PA State House Repugs vote to remove one Democrat from each committee; screaming match ensues (CNN)

[gauguin57]

The State House Republicans threw their weight around, and the Democrats threw papers and epithets, and walked out!

"So much for civility.
In a standing-room-only committee hearing Wednesday, state House Republicans voted to remove one Democrat from every House committee. They also made it easier to ignore amendments to bills.
House Democrats responded by cat-calling, booing and screaming at House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny...."

Here's some local coverage of the State House screaming match/meltdown/paper-throwing/tantrum-throwing session

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/01/reform_turns_into_screaming_ma.html

Here's the video on CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2011/01/27/bts.state.house.shouting.match.wgal?hpt=T2

[Angry Dragon]

1. At least the dems are fighting back there

[gauguin57]

3. There sure DID fight back!

I found it all unseemly, but, living in a very red part of PA, I know what it's like to be kicked around by the Repugs and want to scream to be heard!

[Angry Dragon]

6. The ruling republicans of today are just bullies

Until you get in their face and call them on their shit they figure they can do anything they want
The dems need to learn how to get in their face.

[gauguin57]

2. More local coverage ... with a slideshow of how the Harrisburg meltdown happened ...

http://www.wgal.com/politics/26626066/detail.html

[yellowcanine]

4. New Democratic hero - PA House Democrat Babette Josephs gags herself to make a point.

[gauguin57]

5. Yeah! You go, Babette!

http://www.babette.org/

[old mark]

7. The Democrats here in PA did not bother to show up to vote last November

giving us an extremist RW senator, governor and republican control of the entire state legislature. Kind of late for them to be active now, but it is interesting to see the republicans get huffy ...;)


mark

[PCIntern]

8. Ed Zachary what I was thinking...

Don't get me started on our Dem "machine" here...I could puke!

[old mark]

9. Yeah...reallty sucks when you live here in GOPer land north...nt