Posted on 05/16/2007 1:49:21 PM PDT by rface
House Republicans Wednesday threatened to shut down House business by calling a series of procedural votes until the Democratic leadership assured them that rules governing key parliamentary procedures would go unchanged.
Republicans began their assault in the mid-afternoon after hearing that the Democratic leadership allegedly planned to change the germaneness rule......
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“This is an astonishing attempt by the majority leadership to duck accountability for tax-and-spend policies the American people do not want,” said House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio). “The majority leadership is gutting House rules that have been in place for 185 years so they can raise taxes and increase government spending without a vote. House Republicans will use every tool available to fight this abuse of power.”
A GOP leadership aide said, “We will bring down the House,” .... if the rule are changed, Republicans would continue to call the procedural votes and begin to thwart progress on the committee level as well.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
What’s this little bulge on the House Republicans? Could it be a possible gonad?
I’ll believe Boehner and the pub leadership actually got back their manhood when and IF they follow through.
Thanks for making me laugh this morning.
Take the issue to the American people. Buy TV air time and expose Pelosi’s political game playing along with her traitorous maneuvers and corruption.
If Boehner had a pair for the past couple of years, he wouldn’t have to catfighting with Mistress Pelosi right now.
They’ve been looking for one with both hands while taking testosterone pills hourly.
I guess this is as close to a legislative riot we have gotten to in the House for a long time. I, and others, pretty much suspected that once Nancy got into the leadership position, and things didn’t go her way, she would go into meltdown. This my friends - is a HOOT!!
Regardless. They better stand up and fight now.
Maybe someone can explain what this is, why it's important. Just the basics.
Isn’t this “the nuclear option”?
Well the MSM had no problem exposing the “EVIL” Republicans when they were thinking about the Nuclear option in the Senate.
I’m sure the MSM will be all over this power grab.......tick, tick, tick. What? No outrage?
As a female I can say that women who end up in leadership positions for which they are underqualified WILL ALWAYS END UP SCREAMING AND RED-FACED.
Just where IS CSPAN when you really NEED them to show up!
“the Democratic leadership assured them that rules governing key parliamentary procedures would go unchanged.”
LOL...and the Repubs bought that line of BS? Suckered again... *sigh*
Uh Whiney Babies changing the rules of the game when the scoreboard shows they are losing..... Um if we score 1 touchdown late in the 4th quarter can it count for 66 points...? Get the drift.
Not sure how to read this sentence. Does this mean the Pubbies wil do this until (in the future) they are assured rules won’t be changed...OR the Dems have ALREADY assured them??
“House Republicans Wednesday threatened to shut down House business by calling a series of procedural votes until the Democratic leadership assured them that rules governing key parliamentary procedures would go unchanged. “
Go, NADS, GO!
Clause 7 of Rule XVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives states that:
"No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment."
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