Dems Deny Duckworth a Proxy Vote in Democratic Leader Elections

National Journal ^ | November 13, 2014 | Billy House

[C19fan]

Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, who is expecting a baby in December, is being denied a request to vote by proxy in the House Democratic Caucus leadership and committee member elections next week—even though her doctor advises she can't travel to Washington in the late stages of her pregnancy.

The Iraq War veteran, who lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down in 2004, made the request in a letter to fellow Democrats. Her letter was read during a closed-door Democratic Caucus meeting on Thursday. But objections were raised, and the request was denied, with opponents including Democratic Steering and Police Committee cochair Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

[C19fan]

War on Women! Imagine the MSM going crazy if the GOP Leadership did this.

[jmaroneps37]

There can be no other apt response but the first comment. This thread will receive few comments because of the BINGO!!!!! factor in the first comment.

[pepsionice]

If I were the Republicans....I’d go to Duckworth and just let her know that we’d respect her situation and offer her the Proxy Vote....if she wanted to step across the aisle and become a Republican.

[notdownwidems]

Stay classy, dems!

[Old Sarge]

Has Duckworth waved the bloody shirt on this issue yet?

Because that’s the only thing she has.

[ExCTCitizen]

The DEMS are the people who don’t care about females. I would love to see Tim Scott in the leadership of the Rs along with Joni Ernst.

[Russ]

This story will resonate all over MSNBC today...NOT!!!

[BobL]

The Republicans could have a FIELD DAY with this. How about the Republicans offer her a proxy vote in their caucus? With 245+ Reps it would be essentially symbolic...but it would be a BLAST to watch the fallout.

[TADSLOS]

True.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"if she wanted to step across the aisle and become a Republican."

Only if she changes her whole political outlook. We don't need another RINO and we certainly have more than enough Congress people to do whatever it is we need to have done in the house.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

The Democrat War on (Pregnant) Women!

[DoodleDawg]

If I were the Republicans....I’d go to Duckworth and just let her know that we’d respect her situation and offer her the Proxy Vote....if she wanted to step across the aisle and become a Republican.

Do the Republicans allow proxy votes in their leadership elections?

[puppypusher]

Talk about a War on Woman.Thats something democrats do everyday.

[TontoKowalski]

Do Republicans allow a proxy vote... interesting question, but irrelevant to the fun that could be had with this!

Delving into the article, my initial suspicions proved to have merit... this decision was less about precedent, and more about denying a vote for a challenger to Pelosi's pick on some committee or other.

And I LOVE the idea of offering her a vote in the Republican caucus. Just think of the press release:

"Republicans honor family and value the input of women in our caucus. Democrats have denied representation to this pregnant disabled war veteran, and we believe that is just plain wrong. We'd like to offer our friend, Congresswoman Duckworth..."

It would be HILARIOUS.

[JimRed]

But objections were raised, and the request was denied...

The real reason is that she is an apostate democrat. They can't stand the fact that she failed to abort that inconvenient lump of tissue.

[Don Corleone]

It must really suck to be a Democrat.

[originalbuckeye]

Agree. What a miserable group they are!

[rrrod]

A RAT is a RAT......I dont give a shi’ite about any of them.

[PghBaldy]

You are right.

[PghBaldy]

Not only a woman, but a disabled war vet, a few days after Veteran’s Day.