Republicans revolt! Refuse to leave the House until energy vote is allowed *update* video added

August 1, 2008by Infidelesto on · Comments

*update* video added

CSPAN Video: John Culbertson on GOP House protest

A great moment of courage for the Republicans. Talk about trying to energize the Conservative base!

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I just heard that the House G.O.P. wrapped up their protest session at 5:05 by singing ‘God Bless America’ and left the chamber with the crowd chanting, ‘USA! USA!’ Unbelievable. Also, I there’s this little tidbit — after the Democrats shut off the microphones, Rep. John Shadegg ran out to turn them on. In an update to the post I linked to earlier, the Politico reports: Apparently, the fiesty Arizona conservative started typing random codes into the chamber’s public address system and accidentally typed the correct code, allowing Republicans brief access to the microphone before it was turned off again.  ‘I love this,’ Shadegg told reporters up in the press gallery afterward. ‘Congress can be so boring. … This is a kick.’ It really looks like Congressional Republicans are getting some of their mojo back.

House Dems turn out the lights but GOP keeps talking

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democrats adjourned the House, turned off the lights and killed the microphones, but Republicans are still on the floor talking gas prices.

Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and other GOP leaders opposed the motion to adjourn the House, arguing that Pelosi’s refusal to schedule a vote allowing offshore drilling is hurting the American economy. They have refused to leave the floor after the adjournment motion passed at 11:23 a.m., and they are busy bashing Pelosi and her fellow Democrats for leaving town for the August recess.

At one point, the lights went off in the House and the microphones were turned off in the chamber, meaning Republicans were talking in the dark. But as Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz..) was speaking, the lights went back on and the microphones were turned on shortly afterward.

But C-SPAN, which has no control over the cameras in the chamber, has stopped broadcasting the House floor, meaning no one was witnessing this except the assembled Republicans, their aides, and one Democrat, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio), who has now left.

Only about a half-dozen Republicans were on the floor when this began, but the crowd has grown to about 20, according to Patrick O’Connor.

hattip: Flopping Aces

  • ender
    nice how obama flips/changes his mind about drilling after Pelosi has recessed congress for their summer break. So their wont be a vote on this anyways.
    So as the big O says "JUST WORDS".
    he will say anything and turn anyway he can to try and win.  so when it does come to a vote, will he 1. flip again 2. just vote "present" or 3. have an event somewhere else and miss the vote?
  • ljcarolyne
    IAC good to get back connected, thought I had lost you to some communist take over, by Pelosi, and Obama.  HA HA!

    Just let the lousy loser Congress go on vacation and not return.  The Congress is shooting themselves in both feet.  Good enough, you can't hide a dirty smelly Demo- rat, so they are seen now for what they are.  Greedy non-caring and all lovey dovey with Obama.  I thought I might get sick watching Pelosi hug and paw Obama all over like they were buds from way back.  Those two love birds, how disgusting!

    Impeach Pelosi!  She's no peach but a hard pill-osi to swallow.  gagwithspoon
    Write your congress today and tell them to take a hike!  Be done with this crap they are dumping on us.  Boston Tea Party (yea) to the Republicans for your stand. - I always loved tea parties, let's roll!
  • Nancy Pelosi and the other Democraps of the Democrap Party went on a long vacation without accomplishing anything because they are not true Americans who care for the American Public.  Pelosi is a loser besides being a pain in the a--.  I'm glad that Republicans remained on the floor in protest to the Democrap's tactics.
  • Kal_El
    Carolyne,

    Actually, Pelosi cannot be impeached, but she CAN be censured, and removed from office. The same should be done with Harry "The Iraq War is lost" Reid. They are both traitors to the United States, in accordance with Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution. Both Pelosi and Reid have provided comfort to the enemies of the United States (Pelosi with Bashar al-Assad in Syria, Reid by attempting to cut funding for our troops during a time of War, and there are several others for which both should be jailed). Not that I put a lot of effort and time into thinking of this sort of thing ;P
  • ljcarolyne
    Kal-El good info to know, I really should be up on Government Issues more and don't know or understand all I need to in matters of this nature.  I am a late bloomer in this regard, sorry to say.  This is why I have gotten so involved in this election blogging, trying to do my part in supporting the Right party and the ones on the Right side for America.  I love my country and of course am for preserving the environment but not to sacrificing our economy which go hand in hand,  I do not want to sacrifice our security ever and if there were better balance, mainly sanity of people running the Government, this would not be a problem.  Poor decisions by desperate evil people who have not got sense enough to get out of the rain.  Pelosi, Reid, Gore, Obama - incl. Muslims, just to name a few, should be run out of the country.  Their day is coming! SOONER THE BETTER
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