Rule Change the repubs didn't want you to notice

[Smartmarzipan]

[youtube:2jr0s3zs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jd-iaYLO1A[/youtube:2jr0s3zs]

As Democrats seethe over GOP tactics, video over rules change goes viral
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/pos ... ingtonpost

The video — which has already attracted more than 702,000 views since being posted to YouTube on Saturday — shows Van Hollen engaging in a parliamentary inquiry with Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who was in the speaker's chair at the time. The two men discussed why Democrats could not bring up a Senate amendment that would provide funding to return the government to normal operations.

Normally an individual lawmaker would be able to force a vote on a bill where there is a dispute between the House and Senate, but on Oct. 1, House Republicans passed a resolution, H. Res. 368, altering the rules to make that impossible.

"The Rules Committee under the rules of the House changed the standing rules of the House of the to take away the right of any member to move to vote to open the government and gave that right exclusively to the Rep leader, is that right?" asked Van Hollen, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee.

"The House adopted that resolution," Chaffetz replied.

Pressing the point, Van Hollen asks, "Why were the rules rigged to keep the government shut down?"

While House leaders of both parties have sometimes changed the rules of the House by a majority vote during pitched political battles, this particular procedural move is much more rare.

At the end of the exchange, Chaffetz denies Van Hollen's attempt to force a vote on the Senate measure, prompting Van Hollen to retort, "Well, Mr. Speaker, democracy's been suspended."

Everyone should see this.

[Jmpty]

But, but, it's the Democrats! They did it.

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Nice..the minority has given themselves imperial power..  :Hangman:

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Louise Slaughter D-NY basically called them out on their bullshit on CNN. To bad nobody will know it..

[Smartmarzipan]

Louise Slaughter D-NY basically called them out on their bullshit on CNN. To bad nobody will know it..

Here she is...

[youtube:3h4kot1u]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEjt7NfNk7c[/youtube:3h4kot1u]

Interestingly enough, I went to Google and the CNN website to look for the story of Louise Slaughter calling the Rules Change and "atrocity", and couldn't find it on CNN.

I found the story elsewhere.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/1 ... f=politics

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Well...perfectly reasonable to suspend democracy in order for rubes to sabotage a health care law...and..oh yeah..shut down the federal government and put thousands, perhaps even millions out of work..  :roll:

[Solitary]

It's Obama's fault because he is black. :shock:   #-o    Solitary

[AllPurposeAtheist]

It's Obama's fault because he is black. :shock:   #-o    Solitary

You neglected secret Muslim communist Nazi atheist..  For shame!

[Poison Tree]

It's Obama's fault because he is black. :shock:   #-o    Solitary

You neglected secret Muslim communist Nazi atheist..  For shame!

http://youtu.be/1pwwvBygoFA?t=2m53s

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Oh now you're persecuting christians.. Everyone knows you'll burn in H E double for that! :shock:

On a side note it does seem a bitter sweet thing to watch the fleabaggers crash and burn in slow motion, eh? :-P

[Colanth]

I wonder what would happen if the Senate passed a rule that only Democratic senators could vote in the Senate?