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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D): on the January 6 Commission – HR 3233

19 Wednesday May 2021

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“What occurred on January 6th was an attack on American democracy itself…”

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) [2017 file photo].

This evening:

Congressman Cleaver Supports Bipartisan National Commission to Investigate January 6 Insurrection
May 19, 2021 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted in favor of H.R. 3233, the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act, which passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 252-175. The legislation was negotiated and supported by House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Ranking Member John Katko (R-NY) and modeled after the 9/11 Commission created following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001.

“What occurred on January 6th was an attack on American democracy itself,” said Congressman Cleaver. “As stewards of this democracy, for which millions of Americans have fought, marched, and died, it is absolutely critical that Congress allow an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection that put the Vice President, Members of Congress, Capitol Police, congressional staffers, and our democracy in grave danger. What happened on that day will reverberate in history for future generations to study, and we must ensure that they have the information necessary to understand the circumstances and causes to help prevent any such attack from occurring once again.”

Like the 9/11 Commission, this legislation would establish a 10-person bipartisan commission with five commissioners, including the Chair of the Commission, appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate and five commissioners, including the Vice Chair of the Commission, appointed by the Minority Leaders of the House and Senate. Commissioners must have significant expertise in the areas of law enforcement, civil rights, civil liberties, privacy, intelligence, and cybersecurity. Current government officers or employees are prohibited from appointment.

Like the 9/11 Commission, the Commission would be granted authority to issue subpoenas to secure information to carry out its investigation only upon agreement between the Chair and the Vice Chair or by a majority of Commission members, which would require bipartisan support.

The Commission will be charged with:

Investigating and reporting upon the facts and causes of the January 6th attack on the Capitol as well as the influencing factors that may have provoked the attack on our democracy;
Examining and evaluating evidence developed by relevant Federal, State, and local governments, in a manner that is respectful of ongoing investigations, regarding the facts and circumstances of the attack;
Building upon other investigations regarding the attack and targeted violence and domestic terrorism related to such attack; and
Reporting to the President and Congress regarding its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective measures taken to prevent future acts of targeted violence and domestic terrorism, including against American democratic institutions, and improve the security posture of the United States Capitol Complex in a manner that preserves accessibility of the Capitol Complex for all Americans.
The Commission will be required to issue a final report by December 31, 2021.

Emanuel Cleaver, II is the U.S. Representative for Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes Kansas City, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Raytown, Grandview, Sugar Creek, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, North Kansas City, Gladstone, Claycomo, and all of Ray, Lafayette, and Saline Counties. He is a member of the exclusive House Financial Services Committee; Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance; member of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress; member of the Committee on Homeland Security; and a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. [….]

Previously:

Insurrection and Sedition (May 19, 2021)

Insurrection and Sedition

19 Wednesday May 2021

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The U.S. House of Representatives voted to establish a commission on the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The text of HR 3233 which establishes the commission:

January 6 Commission – HR 3233

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) [2018 file photo].

The vote tally, this evening:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 154

H R 3233 YEA-AND-NAY 19-May-2021 6:49 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act

YEAS NAYS PRES NV

DEMOCRATIC 217 Yea 2 Not voting
REPUBLICAN 35 Yea 175 Nay 1 Not voting
INDEPENDENT
TOTALS 252 Yea 175 Nay 3 Not voting

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—- YEAS 252 —

Bush
Cleaver

—- NAYS 175 —

Graves (MO)
Hartzler
Long
Luetkemeyer
Smith (MO)
Wagner

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2018 file photo].

Representative Billy Long (r) [2016 file photo].

Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (r) [2014 file photo].

You were expecting anything else?

Doing the same thing and expecting a different result

18 Tuesday May 2021

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We all could have told you the outcome.

Pelosi Statement on McCarthy Opposition to January 6th Commission

MAY 18, 2021 PRESS RELEASE

Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on Minority Leader McCarthy’s new opposition to the agreement on the bipartisan January 6th Commission reached by his own Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee:

“On Wednesday, the House will vote on the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act. This commission is modeled after the 9/11 Commission to seek the truth of what happened on January 6th. I commend Chairman Bennie Thompson and Ranking Member John Katko for their steadfast leadership in securing a bipartisan agreement. It is important to note that the legislation to create the 9/11 Commission took more than 14 months to enact.

“Democrats made repeated efforts to seek a bipartisan compromise. But Leader McCarthy won’t take yes for an answer. In his February 22 letter, he made three requests to be addressed in Democrats’ discussion draft. Every single one was granted by Democrats, yet he still says no.

“The American people expect and deserve the truth about what happened on January 6th in a manner that strengthens our Democracy and ensures that January 6th never happens again.”

Kevin McCarthy (r) agree? We could have saved you the time.

