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The U.S. House Erupts Into Chaos After LGBT Protection Amendment Narrowly Fails
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Fattah
Hinojosa
Johnson, E. B.
Swalwell (CA)
Takai
Those are the 5 Non-voting Democrats that could have gotten this passed.
Pai Pai Master
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The rights of a bunch of "fags and trannies" are less important the rights of corporations.
About half of our government feels this way apparently.
The LGBT community are not seen as human beings by them. They're an evil "agenda" forcing regular people to change the way they live their lives. Instead of giving trans people the dignity to choose where they shit and piss, we need to defend women and children from getting raped by the swarms of men in drag just waiting for the opportunity to use the bathroom of their choice.
Can't you see? Our very way of life is under constant attack by these freaks. We have to stop them, shaming and bullying and beating them for choosing to be who they are is simply not enough.
That seems counterproductive. Instead of criticizing the people who actually acted in a malicious way and have the power not to, we should go after misguided voters who are not in positions of power?
BreezyLimbo
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No, they really don't. It's exactly the party the "people" deserve.
The 213 republicans who voted no probably had more of an impact.
This speaks to the Whip not knowing the count and if you are going to have a vote like this you need everyone in town.
horrible
Because they're voted in by districts where communities of people agree with their views.
Those 5 dems weren't there for various reasons. Check a few posts up
Honestly I can see voting against it because it might have caused the appropriations bill to go down in flames.
But that just circles around to the nonsense that is allowing lawmakers to throw unrelated riders into bills that turn them into political footballs to kick around instead of doing their jobs.
But that just circles around to the nonsense that is allowing lawmakers to throw unrelated riders into bills that turn them into political footballs to kick around instead of doing their jobs.
Randolph Freelander
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More like the 5 NV Democrats that could have gotten 5 more Republicans to switch their votes so it still failed.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
I personally blame the guy with pancreatic cancer, not the 220 republicans
NullPointer
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So much this.
At least stand and be counted you so-called leaders and representatives of the people.
So spineless.
Laevateinn
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This is misplaced when one is being investigated for corruption, one has cancer, one is basically retired and the other two have been absent a lot recently. It's not like they didn't want to attach themselves to this specifically.
Blame the Republicans or the people who didn't vote in the midterms that allowed such a lopsided congress.
Yeah, Republicans would have likely twisted more arms to stop the amendment even if those 5 Dems were there.
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R10Neymarfan
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The only people to blame are the ones that didn't come out to vote in 2014.
And it's because of shit like "both parties are the same and that why I don't vote because it doesn't matter" bullshit
And it's because of shit like "both parties are the same and that why I don't vote because it doesn't matter" bullshit
To Far Away Times
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I wonder what goes through the mind of a republican when they vote to allow companies to discriminate against the LGBT community?
Do they miss the Jim Crow laws?
Do they even feel a little guilt, or is it strictly a "holier than thou" thing?
Do they miss the Jim Crow laws?
Do they even feel a little guilt, or is it strictly a "holier than thou" thing?
It seems as if it makes them relish in delight, more than anything.
"look at all of our evangelical votes keeping us in office!"
Laevateinn
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Judging from some of the Republicans I've known. They don't care one bit. To many, politics is a sport and not about the real issues. Their concern is that Democrats want this so they're opposed. A lot of Republicans aren't particularly religious or pro-business, they're just trolls that hate Democrats and the Left. If Democrats hadn't attached their party to this so directly, Republicans wouldn't be as obstructionist about it but they need to distinguish themselves somehow so hate the gays it is.
They all should be put on blast for everyone to hear.
Ding ding. There were 29 more R's in the reserves if it came down to it.
Frankly I'm surprised it was so close. Clearly just a mistake by the GOP not getting their ducks in a row beforehand. It'd be nice if we could count on Republicans to actually do the right thing on occasion, but that's a dream for another day.
Yes, lets assault the guy with pancreatic cancer.
They're afraid to be challenged by someone even further right.
They will have received campaign contributions or are currently being lobbied by companies who benefit from other conservative tenets such as low regulation and taxes. LGBT discrimination is simply a tool to mobilize the base in order to implement these financial policies.
If they do not do it, someone else will be happy to.
I'm sure that Rep. Takai, who's currently in hospital and dying of pancreatic cancer, will be cowed and shamed thoroughly.
That's not completely true, I think Mimi Walters' 45 district is down here in OC. Not that I'd could tell her apart from the other reprehensible rich white conservatives that plague this area.
SoRuffShoNuff
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Would you like to be the first to blast someone with pancreatic cancer for not being there to vote?
Shake Appeal
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Seriously. People can't attend every house vote for a host of reasons, people. Maybe blame the 213 people actively voting this down.
Only one of those sound like a valid excuse to not be there to do the one fucking job you were voted in to do. I mean, if liberals can't even hold their own party accountable how the fuck can you hold the party you don't vote for because you already know how they are going to vote. That's the whole point of voting for Democrat, supposedly.
RumblingRosco
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I'd argue that these five, even without their potentially reasonable excuses for being absent, shouldn't be blamed. Blame the people that voted for discrimination first, at least, before we blame the people that didn't participate at all.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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A lot of super conservative areas in California.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
but its so much easier to blame democrats for discrimination than republicans
googleplex
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You mean the "Establishment"???!!! Fuck those guys..
Laevateinn
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Fattah's trial is ongoing. He definitely can't make it. You can't blame a guy who's retiring for not showing up when the house is so lopsided right now. This is likely the only vote this term where 1 or 2 votes mattered. As for the other two, who knows why they're gone but they might be doing local events or constituent services. Maybe they're just slacking who knows? According to govtrack, Swalwell has one of the best attendance records in Congress so I wouldn't blame him at all for unfortunate timing.
You shouldn't blame the people who missed the vote when there were a number of people who actively voted this down and several of them who switched their vote at the last minute. You might as well be saying that the Democrats and the Republicans are the same.
SoRuffShoNuff
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What makes you so sure that if 4 of the five you deemed didnt have valid excuses were there to vote that 4 more republicans wouldnt have switched?
Laevateinn
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Also, had any of those 4 shown up to vote, the Republicans would have just pressured that many more to switch before closing the vote. This is all a shell game.
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