Another broken promise
May 14th, 2008 by SpokesbloggerAt yesterday’s hearing on why Democrats chose to violate the rules of the House and turn over a vote that didn’t go in their favor, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer admitted that yet another one of their promises would be broken.
According to CQ Today, “one of the dramatic changes Democrats imposed to show they had ended a ‘culture of corruption’ now is on the rocks.”
That’s right - the Dems have decided to break yet another promise. Rep. Hoyer doesn’t believe the fifteen minutes allotted for votes is enough time to twist enough arms to keep his minority in line. Oh wait, this isn’t news - they’ve been doing it all along…
The article goes on, “indeed, holding open votes while latecomers register or others switch their position is just as common now as before the rule, and minority party members suspect that good old-fashioned arm-twisting is happening under Democrats…”