Missouri House and Senate: apportionment commissions appointed

19 Saturday Mar 2011

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Governor Jay Nixon (D) appointed the apportionment commissions which will determine the map for both houses in the General Assembly.

March 18, 2011

Gov. Nixon appoints bi-partisan apportionment commissions to set new boundaries for state House, Senate districts

JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today appointed the members of the bi-partisan apportionment commissions that will set new boundaries for the 34 districts in the Missouri Senate and the 163 districts in the Missouri House of Representatives. The Missouri Constitution requires the Governor to appoint the two commissions to reapportion the state’s legislative districts following the national census that occurs every 10 years.

The state committees of the two major political parties each submitted 10 names to Gov. Nixon to consider for appointment to the Senate apportionment commission. From those lists, the Governor selected five members from each of the lists for the commission, for a total of 10 members.

The congressional district committees from the two parties in each of Missouri’s nine congressional districts each submitted two nominees for appointment to the House apportionment commission. The Governor selected one member from each of the committees’ lists, for a total of 18 members.

The Senate apportionment commission members, along with their hometown and political affiliations are:

   * John Borbonus (D – St. Louis)

   * Doug Harpool (D – Springfield)

   * John Maupin (R – St. Louis)

   * Jeff Mazur (D – Ashland)

   * Joe Passanise (R – Springfield)

   * Terry Riley (D – Kansas City)

   * Miles Ross (R – Springfield)

   * Bob Saunders (D – Liberty)

   * Kathy Swan (R – Cape Girardeau)

   * Yancy Williams (R – Columbia)

The House apportionment commission members, along with their congressional district, hometown and political affiliation are:

   * Marlene E. Davis (D – First Congressional District, St. Louis)

   * Thomas Wilsdon (R – First Congressional District, St. Louis)

   * Cheryl Hibbeler (D – Second Congressional District, O’Fallon)

   * Ann Wagner (R – Second Congressional District, Ballwin)

   * David Courtway (R – Third Congressional District, Festus)

   * Jo Ann Karll (D – Third Congressional District, High Ridge)

   * Violet Corbett (R – Fourth Congressional District, Knob Noster)

   * Paula Willmarth (D – Fourth Congressional District, Jefferson City)

   * Chuck Caisley (R – Fifth Congressional District, Kansas City)

   * W. Mitchell Elliott (D – Fifth Congressional District, Kansas City)

   * Trent Skaggs (D – Sixth Congressional District, North Kansas City)

   * James C. Thomas III (R – Sixth Congressional District, Kansas City)

   * Nick Myers (R – Seventh Congressional District, Joplin)

   * Todd Patterson (D – Seventh Congressional District, Joplin)

   * Eddy Justice (R – Eighth Congressional District, Poplar Bluff)

   * Nate Kennedy (D – Eighth Congressional District, Poplar Bluff)

   * Joe Maxwell (D – Ninth Congressional District, Mexico)

   * Cindy O’Laughlin (R – Ninth Congressional District, Shelbina)

Under the Missouri Constitution, the commissions will hold their first meetings in Jefferson City on April 5, 2011.

I would have appointed RBH.

The relevant sections in the Missouri Constitution:

Article III

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

Section 2

Election of representatives–apportionment commission, appointment, duties, compensation.

Section 2. The house of representatives shall consist of one hundred sixty-three members elected at each general election and apportioned in the following manner: Within sixty days after the population of this state is reported to the President for each decennial census of the United States and, in the event that a reapportionment has been invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, within sixty days after notification by the governor that such a ruling has been made, the congressional district committee of each of the two parties casting the highest vote for governor at the last preceding election shall meet and the members of the committee shall nominate, by a majority vote of the members of the committee present, provided that a majority of the elected members is present, two members of their party, residents in that district, as nominees for reapportionment commissioners. Neither party shall select more than one nominee from any one state legislative district. The congressional committees shall each submit to the governor their list of elected nominees. Within thirty days the governor shall appoint a commission consisting of one name from each list to reapportion the state into one hundred and sixty-three representative districts and to establish the numbers and boundaries of said districts.

If any of the congressional committees fails to submit a list within such time the governor shall appoint a member of his own choice from that district and from the political party of the committee failing to make the appointment.

Members of the commission shall be disqualified from holding office as members of the general assembly for four years following the date of the filing by the commission of its final statement of apportionment.

For the purposes of this article, the term congressional district committee or congressional district refers to the congressional district committee or the congressional district from which a congressman was last elected, or, in the event members of congress from this state have been elected at large, the term congressional district committee refers to those persons who last served as the congressional district committee for those districts from which congressmen were last elected, and the term congressional district refers to those districts from which congressmen were last elected. Any action pursuant to this section by the congressional district committee shall take place only at duly called meetings, shall be recorded in their official minutes and only members present in person shall be permitted to vote.

