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It does not matter what the PEOPLE want.
The US Congress cares ONLY about itself and treason.
Looks to me like it passed the House. I must be missing something?
It looks like it passed to me. What’s the problem? Force a vote in the Senate, then make Zero veto it.
Jackasses. Break out the pitchforks.
It does not matter what the PEOPLE want.
The US Congress cares ONLY about itself and treason.
Was this 2/3 to close debate or what?
I’m soooo confused!
I didn’t realize that Rick Perry was now Speaker of the House. After all, he’s the only Republican politician that I know of that can consistently snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory, particularly with a huge Republican majority.
It took some nifty political skills for him to pull it off in Texas, but he sure as heck did. I admire him for that, although I would admire him much more if he had used some of those skills to actually PASS common sense laws, rather than block them.
Pubbies most likely in the pocket of GE and Phillips voted NO.
Talk about a Rorschach test of a vote. Very clear which party likes govt to boss people around.
:”WASHINGTON– Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today regarding H.R. 2417, the Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act:
“Tonight I cast a tough vote. I agree that Congress should not have included language banning traditional light bulbs in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and that is why I am a proud co-sponsor of H.R. 91, which would be a straight repeal of that law.
“Unfortunately, the bill before the House tonight, H.R. 2417, not only repeals that law, but goes further and prohibits state action regarding traditional light bulbs. While I think it would be bad public policy for a state to ban traditional light bulbs, I recognize states retained that right and many others under the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Constitution, in my opinion, does not give Congress the right to prohibit states from banning the use of lighting products within the confines of the respective state, and I accordingly voted no.”
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Why was a simple majority insufficient?
I’d rather wait for the bill that dismantles the EPA altogether, anyway...
NY-29’s Tom Reed, a Republican, voted no. He’s going to regret that vote.
If the screw-in fluorescent bulbs were made in the USA they might be more attractive to the public. Either way we will be buying our illumination from the PRC along with nearly everything else.
Why do GOP proposals need 2/3rds of the vote while the fool Sen. McConnell wants to make it 1/3rd to raise the debt ceiling??
The only Republican “No” voter I’m familiar with is Morgan Griffith of Virginia, a freshman and former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. I thought he was a pretty solid conservative, and would be interested if anyone knows why he voted No.
Another wrong play by Boner.
Idiot.
Get government out of my bedroom light fixtures-—Iowahawk.
This is another hangover from the horrible Bush presidency!
Boehner Bonehead can’t do two things correctly at once.
In fact, I am beginning to wonder if he can even do one thing correctly at once.
By putting this bill directly out on the floor for a vote rather than processing it through committee it needed a 2/3 vote. If he had moved it through committee a simple majority would have been enough.