Anyone else watching the House session right now?

[Breeze54]

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cs_cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

If so, what have I missed? :shrug: I just tuned in.

[spanone]

1. Yea, where do they find these assholes like Patrick McHenry. Smart ass shit.

where do they find these fucking mental midgets

[IChing]

2. I just turned it on myself

they are talking about the energy bill, republican just did a motion to adjourn.

[IChing]

3. The foreign intelligence bill will be voted on today too.

[Breeze54]

7. I caught that part... "Just ride a bicycle" crapola!

Thanks.

[flobee1]

8. sounds good to me

just did 20 miles in an hour and a half:headbang:


Why do repugs think conservation is so radical of an Idea?

[rodeodance]

10. I caught that MOCKERY-------

[oldgrowth]

4. More Dems better show up for this vote

[in_cog_ni_to]

5. Yep. Watching and NOTHING has happened. The repukes just called for adjournment

Looks like they're voting on that now.

The Senate FISA bill will be up later.:( Hopefully they'll kill it!

[Dr.Phool]

6. They can't kill it. They don't have the votes.

:sarcasm:

[spanone]

9. does this motion to adjourn mean they go home?

[Breeze54]

11. That's all they want to do, go home! I hear talking on the floor again....

The guy talking right now is putting me back to sleep.

Voting...

Motion is not adopted.

:shrug:

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. If it passed, yes, but it won't pass. Sometimes it's used just to get people to the floor.

:hi:

[spanone]

13. thanks, my ignorance is stunning. they play funny games with parliamentary procedure

[in_cog_ni_to]

25. The only reason I know that is because a C-SPAN guy explained what they were doing yesterday with

the "Motion to Adjourn." Heather Wilson was pissed off yesterday because the Dems wouldn't let her add her idiotic amendment to their FISA bill, so she made a motion to adjourn, a REAL ONE, but it failed because the Dems have a Majority....ha ha...:)

Then, if they're getting close to a vote, they'll use the motion to give the members a heads up to get to the floor for the vote. Those fail to pass.

At the end of the day they also make a motion to adjourn, pass it and leave for the day.:)

Probably more than you ever wanted to know about "motion to Adjourn." LOL!

[Breeze54]

14. Thanks! I needed that!

:hangover:

:rofl:

[spanone]

15. Have ANY Democrats spoken this morning????????????

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[Subdivisions]

21. Nope. It's all republics so far this morning. In fact , it seems

have been controlling almost all the time since Wednesday or Thursday.

[oldgrowth]

16. Nuts!!!Nuclear,Clean coal ???

[spanone]

17. this dumbass wants to bring back COAL.....who elects these dicks?

[Breeze54]

19. Stupid dicks.

:shrug:

[burythehatchet]

27. stupidER dicks

[IChing]

18. Coal, Coal, Coal, this is Coal!!!! some Republican screaming on the floor.

turning it into gasoline ........sorry buddy ....it is not cost effective

[RepublicanElephant]

20. watching with "mute" button on...

...and playing circus music whenever repubs start ranting and whining.

[IChing]

24. Democrat speaking now

saying are we going to turn the page on the oil, nuclear and coal subsidies

[jazzjunkysue]

29. Wow! I've never tried that! Great idea. n/t.

[Breeze54]

31. "..playing circus music whenever repubs start ranting and whining"

:rofl:

[IChing]

22. Now another vote or bill to attack the democrats on the

stuff that happened last Thursday night.

[spanone]

23. david dreier STFU

[givemebackmycountry]

26. I can't do it. I'm sorry. I watched for 6 hours yesterday.

When they pulled that bullshit with Bohener screaming about Murtha, my head almost exploded and I damn near had a heart attack.
This morning, I was listening to Washington Journal and these STUPID FUCKING REPUKES were calling into with their "Democrats this and Democrats that" bullshit.
I'm sorry, my anger has reached the point where I think it will impact my sanity if I watch any more of this shit.

It almost seems like America just CAN'T WAIT to turn this country into a fascist police state and do away with our Constitution.

