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12-28-2016, 11:03 AM
Republican rules designed to 'silence opposition,' one Democrat charges
Democratic lawmakers are reportedly (http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/311888-house-democrats-seethe-over-proposed-fines-to-deter-sit-ins) "apoplectic" over a proposed new House rules package that would impose fines and potential ethics violations on members who "disrupt" chamber proceedings.
The proposal, seen by Bloomberg, is seemingly designed to prevent another sit-in like the one about 40 Democrats staged this summer (http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/22/nobillnobreak-democrats-occupy-house-demand-gun-reform) after the Orlando nightclub shooting (http://www.commondreams.org/tag/orlando-shooting).
According to (https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-24/ryan-proposes-fines-ethics-moves-on-grandstanding-house-members) Bloomberg:
[M]embers could face a $500 fine through deductions to their paychecks for a first offense of using electronic photography or audio or visual recording, as well as for broadcasting from the chamber’s floor. A $2,500 fine would be leveled for the next such offense and each subsequent violation.
The new rules also clarify which conduct is to be deemed disorderly or disruptive during floor proceedings, including blocking access by other members to microphones or what is known as "the well"—the front of the chamber.
Such action could lead to potential referral to the Committee on Ethics and sanctions against members, according to an accompanying section-by-section analysis of the new rules package.
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/27/gop-controlled-house-seeks-quell-floor-disruptions-fines-and-penalties
Authoritarian Repugs criminalizing dissent. Our Way, or Fuck You
Democratic lawmakers are reportedly (http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/311888-house-democrats-seethe-over-proposed-fines-to-deter-sit-ins) "apoplectic" over a proposed new House rules package that would impose fines and potential ethics violations on members who "disrupt" chamber proceedings.
The proposal, seen by Bloomberg, is seemingly designed to prevent another sit-in like the one about 40 Democrats staged this summer (http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/22/nobillnobreak-democrats-occupy-house-demand-gun-reform) after the Orlando nightclub shooting (http://www.commondreams.org/tag/orlando-shooting).
According to (https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-24/ryan-proposes-fines-ethics-moves-on-grandstanding-house-members) Bloomberg:
[M]embers could face a $500 fine through deductions to their paychecks for a first offense of using electronic photography or audio or visual recording, as well as for broadcasting from the chamber’s floor. A $2,500 fine would be leveled for the next such offense and each subsequent violation.
The new rules also clarify which conduct is to be deemed disorderly or disruptive during floor proceedings, including blocking access by other members to microphones or what is known as "the well"—the front of the chamber.
Such action could lead to potential referral to the Committee on Ethics and sanctions against members, according to an accompanying section-by-section analysis of the new rules package.
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/27/gop-controlled-house-seeks-quell-floor-disruptions-fines-and-penalties
Authoritarian Repugs criminalizing dissent. Our Way, or Fuck You