Speaking of elections


Most of you all who follow other blogs probably already heard about this. I think this is a sign the Republicans in government are finally overreaching. Censuring a U.S. Representative for criminal actions, or personal attacks on another member, is one thing. Censuring a U.S. Representative for saying unpleasant things about your party is another. Her statements were much less offensive than Dick Cheney telling Pat Leahey "Go fuck yourself". But I don't see the Senate passing a resolution censuring him.

First Coast News | Top Stories: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives censured Brown after a shouting match on the House floor Thursday night.

The argument started during a debate over HR-4818. The bill would provide international monitoring of the November presidential election. Congress has been considering an outside monitor due to all the confusion over the last election, and the 'hanging chads' in Florida.

Representative Brown said, 'I come from Florida, where you and others participated in what I call the United States coup d'etat. We need to make sure that it doesn't happen again. Over and over again after the election when you stole the election, you came back here and said get over it. No we're not going to get over it and we want verification from the world.'

Those comments drew an immediate objection from Republican members of the House. Leaders moved to strike her comments from the record. The House also censured Brown which kept her from talking on the House floor for the rest of the day.

Congresswoman Brown responded to the matter in a statement late Thursday night. Congresswoman Brown wrote, 'Striking my words from the House floor is just one more example of the Republican Party's attempt to try and cover up what happened during the 2000 election.'

Brown also wrote, 'When the words of Corrine Brown are stricken from the floor, so is the voice of her 600,000 constituents in Florida's 3rd Congressional District.'

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