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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 12:58 AM

AJTheMan (288 posts)

What the frack? North Carolina lawmaker accidentally votes to legalize fracking

Source: Yahoo! News

A North Carolina lawmaker says she feels "rotten" after accidentally voting to override the veto of a bill to legalize fracking—the controversial technique of extracting natural gas—in the state.

Rep. Becky Carney, a Democrat from Mecklenburg, said she accidentally voted late Monday to override the governor's veto after asking fellow Democrats to uphold it. The House voted 72-47 against the veto—with Carney's vote clinching the number of votes needed for the override.

After realizing her error, Carney could be heard on the House floor saying, ""Oh, my God—it won't let me change my vote."

Under state law, lawmakers can change their vote if they make a mistake—unless their vote changes the outcome.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/fracking-lawmaker-accidentally-votes-legalize-carolina-183007231.html

The Speaker of the House said that there is a green button and a red button...and that they should know which one to push.

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What the frack? North Carolina lawmaker accidentally votes to legalize fracking (Original post)	AJTheMan	Jul 2012	OP
Not too bright	Angry Dragon	Jul 2012	#1
carelessness, not watage.	lonestarnot	Jul 2012	#4
I wonder what that was worth.	nineteen50	Jul 2012	#2
I agree. She was paid.	juajen	Jul 2012	#17
Accidents like that don't happen. She was paid off like a good little blue dog. nt	valerief	Jul 2012	#19
Ouch!	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#3
doh!	Suji to Seoul	Jul 2012	#5
When does she start working at Chesapeake Energy? nt	OnyxCollie	Jul 2012	#6
I wonder though if it really was an accident or if she is just saying that to cover	cstanleytech	Jul 2012	#7
My guess - odds are that she is attempting to gain cover.	NorthCarolina	Jul 2012	#13
This message was hidden by jury decision.	jorgebob28	Jul 2012	#8
Yikes, that's an interesting law. I can see the justification for it.	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#9
one thing I know, Becky Carney is a shill for Coca-Cola, a truly wicked multinational firm	stockholmer	Jul 2012	#10
Gosh ... how convenient!	Nihil	Jul 2012	#11
BECKY CARNEY, LEADING CREATOR OF CYNICS 2012!	drynberg	Jul 2012	#12
Just like the chair of our local P&Z said she made a "mistake" when she voted anti-environment on an	wordpix	Jul 2012	#14
Facepalm	supernova	Jul 2012	#15
"...unless it changes the outcome"?	primavera	Jul 2012	#16
Ah yes, the "accidental vote" ploy.	sofa king	Jul 2012	#18

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 01:03 AM

Angry Dragon (24,073 posts)

1. Not too bright

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 01:14 AM

lonestarnot (71,133 posts)

4. carelessness, not watage.

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 01:10 AM

nineteen50 (828 posts)

2. I wonder what that was worth.

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 12:17 PM

juajen (7,892 posts)

17. I agree. She was paid.

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 09:35 PM

valerief (35,675 posts)

19. Accidents like that don't happen. She was paid off like a good little blue dog. nt

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 01:12 AM

Spitfire of ATJ (7,359 posts)

3. Ouch!

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 01:32 AM

Suji to Seoul (1,921 posts)

5. doh!

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 01:39 AM

OnyxCollie (6,554 posts)

6. When does she start working at Chesapeake Energy? nt

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 01:46 AM

cstanleytech (5,294 posts)

7. I wonder though if it really was an accident or if she is just saying that to cover

her butt.

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 10:27 AM

NorthCarolina (6,764 posts)

13. My guess - odds are that she is attempting to gain cover.

So typical of American politics now days. Those with the cash will ALWAYS win....regardless of party affiliation.

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 04:30 AM

joshcryer (39,729 posts)

9. Yikes, that's an interesting law. I can see the justification for it.

But still, she seems genuinely upset about it. Totally fucked.

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 06:44 AM

stockholmer (3,751 posts)

10. one thing I know, Becky Carney is a shill for Coca-Cola, a truly wicked multinational firm

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She praises 'public-private partnerships in this video. I wonder if that extends to oil drilling/fracking as well. We shall see how this plays out.

love the comment about the video:

You've got one job to do...push a button. And you can't even do that right.

DBCOOPER888 12 hours ago

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 07:25 AM

Nihil (11,234 posts)

11. Gosh ... how convenient!

> The House voted 72-47 against the veto—with Carney's vote clinching
> the number of votes needed for the override.

I'm sure that there will be an appropriate "donation" to her "campaign"
to help her to get over feeling "rotten".

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 07:46 AM

drynberg (486 posts)

12. BECKY CARNEY, LEADING CREATOR OF CYNICS 2012!

Well done, sweetie, here's your bribe, I mean reward, I mean campaign donation.

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 10:30 AM

wordpix (12,478 posts)

14. Just like the chair of our local P&Z said she made a "mistake" when she voted anti-environment on an

application that destroyed the neighborhood.

I call BS

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 10:43 AM

supernova (39,138 posts)

15. Facepalm

What else can I say? I live here in this dumbass state.

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 10:59 AM

primavera (5,137 posts)

16. "...unless it changes the outcome"?

So, in other words, you can only change your vote if there's no point in bothering to change your vote? Why bother then allowing people to change their votes, why not just prohibit people from changing their votes altogether?

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Wed Jul 4, 2012, 12:38 PM

sofa king (8,689 posts)

18. Ah yes, the "accidental vote" ploy.

I'm sure she'll be "accidentally" taking an all-expense paid vacation to the Caymans this winter, too.

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