Posted on 05/06/2017 1:15:05 AM PDT by RC one
The House voted overwhelmingly to punish Rep. Joe Wilson Tuesday with a resolution of disapproval that the South Carolina Republican’s colleagues dismissed as a political distraction.
By a margin of 240 to 179, the chamber approved the measure, which condemned Mr. Wilson’s exclamation of “You lie!” during President Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress as a breach of decorum. Seven Republicans voted for the resolution, while 12 Democrats voted against and another five Democrats voted “present.”
“This is not about partisan politics or inappropriate comments. To the contrary, this is about the rules of this House and reprehensible conduct,” said Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, a Democrat who sponsored the resolution aimed at his fellow South Carolinian.
Mr. Wilson — whose outburst was in response to Mr. Obama’s assertion that illegal immigrants would not be covered under the Democrats’ health care plan — spoke briefly but spent the majority of the debate listening quietly as his GOP colleagues defended him.
“Our economy is struggling, our families are hurting, and Congress is poised to demand an apology from a man who has already apologized,” said Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence of Indiana.
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Maxine Waters, May 3, 2017
It’s too bad that the dude gets punished for telling the truth. It really is true, that In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
It’s also too bad that Maxine Waters isn’t being held to the same standards of conduct as Joe Wilson.
It’s also too bad that Maxine Waters isn’t being held to the same standards of conduct as Joe Wilson.
The Constitution, in providing that either house of Congress may “expel” a Member by a two-thirds majority, does not specify the reasons for such expulsion, but does in that same provision state that either house of Congress may punish its Members for “disorderly Behaviour.” Some early commentators believed that the authority to “punish” a Member by way of censure or some other condemnation was thus expressly limited, unlike expulsion, to cases concerning “disorderly” or unruly behavior or conduct in Congress, that is, conduct which disrupts the institution.54 The authority to discipline by way of censure, reprimand, or other such rebuke, however, has come to be recognized and accepted in congressional practice as extending to cases of “misconduct,” even outside of Congress, which the House finds to be reprehensible, and/or to reflect discredit on the institution, and therefore, worthy of condemnation or rebuke.
While there are no House Rules regarding the consequences of a “censure,” the two political parties in the House themselves have adopted their own internal party rules which, in recent years, have generally barred from certain leadership positions, including the chairmanship of committees and subcommittees, those Members who have been censured during that Congress. Political party rules of the parties in the House may be changed by the particular party caucus or conference itself according to its own rules.
Her rhetoric certainly reflects discredit upon the institution. She has crossed a line. She needs censured.
Just about everything that's come out of "the House" over the last 8 years has been "reprehensible!"
but but but she's black.........
Funny....Obama was a number one lie teller to all of the American people!!! End of story!!!
And they are taking valuable taxpayer’s money by wasting valuable time debating this ridiculous issue...This is what we are paying them for???
I’ve always thought Wilson should have been exonerated by a special vote. Only Democrats can have it bith ways.
Yelp. Wilson got the shaft for proclaiming the truth. It’s how it’s happened all through history though and history proved Wilson right.
The real question is, did Hussein ever tell the truth?
The first few minutes of this video on Obama is hillarious- Do NOT watch the rest
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