I hate these weak, traitorous, sheep.

They are killing our Democracy, and they want to do so without interference.

Fuck 'em -

They want this piece of shit country - they can have it.
The one I remember is DEAD.

I'm sorry.
I'm heartbroken.
I'm unreasonable.
I'm watching my country die and I know it ain't coming back.

My screen name is "givemebackmycountry"
This morning I think I realized that ain't NEVER going to happen.

[Breeze54]

28. No need to apologize. Take a break, we need you!

I took a break for a few days too. I was getting a lot of indigestion.

:hug:

Come back later and rested to fight another day! ;)

[jazzjunkysue]

30. The only chance the Dems have is to either vote it down or ignore it.

Just go home and leave B* hanging.

They've got to stand their ground and take the hits. Ignore the monkey. Period.

[IChing]

32. Nancy is speaking now

[Breeze54]

33. Who was standing and talking?

I couldn't see who it was.

[IChing]

34. Who else? We can only guess

A decent bill but it will be trashed in the senate or vetoed.

[bluedog]

35. question?.the senate passed a bill

the house is working on it.....don't they have to confer before it really goes to bush?.....that could take s month or so right?.....so whats the rush?

[in_cog_ni_to]

39. The Senate Bill goes to the House, IF passed, it goes back to the Senate, signed and sent to the

the psycho. IF the House AMENDS the Senate Bill, it goes back to the Senate and IF the Senate AGREES with the amended bill, the Senate Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House sign it and it goes to the psycho to sign or veto. IF they DO NOT AGREE with the amended bill, it goes to a joint conference where they work out the details, Senate Tempore and House Speaker signs it and it THEN goes to the psycho for signing or a veto.

My question is: IF the House passes the Senate bill unamended, will Byrd and Pelosi just sign it? Or does the Senate have to be back in session to do that?

IF the bill IS amended, will the Senate reconvene to approve or disapprove?

Here's where it's all explained:

http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/legprocessflowchart.pdf

This didn't copy/paste very well, but you can get the drift by the emphasis I added:


Legislative Process: How a Senate Bill Becomes a Law


House Action
House of Representatives
House Chamber and House
Committees
Bill is passed by the House of
Representatives and delivered
back to the Senate
House Reading Clerk
House Chamber
If not amended by House, bill is
enrolled in the Senate
Enrolling Clerk
Senate Chamber
Enrolled bill is signed
(see attachment #5)
President Pro Tempore of the
Senate and the Speaker of the
House
U.S. Capitol
Bill is delivered to White House
Overseen by Secretary of the
Senate
The bill is signed into law or
vetoed
(see attachment #6)
President

OR bill is amended by House of
Representatives
Representative
House Chamber
Amended bill is delivered to the
Senate
House Reading Clerk
Senate Chamber
Senate may disagree to House
Amendment and requests a
conference
Senators
Senate Chamber

[bluedog]

41. thanks

so this bill could be ties up quite a while.......the house Democrats do not want the AG to have that kind of power...........

[in_cog_ni_to]

42. It sure sounds like it! Unless the repukes have another evil plan up their sleeves.

:( Who knows what they'll do?

[IChing]

36. West Virginia Democrat pushing for coal.....what a surprise

[Breeze54]

37. I know it's kind of silly but everytime I hear

a southern accent speaking? I cringe and have to go
look at the screen to see if they have a D or an R.

[Babsbrain]

38. FYI...Shimkus (R) Illinois

On the floor braying for coal.

Why? His third highest campaign donor is Ameren Corp....Illinois power company using coal. Their website even acknowledges that the emissions are dangerous to humans.

[hatrack]

40. No. What's the point?

The "majority" party in Congress (some call them the Democrats) are just going to roll over and ask to have their tummies rubbed by Commander Assclown and his politically unassailable 26% approval rating.

And then, they'll get that "shocked and surprised" look on their face when the lighter fluid spraying their furry wriggling Bush-approval-seeking bodies is quickly followed by the burning kitchen match.