Posted on 05/22/2007 7:49:54 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
House Readies for Reprimand Vote on Rep. John Murtha
Tuesday , May 22, 2007
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers are getting ready to vote on a reprimand of Rep. John Murtha after a Republican lawmaker introduced a resolution citing Murtha for earmark and ethics violations in the crafting of the intelligence authorization bill.
The privilege resolution introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., could come up for a vote as early as Tuesday. Rogers, 43, accuses Murtha, 74, of violating the House ethics rules passed in January that require each member who wants to slip into any bill a spending project for their district to identify himself or herself.
Rogers, a former FBI agent, claims he tried to cut $23 million in funding for the National Drug Intelligence Center because the program is redundant and wasteful. But the center is located in Murtha's Pennsylvania district, which Rogers says he didn't realize because Murtha, the seventh-ranking lawmaker in terms of seniority, slipped the funding into the intelligence authorization bill without identifying himself.
The resolution says Murtha, a former Marine, then threatened Rogers with never allowing another spending project to come up for a vote in the House. It recounted the conversation in the House chamber on May 17.
"I hope you don't have any earmarks in the defense appropriation bill because they are gone and you will not get any earmarks now and forever," the resolution claims Murtha said in so many words.
According to the resolution, Rogers then responded, "This is not the way we do things here and is that supposed to make me afraid of you?"
Murtha then "raised his voice, pointed his finger and stated, in words to the effect, 'that's the way I do it.'"
House rules prohibit lawmakers from limiting others' projects based on their voting record.
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Hehe - I know you were being sarcastic, silly! I was playing the *role* of “gentle explainer of the facts.” ;-)
I sent Ms. Schmidt a letter thanking her for her comment, and applauding her for her courage. I was born and raised in Ohio, and I was proud of her.
It's never the end for a dem; it's a badge of honor. Wasn't one of the dem reps a judge who was impeached for corruption? And GrannyNanny tried to put "Cold Cash" Jefferson, democrat-Louisiana, on the Homeland Security Committee. To be proven corrupt is a sign of achievement for the Democrat Party. Look at ol' BJ Clintoon. They LOVE him.
I’m waiting for Murtha-the-Hutt to bluster himself into oblivion during one of his rants.
Why does the article mention that Murtha is a former marine (although I thought there was no such thing, with him being the exception)? I don’t see any relevance to that.
I think Byrd has all that stuff in WV already.
The drive-bys must think it gives him “gravitas”. Just like they always had to add “who served in Vietnam”
every time Kerry’s name was mentioned.
“How can Murtha be cited for an ethics violation?
Isn’t he a Democrat?
Don’t Democrats get automatic immunity for ethics violations in exchange for all the treason they engage in?”
He can get cited because all it takes is a member of the House to make the accusation. Conviction is another matter. Bet that Pelosi will twist enough arms to see that does not happen.
So, no. Democrats do not get automatic immunity. Just immunity.
Dang, I didn’t know that Kerry served in Vietnam. I had thought he was busy with the North Vietnamese negotiating team in Paris at the time.
They probably have redundant facilities in case the ones in either state are taken out by a tsunami.
You may indeed add them to the traitor/leftist end list and thanks for the additions.
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