Bachmann blocks resolution declaring Hawaii to be Obama’s birthplace.

[RamboLiberal]

Today, Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) introduced a resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hawaii’s statehood. The resolution also proclaims the state as President Obama’s birthplace, a point the Plum Line’s Greg Sargent noted may “put House GOPers who are flirting with birtherism in a jam.” This afternoon on the House floor, Abercrombie spoke of his measure and specifically noted that Obama had been born in Hawaii. “It’s also going to be the birthday in a week or so of President Obama, born in Kapiolani hospital just down the road from where I lived,” he said. Just as the presiding chair of the House, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), was about to declare the resolution passed by voice vote, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) stood and objected:

BACHMANN: Mr. Speaker? I object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present.

REP. ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD): Further procedings on this motion will be postponed.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/27/bachmann-hawaii-resolution-obama/

[rd_kent]

1. I hope she opens her mouth wide enough that we can finally fill it with "STFU" cement!

[Perky]

3. At least you did not say gorilla glue

[rd_kent]

6. Why not? That is an actual product!

[Perky]

2. THe absnece of a qourum is a very typical manuever. particularly at dinnertime

They can not vote on it with out a quorum present.

WHen the House reconvenes it will be taken up again

[tavalon]

19. Because it is so fucking important!

Not

[Bolo Boffin]

4. This is being voted on right now.

So far 22-1.

Who's the one???

ETA: Whoever it was, they changed their mind. It's now 38-0.

[Adelante]

7. Thanks for keeping us informed

:hi:

[Bolo Boffin]

9. You're welcome, and it passed!

No nays, but quite a few abstentions. We'll see if Michelle managed to get down and make her vote known...

[Adelante]

10. YAY!!

:dem: :party:

[rvablue]

8. Thanks for the update and it's hilarious that someone changed their vote!

It's actually more hilarious that they voted that way to begin with but more funny that the little coward had to run back and change it when he/she saw they were the only lunatic doing it.

[4lbs]

23. delete

ignore

[onehandle]

5. She stood up and said, "I am a lunatic and must send a message to my lunatic fans that I am."

Then she wet herself and felt much better.

[Arkana]

18. Then someone snuck up behind her and jammed a syringe full of Thorazine

into her neck.

With a hushed apology to the Speaker for all the trouble she caused, the doctors carried Bachmann out of the House chamber.

[DearAbby]

11. Did you hear that?

They say if you get close enough to Michelle Bachman, you can hear the wind whistling through her ears...



on edit: Replayed the tape a number of times, I could swear I heard the wind section of a band playing a John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes forever" ... A patriotic lass eh?

[Mass]

12. She eventually voted for it, so I guess she was brought back to reason.

[LiberalFighter]

13. Were too many of her constituents calling her office and jumping her ass about it?

[vaberella]

24. Her constituents are highly conservative Repubs (majority wise) so I doubt it.

Other GOPers probably got on her arse about it.

[Adelante]

14. Final Vote: 378-0 with 55 NV

Here

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll647.xml

[windbreeze]

15. That was really pretty clever...doing it that way...commemorating Hawaii's

50th year as a state, at the same time declaring it Obama's birth state...pretty clever...wb

[Thrill]

16. Why aren't they spending time voting on repealing DADT

instead of this bullshit?

[vaberella]

25. This crossed my mind. n/t

[Arkana]

17. I'm hearing now that the resolution was passed.

[Odin2005]

20. That woman is an embarrassment to my state.

[pokerfan]

22. To you and PZ

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/07/republicans_have_become_certif.php">Republicans have become certifiably insane

[bullwinkle428]

21. Can anyone introduce a resolution requiring her to wear a white sheet and hood

any time she steps into the Capitol building?

[Ocracoker16]

26. She is reallly a piece of work

The House is currently working on major legislation and this resolution should have passed through the House very quickly so more important issues could be discussed. Instead, Michele had to postpone the vote so she could play partisan politics.