Freshman Democrats Cause Pelosi Problems

Breitbart Big Government ^ | 8-2-13 | Mary Chastain

[afraidfortherepublic]

Many freshman Democrats in the House are defying Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and not voting with the party on key issues. They told Politico they are there to represent their constituents and not make big points with House leadership.

Dan Maffei (D-NY) has voted less with his party than any other freshman Democrat. He voted with Republicans to delay the mandates in Obamacare for one year. Fourteen of his colleagues joined him and Pelosi accused them of undermining her.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Shultz (D-FL) took to the House floor to attack the defectors, but Maffei does not regret his actions:

Maffei, a former House staffer, is unrepentant. “What my constituents tell me and what best helps the community I represent is how I decide to vote,” Maffei said in a statement to POLITICO. “The people of Central New York have made it clear to me that the most important issues are growing our middle class, spurring our local economy, and creating more jobs across the region.”

Joe Garcia (D-FL) is one of the other Democrats who joined Maffei and voted to delay the Obamacare mandates:

“People don’t come to Washington to be Democrats or Republicans--in life I’ve always find there are two ways to do things… it’s the right way or the wrong way, and I vote for the right way,” Garcia said. “I respect them making points, but I’m not going to make points, I’m going to make good law.”

Sources told Politico Pelosi was upset but did not complain in public. Instead, she kept everything behind closed doors and attempted to persuade them. She brought in Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, to teach the representatives how to talk to critics and took them to the White House to meet with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.

[RedHeeler]

Would you mind giving the reference, as to the formation of the Federal Bureau of Education, in 1912? Thanks.

[MrEdd]

I suspect their constituents precipitated this.

[superloser]

But how do their constituents feel about this?

I'd say they're well pleased that their Representatives are actually representing them.

Imagine the shock of Democrat Leadership when some of their people actually think their job is to represent their districts!

The nerve of these Congresscritters ... actually doing what they were elected to do! They must be encouraged ...

[DaveA37]

Those pesky freshment demodummies will now have their offices relocated to the 5th level below ground, never to see the light of day again. Pelosi has her ways to get even.

[bert]

-——Pelosi was upset-——

Translation: Panicked

Defection is a contagious disease that can become epidemic

What if it spread to the Senate?

[Graewoulf]

Thanks for the question.

The answer is worse than I had remembered, as Congress created the office of Education in 1867.

A private organization called the General Education Board was formed in 1902, and gave salary money to the US Dept of Ag. agents from 1906 to 1914, as well as to schools from 1902 to 1964 across America. The GEB gave a total of 324.6 Million $ from 1902 to 1964.

[To put the money into perspective, the FIRST 100 Billion Dollar Budget of the US Federal Government occurred in the first year of JFK’s Presidency.]

Congress made Education a Cabinet position in 1980.

Important early dates are 1902, 1903, 1906, 1912, 1914.

Important early names are Rockefeller, Kenyon, Smith, Lever.

Important violations to the US Constitution include the Tenth Amendment.

The above thumbnail summary has been taken from the first 6 Websites from the menus of the following Google Searches:

General Education Board;
US Office of Education.

Many searched articles have detailed their versions of the events, and some have a bibliography.

[RedHeeler]

Great thumbnail, Graewoulf. The progressives have been inculcating this socialist provirus, for quite a long time.