"Grown-Ups need to be treaeted as Grown-Ups" and not simply slapped on the wrist and sent to the time out chair.
..."Our absence on the House (click here) floor during the oath of office ceremony for the 112th Congress - while not intentional - fell short of this standard by creating uncertainty regarding our standing in this body," they said. "We regret that this incident adversely affected House proceedings and apologize for any individual inconvenience our actions may have caused."...
There are also strong ethical considerations.
Mr. Sessons spoke at great length before any votes were cast when he should not have even been on the floor of the House. The entire vote has to be thrown out and the bills rescinded.
...On the very first day of the 112th Congress, (click here) three members were missing when Speaker John Boehner administered the oath of office to members-elect. One Democrat, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), had an excused absence because of a meeting in his district about a local veterans hospital. Two Republicans just flat-out missed it.
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and incoming Rep Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) cast their votes in favor of John Boehner for Speaker, but then made their way down below the basement of the Capitol to the Capitol Visitors Center, where Fitzpatrick's constituents were waiting....
One Congressman had respect for the Constitution and the Swearing In Ceremony by requesting an excused absence for circumstances beyond his control. THAT is grossly different than simply dismissing the constitutional ceremony as if a matter of inconvenience. When is Speaker Boner handle his authority correctly rather than dividiing his loyalty to the country and its constittion along party lines?
If the answer is never, then there needs to be a review of all these issues by the Democrats to record one of the most irreverent Congress Sessions of modern times and what exactly has to be done about it.
The Repuglicans are not capable of governing. They have been. Today the GOP is so debased the competency and integrity of the House Proceedings is severely in question. This is more of the Tom DeLay "Hammer" mess and we all know where he is today.
There are also strong ethical considerations.
Mr. Sessons spoke at great length before any votes were cast when he should not have even been on the floor of the House. The entire vote has to be thrown out and the bills rescinded.
...On the very first day of the 112th Congress, (click here) three members were missing when Speaker John Boehner administered the oath of office to members-elect. One Democrat, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), had an excused absence because of a meeting in his district about a local veterans hospital. Two Republicans just flat-out missed it.
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and incoming Rep Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) cast their votes in favor of John Boehner for Speaker, but then made their way down below the basement of the Capitol to the Capitol Visitors Center, where Fitzpatrick's constituents were waiting....
One Congressman had respect for the Constitution and the Swearing In Ceremony by requesting an excused absence for circumstances beyond his control. THAT is grossly different than simply dismissing the constitutional ceremony as if a matter of inconvenience. When is Speaker Boner handle his authority correctly rather than dividiing his loyalty to the country and its constittion along party lines?
If the answer is never, then there needs to be a review of all these issues by the Democrats to record one of the most irreverent Congress Sessions of modern times and what exactly has to be done about it.
The Repuglicans are not capable of governing. They have been. Today the GOP is so debased the competency and integrity of the House Proceedings is severely in question. This is more of the Tom DeLay "Hammer" mess and we all know where he is today.
