The posturing continues in Washington:
@RepHartzler Rep. Vicky Hartzler
Just made a historic vote for the good people of MO-4: voted for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution! Must get 2/3. 6 hours ago
@RepHartzler Rep. Vicky Hartzler
Final vote-261 to 165. 29 votes short of 2/3. A sad day. Mostly democrats blocked an opportunity to force Washington to live within means. 5 hours ago
Means? Really? And dubya’s tax windfall for millionaires and billionaires has nothing to do with that?
The resolution failed, it needed two thirds of the House:
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 858
H J RES 2 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY 18-Nov-2011 1:58 PM
QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
BILL TITLE: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States—- YEAS 261 —
Akin
Emerson
Graves (MO)
Hartzler
Long
Luetkemeyer—- NAYS 165 —
Carnahan
Clay
Cleaver
The concept doesn’t get rave reviews from certain circles:
Dopiest Constitutional Amendment of All Time?
31 Mar 2011
Posted by Bruce Bartlett….In short, this is quite possibly the stupidest constitutional amendment I think I have ever seen. It looks like it was drafted by a couple of interns on the back of a napkin. Every senator cosponsoring this POS should be ashamed of themselves….
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…Bartlett‘s work is informed by many years in government, including service on the staffs of Congressmen Ron Paul and Jack Kemp and Senator Roger Jepsen; as staff director of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress; senior policy analyst in the Reagan White House; and deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department during the George H.W. Bush administration….
[emphasis added]
Fancy that.
Hartzlers flea party ignorance has worn me down. For those of you in the 4th district, send a letter, email, or a phone call to Hartzlers office and see what kind of response you get back. Pick any issue!
What you will get is the typical right-wing nut job talking points that demonstrates someone that is incapable of independent thought and has no desire to do one damn thing for the people in her district. She is a corporate place holder/lapdog and that is all. It’s insulting that these republican reps, from A thru L, think we are ALL so ignorant of the facts and issues that we will believe any of the dogshit they decide to sling at us.
As for waring me down, trying to communicate with Hartzler brings to mind a quote from a famous Missouri author and orator;
“Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.” -Mark Twain