Louisiana House unknowingly votes for stimulus override

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http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20090519/NEWS11/90519014/1060/NEWS01

BATON ROUGE — The House has unanimously agreed to override Gov. Bobby Jindal's rejection of $98 million in federal stimulus dollars to expand Louisiana unemployment benefits. But it's unlikely most House members even knew what they were voting for.


Democratic Rep. Avon Honey quietly slipped the language to sidestep Jindal's refusal of the stimulus dollars into another unemployment bill on the House floor Monday evening. There was no discussion about what the changes did.

The House then quickly approved the bill, which initially hadn't been controversial, and sent it to the Senate for debate.
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I am laughing SO HARD at the assholes in my homestate right now! Representative Henry... you are the shit!

[Winterblues]

1. RIGHT!!!!!!!

Yep they didn't know anything.....That is their excuse...These guys are really pathetic..

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2. but one person seized the moment

and now the scumbag repukes in Louisiana cant further drive it into the ground.. Big Ups to Rep Honey for getting the job done!

[Winterblues]

3. Oh don't get me wrong, this is a good thing

I am just always amazed at how stupid, Republicans think, the American people are. This is their excuse to their base to keep them in somewhat good graces while still getting much needed funding. It passed because they didn't know about it...Right!!! What is funny about this excuse if one were to give it any thought is they are admitting to complete negligence on their part in representing their constituents. They are supposed to read bills before voting on them. That is their job and they are saying they didn't bother...

[book_worm]

4. Avon did LBJ proud.

[jsamuel]

5. part of me wonders if this wasn't planned so that Republicans could get it passed, but not lose

conservative creds

[underpants]

6. Ooh! Jindal will be back in the press!

YES!

[Egalitariat]

7. I would bet that most legislators don't know what's in the bills they vote on

And that becomes more true the further you go up in government.