Sensenbrenner rewrites Democratic amendments

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Rep. Slaughter was on Randi Rhodes' show today discussing this.

http://www.votelouise.com/news/68/the-sensenbrenner-standard-is-another-abuse-of-power

Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY-28), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, delivered the attached statement on the House Floor this morning regarding the gross abuse of power by Chairman James Sensenbrenner and the Majority on the Judiciary Committee this week.

Chairman Sensenbrenner and his staff rewrote the captions of five
Democratic Amendments to distort their meaning and intent in the Judiciary Committee Report on HR 748. The goal of the distortion was to clearly suggest that the amendments were written to protect the rights of sexual predators, which is absolutely false.

Rep. Slaughter stated during her floor speech, ”...to falsely rewrite the intent of an amendment submitted by another member, to intentionally distort its description as being designed to protect sexual predators, is no different than accusing a fellow member of Congress as being apologists for sexual predators themselves. That is in effect what the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee has done here…”

The “Sensenbrenner Standard” is a Clear Abuse of Power

Chairman Sensenbrenner maintains that he was justified in changing the captions, because the language of the amendments did not expressly provide exceptions for grandmothers and grandfathers who also happen to be sexual predators. But the ridiculousness of this argument is easily apparent.

[liberaliraqvet26]

1. We need to put extra money into this race...

and beat that fat bastard. I can't even look at his face without getting sick.

[LittleClarkie]

4. Here

www.bryankennedyforcongress.com

[MaineDem]

2. In the real world this would be an abuse of power

In this bizarro world we're living it, it's par for the course.

Man, I'm disgusted beyond belief by these Republicans. I want to be able to work together but they're making my head explode!

[mzteris]

3. I think he's lost his mind!

from the link: "I asked the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee about this deception yesterday afternoon at the Rules Committee hearing.

And instead of decrying what I certainly expected would be revealed as a mistake by an overzealous staffer…The Chairman stood by those altered amendment descriptions. He made very clear to the Rules Committee that the alterations to these members’ amendments were deliberate.

When pressed as to why his committee staff took such an unprecedented action, the Chairman immediately offered up his own anger over the manner in which Democrats had chosen to debate and oppose this unfortunate piece of legislation we have before us today.

In fact…He said, and I quote…”You don’t like what we wrote about your amendments, and we don’t like what you said about our bill.”


OMG........ I think they are ALL losing their minds. What the H@LL is going on with these guys?????????????

[ClintonTyree]

5. Power madness.......

giving one Party complete and total control is the greatest mistake the people of this country have ever committed. The Slugs are power mad and think they're untouchable and that no one will hold them accountable.
The pendulum will swing in the other direction, and soon. At that moment it will be important that Democrats remember everything the Slugs have done, and MAKE THEM PAY! :grr:
I'd like nothing better than to have the honor of punching Senselessbrenner in his big, fat, stupid face myself. :mad: