Posted on 09/25/2008 11:11:49 AM PDT by james500
A special bipartisan House committee has found that Democrats incorrectly closed a vote on the House floor last in August 2007 which would have resulted in Republicans prevailing on an immigration issue.
The committee...led by Reps. Bill Delahunt (D-MA) and Mike Pence (R-IN) found that "the vote tally of 212 yeas and 216 nays that was finally announced was incorrect. It is either 215 yeas and 213 nays, which would have reflected the tally at the time the Chair prematurelu announced the statement of result, or 211 yeas and 217 nays..."
The committee issued a final report on the alleged "stolen vote" and spent a half million dollars investigating the vote.
During a rancorous House session late on the night of August 2, 2007, presiding officer Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY) closed the vote and announced it was 214-214. By rule, tie votes in the House lose. That was the result Democrats wanted on this particular vote. But the unofficial "scoreboard" in the chamber briefly flashed 215 to 213 (in favor of the Republicans), meaning votes were still being cast electronically.
In protest, House Republicans walked out of the chamber on the next vote and demanded an inquiry.
During the more than year of investigating, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) admitted in hearings that he yelled at McNulty on the dais to shut down the vote.
He also barked at the House parliamentarian "We control this House, not the parlaimentarians" when he thought they had advised McNulty to keep the vote open.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
“During the more than year of investigating, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) admitted in hearings that he yelled at McNulty on the dais to shut down the vote.”.....”He also barked at the House parliamentarian “We control this House, not the parlaimentarians” when he thought they had advised McNulty to keep the vote open.”
When is America going to wake up. These people, the Dims, are no different than the Bolsheviks and the Nazis.
I guess they'll have their illegal aliens no matter what.
About like they did the nominating delegate count at the DNC convention !
So....what are the consequences? Can anything be done about it now, or are they just going to move on as if nothing happened?
ping
We don’t need no stinkin’ rules!
susie
I’d like a breakdown of why it cost that much to do. And then, out of patriotism, those who are responsible should have to fork over the cash right back to the treasury.
susie
Send the bill to the Democrats.
AND have the official records changed so that it relfects the actual vote tally.
> And then, out of patriotism, those who are responsible should have to fork over the cash right back to the treasury.<
Dear Lady, don’t ever look at the politicians who are in Office if you are looking for patriots.
Well, the Democrats get away scott free with their crime, and the taxpayers get stuck with the bill.
You know, the usual.
Sadly, so true (I was being sarcastic of course).
susie
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