John Massey -> Ross Sauer wrote:
 JM> Ross Sauer -> John Massey wrote:
 >>>> I've seen now Bob, what the GOP strategy is for 2008.
 >>>> First off, a bill that would have funded recounts in disputed
 JM> elections
 >>>> died in the House after republicans voted to refuse to
allow it to the
 >>>> floor for a vote.

 >>> The Democrats hold the House.

 RS>> A 2/3rds majority was needed for this bill.

 RS>> When New Jersey Democratic Rep. Rush Holt?s Emergency Assistance for
 RS>> Secure Elections Act came up for a vote in the House Administration
 RS>> Committee on April 2, the Republicans on the committee gave it their
 RS>> unanimous support. But two weeks later, those same Republican members
 RS>> voted against moving the bill to the House floor. It would have
 JM> taken a
 RS>> two-thirds vote to push the bill to the floor; with most House
 RS>> Republicans opposed, the bill didn?t make it that far.

 JM> I checked

 JM> Apr 15, 2008: This bill failed in the House of Representatives by roll
 JM> call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut
 JM> debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority. The
 JM> totals were 239 Ayes, 178 Nays, 14 Present/Not Voting.

 JM> SO it did make it to the Floor for a vote by the full house.

Watch Sauer go silent on this.

Ed

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