IT AIN'T AMERICA NO MO'! - PART II (Murtha)

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[RummyChick]

Congressman John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.

[RummyChick]

I don't know what this vote was for but this is outrageous.

[RummyChick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulqhEgeffR4

Murtha ignoring the No votes.

[DManA]

What a pig.

[RummyChick]

So in essence, he is saying his call is not subject to question and he can lie about the votes.

I don’t know if this is true..but it shows just how screwed up our system is and why we are in such trouble.

[RummyChick]

This is apparently an old vote in 2007.

Here is what happened.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=August_2007_House_voting_controversy

This is just unbelievable to me. Congress is a joke.

[dalebert]

need to get this circulating......Oh! it already is.
why are liberals snakes not caring what laws they break?

[DManA]

When there is power, conscienceless pigs will rise to take it. We are screwed because of 100 years of concentrating power.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

RESOLUTION

Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Whereas clause one of House rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) states, `A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer or employee of the House shall conduct himself at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House,’;

Whereas the House Ethics Manual states that, `The public has a right to expect Members, officers and employees to exercise impartial judgment in performing their duties’ and `This Committee has cautioned all Members to avoid situations in which even an inference might be drawn suggesting improper action’;

Whereas during proceedings of the House on August 3, 2007, with the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha) presiding, a question occurred on approval of the Journal of the previous day’s proceedings;

Whereas following the vote, the gentleman from Wisconsin, Representative Sensenbrenner, inquired `Could the chair tell me how many Members rose to request a recorded vote and [the] total number of Members present in the House upon which the chair made his decision?’;

Whereas Representative Murtha replied, `It is up to the chair. Let me tell you this, the vote will show that the approval would be approved by the House as it has been.’;

Whereas the Speaker, as the presiding officer, has a duty to be a fair and impartial arbiter of the proceedings of the House, held to the highest ethical standards in deciding the various questions as they arise with impartiality and courtesy toward all Members, regardless of party affiliation;

Whereas a presiding officer of the House cannot achieve the requisite standard of impartiality while attempting to influence the outcome of a vote, predict the outcome of a vote, or express a preference for a particular outcome of a vote; and

Whereas when the chair imbues his parliamentary statements with a partisan hue or with language more appropriate to a participant in the debate than to its presiding officer, Members’ essential confidence in the impartiality of the chair is impaired: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That by his actions on August 3, 2007, the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, has brought dishonor and discredit to the United States House of Representatives by misusing the powers of the chair.
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:eD43Qct6sHUJ:thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z%3Fc110:H.RES.612:+Murtha+%22approval+of+the+journal%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

[RummyChick]

Thanks for that..It is just incredible to me that they would pull something like that..but I shouldn’t be surprised...

finding out Kennedy, the supposed Great Bastion of American freedom, collaborated with the Reds..did me in...

I don’t trust these people who are passing bills and ruining our country.

[Noumenon]

We used to hang our traitors. Perhaps we’ll find the courage to do so once again.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

I THINK he was jamming his personal earmarks....this is from NYT Aug 2, the day before the day the journal was “approved” DALSELY BY MURTHA ALONE:

The House also reaffirmed its undying addiction to projects lawmakers insert in legislation to curry favor in their districts. Led by Representative John Murtha, head of the defense appropriations subcommittee, the House beat back efforts by two Republicans, Jeff Flake and John Campbell, to cut up to $2.7 billion in such earmarks. You would think Mr. Murtha might scale back, given the ongoing investigation into a lobbying firm with ties to him and other congressmen over insider contracts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/opinion/03mon1.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=murtha&st=cse

[Eagle Eye]

bump for FB posting later