[Yogafist]

“My position on this issue has not and will not change,” Shimkus said in a statement. “I’ve consistently defended religious liberty and I always will. During a series of 14 votes on the House floor, I accidentally cast a ‘yea’ vote for the Maloney Amendment when I intended to vote ‘nay.’ I regret the mistake.”

The vote wasn't about religious liberty, it was about codifying mental illness. Either this guy thinks his constituents are extremely stupid, or he is.

[spintreebob]

When Hastert was speaker, he put Shimkus in charge of the cover-up of scandals among R Congressmen, not the least of which was Hastert himself.

In turn, Shimkus staffer Davis did the dirty work and was appointed congressman as a reward.

Votes on things like this are considered in terms of their personal lives and how it will affect their careers.