Two House Republicans miss swearing in, violating Constitution on day it was read...

[fraga]

Kind of defeats the whole Republican message there huh...

Read me... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/06/two-house-republicans-vot_n_805423.html)

[George Gervin's Afro]

Kind of defeats the whole Republican message there huh...

Read me... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/06/two-house-republicans-vot_n_805423.html)

They are the 'constitutional' party after all...

[Drachen]

what was so important that they missed their swearing in?

[George Gervin's Afro]

what was so important that they missed their swearing in?

fundraiser.. things are different with this congress..

[CosmicCowboy]

:lmao @ you bitter little bitches....

[fraga]

Yes presenting facts to refute lies is always bitter...

[boutons_deux]

For Repugs, "Government Is The Problem", so obviously they disrespek it.

[George Gervin's Afro]

:lmao @ you bitter little bitches....

they are going to govern via the constitution.... what's to be a biitter about?

[Winehole23]

http://media.phillyburbs.com/thumb/280x250/fitz-0107777757.jpg

[fraga]

^^Photo of Sessions and Fitzpatrick taking their TV oath

[Winehole23]

Hold up your hand in front of CCTV proceedings. Works just the same. Right?

[ChumpDumper]

Was it CCTV? I thought they were swearing to C-Span.

[boutons_deux]

There's an irony in this, insofar as they chose to skip the Constitutional parts about African Americans not really being people. That portion of the document is a vital part of our shared history, so yeah, leave it to the GOP to to snip, redact and edit our founding document, even if it's just in a bit of political theater.

A friend astutely observed that this reading of the Constitution was an essentially meaningless act without including a recitation of the complementary documents and supporting arguments; i.e. it is akin to reading the owner's manual of a car, but not knowing how the thing really works once you open up the hood.

http://www.truth-out.org/this-going-suck66619

[BlairForceDejuan]

Yes! Let's fuck over the country and our voters...but we must be sure we honor everything by taking the oath!

lol demagoguery circle jerk
lol Weiner

[Winehole23]

Was it CCTV? I thought they were swearing to C-Span.Dunno, but you're surely right.

[ChumpDumper]

Yes! Let's fuck over the country and our voters...but we must be sure we honor everything by taking the oath!

lol demagoguery circle jerk
lol WeinerI believe it is a constitutional requirement.

Why do you hate the Constitution?

[BlairForceDejuan]

Because it can't manifest itself into a holographic Thomas Jefferson and kick the current D.C. clowns.

[Yonivore]

So, did the two violate any criminal laws? It appears they did not. And, according to the story I read, it wasn't a fundraiser for their political campaigns or offices, they raised funds to pay for the transportation of constituents.

Did they commit any act that couldn't be rectified? Again, no.

Did Congress enact any legislation that couldn't be fixed? Nope.

Did all concerned go about setting things right after it was discovered they did things wrong? Yep.

So, 2 people out of a body of over 400 commit a minor screw up on opening day, BFD. I'd say that's a pretty good day.

I won't quibble with the fact the two admitted they had missed the boat and took their oaths, in chamber, the following day but, the actual Article of the Constitution quoted in the story doesn't say anything about them having to be in chamber when they take the oath. Must be a house rule and, well, given the previous House leadership, we know what rules mean.


There is no provision in the Constitution for a remote swearing-in by television.
There are no provisions in the Constitution for a whole lot of crap the 111th Congress foisted upon us. You know, things that really affect our lives; as opposed to, say, the swearing in of two out of 435 Members.


On Thursday, Fitzpatrick was one of the members who read the Constitution from the dais. He would have been on hand to hear the section he violated read aloud: "Article VI, Paragraph 3: The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."
"...shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation..." Where does it say how, where, by whom, or in whose presence, the "binding" takes place? Just asking.

Like I said, must be a House procedure or rule and, well, those are fairly malleable these days.

[Wild Cobra]

what was so important that they missed their swearing in?
I see it as them *maybe* not being able to have their vote counted until after they swear in.

[Winehole23]

So, 2 people out of a body of over 400 commit a minor screw up on opening day, BFD. I'd say that's a pretty good day.If the Dems did it, your howls would be audible on the moon.

[Yonivore]

If the Dems did it, your howls would be audible on the moon.
They probably have and, no, I wouldn't have cared. Seems to be a pretty silly issue.

[Winehole23]

I thought silly stories were your speciality.

[George Gervin's Afro]

I thought silly stories were your speciality.

he does..but ony when it comes to democrats

[ChumpDumper]

yoni doesn't care about the Constitution when it suits his agenda.