind of vote....but, of course, he's calling that the "House Rule," as if it must be done.

[in_cog_ni_to]

51. Sessions reading from House rules manual. Hoyer is "CALMLY" explaining the

Majority's desires to the nitwit.

[Hepburn]

53. Idiot Repuke from TX....

...on the rules of the House:

"They MAY direct the vote..."

As a lawyer, I can tell you that the use of the word MAY gives discretion to do so...or NOT to do so. It is NOT mandatory.

[rodeodance]

59. He has been a smart-ASSS since they gavelled down

[Guaranteed]

63. LOL that was exactly my thought-

I said to my wife, "He didn't go to law school."

[Hepburn]

91. Just a guess....

...but he probably did not have the LSAT scores to get in!

We are talking STUPID...and a waste of time on this issue. The idiot is screaming over and over about this and DEMANDING that something be done because he alleges the House rules require it ... and all he is doing is making a record that it is NOT mandatory.

Geeeeeeeeez!

[in_cog_ni_to]

54. LOL! Hastings just tried to go off on DRIER.

WHOA! This is GREAT TEEVEE!

[IChing]

65. Why don't they just stand on one side of the aisle or the other?

and count?

[in_cog_ni_to]

75. That's too easy and they couldn't have their little pity party. n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

58. MORE whining from Sessions. G-d. It's GENETIC! He's just like his freakin' brother!

[napi21]

60. Hey congressmen!!!!! NOW how do YOU like it when the voting machines

don't work right??????

Will you NOW reconsider returning to PAPER BALLOTS for OUR votes???????

[Hepburn]

61. Pete Sessions....

...LMBO....does not like HOW the minority is being treated.

Cry me a fucking river, Repuke...what the hell do you think you assholes did to the Dems for all those years.

Asshole...the rules say MAY...that means the leader has the choice to do it or not do it.

Sheesh.....what a total dummy! Is there some requirement to be a Repuke that one must ALSO be an idiot? Must be.....

[rodeodance]

62. NANCY---come in and put of these kids in the corner!

[blogslut]

66. These repub babies are acting like toddlers.

Enough with this tantrum. Let the technicians do their job so they can get their precious big board back online.

[rodeodance]

68. this vote started when Heather WiLSON wanted to Adjourn cause she was UPSET

[Hepburn]

73. Jay-zus...

...she is such a POS.

[Buttercup McToots]

69. Don't you think this is strange

That this is happening now?

[kma3346]

72. It seems very strange to me

It almost seems like there is more behind this than meets the eye (just a gut feeling as I'm watching this).

[rodeodance]

74. a bit SPOOKY

[rodeodance]

77. they will do the Misssissippi river problem funding first.

[debbierlus]

76. This is bizarre. Republicans want FISA issues considered before adjourning

This has nothing to do with the machines.

This has to do with the adjournment of Congress so Bush gets his illegal spying authorization.

[kma3346]

92. And I want to know.....

What exactly is going to happen after they all go on their recess break that this must be passed right NOW?

I never used to be this paranoid, but I put nothing past this adminstration in their quest to hold onto power and avoid getting caught for the multitude of crimes they've committed.

:tinfoilhat:

[in_cog_ni_to]

90. I think the repukes did this on purpose. They hacked the system to embarrass the Dems. They were too

prepared for the fight! Call me crazy, but it's all too convenient, IMCPO.:tinfoilhat:

Between THIS and last night's fight???? they had all their talking points lined up.

[blogslut]

94. If so, it backfired

The pubs looked absolutely comical today.

[in_cog_ni_to]

95. Oh, but their ignorant Brown Shirts think they're wonderful for standing up to those loony Liberals!

They looked idiotic, but they sure had enough air time to whine and get their talking points out today....just in time for the recess.

[blogslut]

99. Yes, but come on

Who is even listening to the 25 percenters anymore? Just because they get up and dance on the teevee doesn't mean the people at hope are applauding.

[rodeodance]

70. After 20 minutes they are finally quiet enough to let Hoyer talk!

[in_cog_ni_to]

71. Hoyer explaining what needs to be done. Let 'puter be fixed, vacate this vote

and come back and re-vote on adjournment. The repukes still object. Fuckers.

[Chichiri]

78. Is Joe Barton always so common sensical?

If so, what's he doing on that side of the aisle?

[Hepburn]

87. Yeah....

...I nearly dropped my cup of java when I saw that it was a R saying that.

OK...the voite is voided out.

Now what?

[blogslut]

79. Mr. Barton

I've been waiting for you.

[in_cog_ni_to]

80. HOLY SHIT!!! Now Barton is willing to accept the tie vote on the screen! ROTFLMAO!

NOW it's OK that the machine doesn't work???

[Nimrod2005]

96. How do you it was a tie? Sounded like the dems side had won?

[in_cog_ni_to]

100. That's what Barton said. n/t

[trashcanistanista]

81. Is this a new style of filibustering?

[Debi]

82. Ahahahahahahahahahahahah

:rofl:

[rodeodance]

83. "we are going to lose ANYWAY"--says Repug leader-just accept the vote from

both the left and right side.



HOOOT

[rodeodance]

89. all for now foks. Take a potty break. see you all in a bit.

[robinlynne]

84. amazing that they vacate that vote so easily. now let's vacate the 2004 vote!

[UrbScotty]

85. The vote on adjournment has been tossed - House in recess until chair calls them back

[GOTV]

86. Recess

[blogslut]

88. Tan Man Boehner

Comes in and says: "Mom's right. (Mr. Hoyer) Now I'm going back to my den"

[MazeRat7]

93. Gezzz... it must suck to have votes stolen and your victory denied...

I have so much sympathy for their plight... them being the minority and all :sarcasm:

MZr7

[Debi]

98. This little excercise couldn't have been sweeter

And when they reconvene there will be more Democrats than republicans and the vote on adjournment will be lost.