Posted on 07/01/2009 8:10:26 PM PDT by newbie2008
One state senator's urge for a Coca Cola led to the latest fracas inside the New York State Capitol building in Albany on Tuesday.
As state Democrats convened around noon to hold a one-party session, Republican Sen. Frank Padavan of Queens walked through the chamber on a hunt for the soda machine -- a caffeine quest that would later result with him being tallied as voting with the Democrats.
Padavan reportedly claimed he was taking a short-cut to the members' lounge, but the 31 Democrats seized the opportunity to count him as their 32nd vote and unanimously passed 125 bills in three hours with Republicans absent --
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Unbelievable, and they say Republicans are haters
Our Gov is lost.
Its all Shysters and Charlatans at this point.
Until we whack them and force constitutional law like Honduras did
The “Culture Club” of corruption.
JJ61
Bills passed without a real vote. Sounds fairly customary for all levels of Gov’t to me.
Did you see the video of the NY DemRats in Assembly not stand for the Pledge of Allegience? Folks the battle lines are drawn solid. Only the RINO’s have one foot on both sides.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
....... (Here’s my favorite line)
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new guards for their future security
The time is now, but safeguards must be enforced.
The current Gov is put of control
Shoulda lit up a cigarette right there in front of everyone.
As the plot for a novel, this would be unacceptable.
This is real freedom and responsible representation..../sarc
It is as if the conservatives (us) will some day fight a civil war against the left, and the republicans will stand idly by, observing.
They have failed us.
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