Vote to defund Cheney this morning.

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/28/vote-to-defund-cheney-this-morning/

Vote to defund Cheney this morning.

Rep. Rahm Emanuel’s (D-IL) amendment to restrict the $4.75 million budget for the Vice President’s Office will be voted on today, with debate beginning around 11:30 AM. (Read the text of the legislation HERE.) In a statement this morning, Emanuel addressed Cheney’s supposed reversal yesterday:

As you know, the Vice President previously claimed he was exempt from an executive order governing classified materials because his office is not an “entity within the executive branch.” Yesterday, the Vice President changed his argument, saying he remained exempt from the order because he is a member of the executive branch.

While the excuses may have changed, the Vice President’s willingness to ignore the rules remains just as strong as ever. Democrats are prepared to hold the Vice President accountable and ensure that no one in our government is above the law.

A graph from Emanuel:

[npincus]

1. LOL

:rofl:

Damn! We need a much bigger majority.

[wtmusic]

2. He hardly needs the money

and this will give him an even greater alibi for avoiding oversight on spying.

If it actually passed, it could backfire.

[Imagevision]

3. If Cheney doesn't get his way it'll be amazing...!

[blondeatlast]

4. The only dissenting Democrat will be Lieberman, right? According to the media, anyhow... nt

[aquart]

6. Lieberman is NOT a Democrat.

[blondeatlast]

9. I know, I know--it was a joke, hence the MSM reference. nt

[MiniMe]

8. This is a house vote, not a Senate vote

However, when it gets to the Senate, I'm sure that Lieberman will be voting for this crooked administration.

[blondeatlast]

10. Correct you are--I had a little grey matter hiccup. nt

[blogslut]

5. I'll be watching

:)

[Deep13]

7. Man, that purse-power is a bitch.

It is not a very radical move. When I was on my town finance committee in the 80s, we had a department that refused to comply with our requests to dicuss their budget. We zero-funded the whole department. That brought the commissioners in a hurry.

[defendandprotect]

11. Suspend Cheney's Security Clearances --

[CTM1978]

12. Why not send the FEDs to Halliburton and give Darth a fucking HEART KILLER!

Before they leave the scene of the crime, i.e, run off to Dubai.