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Posted on 05/19/2016 5:37:10 PM PDT by massmike
Democrats shouted "Shame! Shame!," but seven Republicans switched their votes and defeated a measure to protect gay rights.
The final vote was 213-212 after the chaos on the House floor. That was enough to defeat an amendment by Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., aimed at upholding an executive order that bars discrimination against LGBT employees by federal contractors.
Maloney and other Democrats were incensed. "They literally snatched discrimination from the jaws of equality," Maloney said.
He said he had approached Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as McCarthy worked on GOP colleagues to vote against the measure. McCarthy told Maloney to get back on his side of the aisle.
"I told him, 'What side am I supposed to stand on in support of equality?'" said Maloney, New York's first openly gay congressman. "It was disgraceful."
Maloney's amendment would have prohibited the use of taxpayer dollars to violate President Barack Obama's executive order barring discrimination.
"There are some people who are emotional ... that's beyond the pale. They can say whatever they want to but that's beyond the pale," said Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, asked about Democrats saying Republicans were a party of hate. "This country has a First Amendment that protects religious liberties, and that's all we were doing is protecting that."
Democrats were outraged, loudly chanting as their leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, yelled up from near the well of the House at her members, imploring them to vote down the underlying bill.
In the end, 29 Republicans joined 183 Democrats backing the measure, but it was not enough.
Democrats were quick to publicize the name of the Republican vote-switchers. Reps. Darrell Issa, Jeff Denham, David Valadao and Mimi Walters of California; Greg Walden of Oregon; Bruce Poliquin of Maine; and David Young of Iowa.
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In the end, a cowardly outcome. The R’s whipped the vote and then let only as many vote against as needed to defeat and from the least vulnerable. No principles other than self-preservation at work here.
is it an election year?
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll226.xml
The ‘switchers’: Denham, Walden, Walters, Young, Issa, Poliquin, Valadeo (per a HuffPost reporter).
“Shame! Shame on you for not endorsing buggery, lesbianism, and sexual deviancy! How do you sleep at night you ... you ... NORMAL person!”
i like to say to them “go forth and multiply”
why did Ryan even let it go to the floor for a vote?
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Gay Rights = Special Rights
Don’t forget the rights of women and girls—because Democrats are trampling on them in favor of men who can’t figure out who/what they are.
Say it "prohibited the use of taxpayer dollars to violate President Barack Obama's executive order barring discrimination" is meaningless posturing, that's all.
I think what the House needs is a good old fashion grade B Western bar room brawl.
Gays have the same protection as any other group already. These special protected groups are getting ridiculous.
Why should the government be promoting “equality”?
The Preamble to the US Constitution mentions “secure the blessings of LIberty..” Liberty and Equality are antonyms.
Sexual preferences are not something deserving of rights.
homosexuality and islam are together both treated as forms of race.
complete insanity
Shame on the DemonRATS for pimping sexual deviancy to America’s kids.
Oh it’s ridiculous who the hell discriminates against them especially in government contracts? It’s all just a waste of resources.
That’s not the way to get things done making laws go to the SCOTUS they will give you what you need without having to make laws
Islam cannot be treated as a form of religion because then the law would have to respect freedom of religion.
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