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October 5, 2004
Will the Draft be Back Back? Part II
In response to my earlier post apparently the answer is a resounding "No" as the House voted 402-2 against a draft bill put on the floor by Congressman Charles Rangel. The only two votes for the bill came from Democrats John Murtha and Pete Stark who supported the bill despite a the urging of the aforementioned author. The AP quotes Rangel explaining his vote:
"I would not advise anybody that's running for election as a Democrat to vote for this," said Rangel, who contended Republicans abused parliamentary standards to rush a vote to the floor without hearings or discussion. "It's a prostitution of the legislative process," he said.
Since the bill takes about 1 minute to read and its intent is crystal clear I don't know what "hearings or discussion" were necessary. Hence, I translate this as: "Democrats, don't vote for my bill or you will pay for it at the polls."
Even though the elections can bring out the worst in politics, examples like this make you wish you could hold politicians accountable once a month instead of once every two, four or six years.
Posted by Peter Mork at October 5, 2004 5:17 PM
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