The commissioners so selected shall on the fifteenth day, excluding Sundays and holidays, after all members have been selected, meet in the capitol building and proceed to organize by electing from their number a chairman, vice chairman and secretary and shall adopt an agenda establishing at least three hearing dates on which hearings open to the public shall be held. A copy of the agenda shall be filed with the clerk of the house of representatives within twenty-four hours after its adoption. Executive meetings may be scheduled and held as often as the commission deems advisable.

The commission shall reapportion the representatives by dividing the population of the state by the number one hundred sixty-three and shall establish each district so that the population of that district shall, as nearly as possible, equal that figure.

Each district shall be composed of contiguous territory as compact as may be.

Not later than five months after the appointment of the commission, the commission shall file with the secretary of state a tentative plan of apportionment and map of the proposed districts and during the ensuing fifteen days shall hold such public hearings as may be necessary to hear objections or testimony of interested persons.

Not later than six months after the appointment of
the commission, the commission shall file with the secretary of state a final statement of the numbers and the boundaries of the districts together with a map of the districts, and no statement shall be valid unless approved by at least seven-tenths of the members.

After the statement is filed members of the house of representatives shall be elected according to such districts until a reapportionment is made as herein provided, except that if the statement is not filed within six months of the time fixed for the appointment of the commission, it shall stand discharged and the house of representatives shall be apportioned by a commission of six members appointed from among the judges of the appellate courts of the state of Missouri by the state supreme court, a majority of whom shall sign and file its apportionment plan and map with the secretary of state within ninety days of the date of the discharge of the apportionment commission. Thereafter members of the house of representatives shall be elected according to such districts until a reapportionment is made as herein provided.

Each member of the commission shall receive as compensation fifteen dollars a day for each day the commission is in session but not more than one thousand dollars, and, in addition, shall be reimbursed for his actual and necessary expenses incurred while serving as a member of the commission.

No reapportionment shall be subject to the referendum.

And for the Senate:

>Article III

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

Section 7

Senatorial apportionment commission–number, appointment, duties, compensation.

Section 7. Within sixty days after the population of this state is reported to the President for each decennial census of the United States, and within sixty days after notification by the governor that a reapportionment has been invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, the state committee of each of the two political parties casting the highest vote for governor at the last preceding election shall, at a committee meeting duly called, select by a vote of the individual committee members, and thereafter submit to the governor a list of ten persons, and within thirty days thereafter the governor shall appoint a commission of ten members, five from each list, to reapportion the thirty-four senatorial districts and to establish the numbers and boundaries of said districts.

If either of the party committees fails to submit a list within such time the governor shall appoint five members of his own choice from the party of the committee so failing to act.

Members of the commission shall be disqualified from holding office as members of the general assembly for four years following the date of the filing by the commission of its final statement of apportionment.

The commissioners so selected shall on the fifteenth day, excluding Sundays and holidays, after all members have been selected, meet in the capitol building and proceed to organize by electing from their number a chairman, vice chairman and secretary and shall adopt an agenda establishing at least three hearing dates on which hearings open to the public shall be held. A copy of the agenda shall be filed with the secretary of the senate within twenty-four hours after its adoption. Executive meetings may be scheduled and held as often as the commission deems advisable.

The commission shall reapportion the senatorial districts by dividing the population of the state by the number thirty-four and shall establish each district so that the population of that district shall, as nearly as possible, equal that figure; no county lines shall be crossed except when necessary to add sufficient population to a multi-district county or city to complete only one district which lies partly within such multi-district county or city so as to be as nearly equal as practicable in population. Any county with a population in excess of the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the state by the number thirty-four is hereby declared to be a multi-district county.

Not later than five months after the appointment of the commission, the commission shall file with the secretary of state a tentative plan of apportionment and map of the proposed districts and during the ensuing fifteen days shall hold such public hearings as may be necessary to hear objections or testimony of interested persons.

Not later than six months after the appointment of the commission, the commission shall file with the secretary of state a final statement of the numbers and the boundaries of the districts together with a map of the districts, and no statement shall be valid unless approved by at least seven members.

After the statement is filed senators shall be elected according to such districts until a reapportionment is made as herein provided, except that if the statement is not filed within six months of the time fixed for the appointment of the commission, it shall stand discharged and the senate shall be apportioned by a commission of six members appointed from among the judges of the appellate courts of the state of Missouri by the state supreme court, a majority of whom shall sign and file its apportionment plan and map with the secretary of state within ninety days of the date of the discharge of the apportionment commission. Thereafter senators shall be elected according to such districts until a reapportionment is made as herein provided.

Each member of the commission shall receive as compensation fifteen dollars a day for each day the commission is in session, but not more than one thousand dollars, and, in addition, shall be reimbursed for his actual and necessary expenses incurred while serving as a member of the commission.

No reapportionment shall be subject to the referendum.

You think the courts are gonna have to sort this one out? Anyone? Anyone?