House Formally Rebukes Wilson for Shouting ‘You Lie’

[Piewhacket]

Source: NY Times

House Formally Rebukes Wilson for Shouting ‘You Lie’
By CARL HULSE
Published: September 15, 2009

WASHINGTON — Representative Joe Wilson was formally rebuked by the House on Tuesday for his outburst during President Obama’s health care address. The vote came after a Congressional clash over civility that showcased the deep partisan divisions in the House.

In a mainly party line vote of 240 to 179, the House held that by shouting “You lie” during the president’s speech Mr. Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, committed a “breach of decorum and degraded the proceedings of the joint session, to the discredit of the House.”

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/us/politics/16wilson....

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I looked in vain for this story on DU. What happened to it?
Its like an army of 'unrec'ers' descended on DU.
You just gotta wonder, because DUers ought to be a little pissed about
Wilson's light treatment. But whats even more unbelievable is 12 Dems
voted against the motion to 'disapprove' his 'breach of decorum'.

here's the vote http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll699.xml
can anyone pick out the 12 democrats who voted nay?

[maddezmom]

1. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...