<DIV>Hansen,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You don't understand. In the final vote, almost all House members voted for it. The vote that you are talking about #275, was a motion to reconsider, to change the wording the legislation after the vote on the passage. They needed a 2/3 vote to go back and re-vote, they voted on party lines, which is common, and the motion to reconsider failed. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In other words, they voted, passed the bill. Then someone wanted to change what they voted on, but they could not get enough votes to bring it back up again. This happens all the time. It doesn't mean people were against the bill, they just wanted to amend it after they already voted for passage.. And their original vote for passage counts. The bill passed with no Nays. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">You really are struggling with basic counting, huh Arnie.<BR><BR>Your link reflects the results of vote #274. The link below reflects the <BR>results of vote #275 (which conveniently, and almost immediately, follows <BR>vote #274).<BR><BR>http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2008-275<BR><BR>Vote #275 was taken immediately following Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) who rose in <BR>protest: <BR><BR>"Mr. Speaker, I ask for a recorded vote because I’m sure every member <BR>wants their mother to know that they have supported the goals of Mother’s <BR>Day."<BR><BR>So, although vote #274 was unanimous in passing HRes 1113, "Celebrating <BR>the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and <BR>ideals of Mother’s Day”, Rep. Tiahrt's protest resulted in a recorded, and <BR>by-name, vote where 177 Republicans (including Bill Sali) voted against <BR>Mother's Day.<BR><BR>In fact Representative
Cathy McMorris-Rodgers of Washington, who recently <BR>became a mother, voted against Mother's Day. I'm guessing that she and <BR>Mrs. Sali may want to form a northwest chapter of MAMD (Mothers Against <BR>Mother's Day).<BR><BR>So, although you have an elementary grasp on this politics thing, it is <BR>basic counting that you are struggling with.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>> Hansen,<BR>> <BR>> Your are wrong. The House passed this bill Unanimously. What the <BR>Republicans objected to<BR>was the first version, not because they oppose Mother's, but because of <BR>others reasons.<BR>> <BR>> Here is the FINAL vote on the Resolution passed by the House:<BR>> <BR>> http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2008-274<BR>> <BR>> Best Regards,<BR>> <BR>> <BR>Donovan<BR><BR>---------------------------------------------<BR>This message was sent by First Step
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