GOP Chairman Walks Out of Meeting
GOP Chairman Walks Out of Meeting
By JIM ABRAMS
The Associated Press
Friday, June 10, 2005; 11:03 PM
WASHINGTON -- The Republican chairman walked off with the gavel, leaving Democrats shouting into turned-off microphones at a raucous hearing Friday on the Patriot Act.
Why don't they try this more often? I mean, it's what I would do... If I could manage to restrain myself from punching dear ol' Nancy in the face, of course! ;)
The House Judiciary Committee hearing, with the two sides accusing each other of being irresponsible and undemocratic, came as President Bush was urging Congress to renew those sections of the post-Sept. 11 counterterrorism law set to expire in September.
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., chairman of the panel, abruptly gaveled the meeting to an end and walked out, followed by other Republicans. Sensenbrenner declared that much of the testimony, which veered into debate over the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, was irrelevant.
Yay Sensey! You tell them who's boss! (I think I like this guy... I should look up more about him and send a nice email into his office commending his behavior...)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., protested, raising his voice as his microphone went off, came back on, and went off again.
And the question now becomes... Who handed him the mic to start out with??
"We are not besmirching the honor of the United States, we are trying to uphold it," he said.
:gag: Now, was that before or after they spit on our veterans, refused to say the pledge CORRECTLY and burned our flag?
Democrats asked for the hearing, the 11th the committee has held on the act since April, saying past hearings had been too slanted toward witnesses who supported the law. The four witnesses were from groups, including Amnesty International USA and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, that have questioned the constitutionality of some aspects of the act, which allows law enforcement greater authority to investigate suspected terrorists.
Anything that has the word "International" in it... Let's just put it "nicely" and say that I don't give a darn about their opinions, shall we?
And what's wrong with giving out "greater authority" to our law enforcement when they're chasing down terrorists again? I'm so confused... :dripping sarcasm:
Nadler said Sensenbrenner, one of the authors of the Patriot Act, was "rather rude, cutting everybody off in mid-sentence with an attitude of total hostility."
You mean he didn't stay for your entire hysterical rant? As in, he stayed for SOME of it??
Wow, is Sensenbrenner a nice guy or what?? Since I would have blocked the door and not allowed slimeballs like this lowlife in at all...
Tempers flared when Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., accused Amnesty International of endangering the lives of Americans in uniform by referring to the prison at Guantanamo Bay as a "gulag." Sensenbrenner didn't allow the Amnesty representative, Chip Pitts, to respond until Nadler raised a "point of decency."
Again, who let the pinko-commis in? And Idiots International didn't NEED to respond, their head loser already said the other day that there was NO PROOF behind the comments his organization had made!
And go Mike Pence, btw! (Why does Indiana get decent senators while we end up with Mike DeWhine and Voin-a-bitch?)
Sensenbrenner's spokesman, Jeff Lungren, said the hearing had lasted two hours and "the chairman was very accommodating, giving members extra time."
Sensey for (political) sainthood?
James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, speaking immediately after Sensenbrenner left, voiced dismay over the proceedings. "I'm troubled about what kind of lesson this gives" to the rest of the world, he told the Democrats remaining in the room.
Perhaps the message is "we're in the MAJORITY God damn it, and we don't have to take you bitching anymore" and it's too friendly and should be edited for future use?
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, in a statement, said the hearing was an example of Republican abuse of power and she would ask House Speaker Dennis Hastert to order an apology from Sensenbrenner.
And I hope Hastert tears up that request while she's standing there...
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By JIM ABRAMS
The Associated Press
Friday, June 10, 2005; 11:03 PM
WASHINGTON -- The Republican chairman walked off with the gavel, leaving Democrats shouting into turned-off microphones at a raucous hearing Friday on the Patriot Act.
Why don't they try this more often? I mean, it's what I would do... If I could manage to restrain myself from punching dear ol' Nancy in the face, of course! ;)
The House Judiciary Committee hearing, with the two sides accusing each other of being irresponsible and undemocratic, came as President Bush was urging Congress to renew those sections of the post-Sept. 11 counterterrorism law set to expire in September.
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., chairman of the panel, abruptly gaveled the meeting to an end and walked out, followed by other Republicans. Sensenbrenner declared that much of the testimony, which veered into debate over the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, was irrelevant.
Yay Sensey! You tell them who's boss! (I think I like this guy... I should look up more about him and send a nice email into his office commending his behavior...)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., protested, raising his voice as his microphone went off, came back on, and went off again.
And the question now becomes... Who handed him the mic to start out with??
"We are not besmirching the honor of the United States, we are trying to uphold it," he said.
:gag: Now, was that before or after they spit on our veterans, refused to say the pledge CORRECTLY and burned our flag?
Democrats asked for the hearing, the 11th the committee has held on the act since April, saying past hearings had been too slanted toward witnesses who supported the law. The four witnesses were from groups, including Amnesty International USA and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, that have questioned the constitutionality of some aspects of the act, which allows law enforcement greater authority to investigate suspected terrorists.
Anything that has the word "International" in it... Let's just put it "nicely" and say that I don't give a darn about their opinions, shall we?
And what's wrong with giving out "greater authority" to our law enforcement when they're chasing down terrorists again? I'm so confused... :dripping sarcasm:
Nadler said Sensenbrenner, one of the authors of the Patriot Act, was "rather rude, cutting everybody off in mid-sentence with an attitude of total hostility."
You mean he didn't stay for your entire hysterical rant? As in, he stayed for SOME of it??
Wow, is Sensenbrenner a nice guy or what?? Since I would have blocked the door and not allowed slimeballs like this lowlife in at all...
Tempers flared when Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., accused Amnesty International of endangering the lives of Americans in uniform by referring to the prison at Guantanamo Bay as a "gulag." Sensenbrenner didn't allow the Amnesty representative, Chip Pitts, to respond until Nadler raised a "point of decency."
Again, who let the pinko-commis in? And Idiots International didn't NEED to respond, their head loser already said the other day that there was NO PROOF behind the comments his organization had made!
And go Mike Pence, btw! (Why does Indiana get decent senators while we end up with Mike DeWhine and Voin-a-bitch?)
Sensenbrenner's spokesman, Jeff Lungren, said the hearing had lasted two hours and "the chairman was very accommodating, giving members extra time."
Sensey for (political) sainthood?
James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, speaking immediately after Sensenbrenner left, voiced dismay over the proceedings. "I'm troubled about what kind of lesson this gives" to the rest of the world, he told the Democrats remaining in the room.
Perhaps the message is "we're in the MAJORITY God damn it, and we don't have to take you bitching anymore" and it's too friendly and should be edited for future use?
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, in a statement, said the hearing was an example of Republican abuse of power and she would ask House Speaker Dennis Hastert to order an apology from Sensenbrenner.
And I hope Hastert tears up that request while she's standing there...
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posted by Sebosmile @ 1:03 PM
1 Comments:
At Sunday, June 12, 2005 7:02:00 PM,
Elizabeth said…
Hey Shannona I'm going to say you figured out the "bold" thing cuz I think I see some bold stuff (bold as in smashing but also bold as in, the font is different) here in this way cool post about the GOP finally getting some backbone and delivering a grade-A smackdown to demoncrats who are still in denial about the fact that they are minority people with teen tiny non-fertile constituencies, including abortionists, contraceptors, and gays.
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