Author Topic: Senate Votes to Make Vote Disappear From Record (Read 320 times)

Sundowner · « **on:** July 21, 2007, 05:14:35 AM »

For all the political buffs out there...anyone ever heard of a Senate vote record erased before?

Regards,
Sun

WASHINGTON — A brawl over presidential pardons punctured the normally courtly ambiance of the Senate on Thursday night, but Republicans and Democrats agreed to bury the hatchet and erase the evidence before the sun rose Friday.

In the heat of a partisan spat, Democrats forced a vote on a nonbinding measure to instruct President Bush not to pardon former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. But there's no record of the 47-49 vote in the daily record of congressional proceedings — or anywhere else.

That's because senators agreed less than an hour later to undo their vote and pretend it had never happened.....
Full Article:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290216,00.html

Maverick · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2007, 06:44:17 AM »

Much a do about nothing. They didn't have the authority to do anything so now they want to erase the evidence of their ineptitude

Blooz · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2007, 07:06:54 AM »

I believe it falls under Senate Rules XXVIII.2

http://rules.senate.gov/senaterules/rule28.php

AKIron · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2007, 11:13:57 AM »

I think Hillary and a few others sorely wish they could erase the record of a certain vote back in '02.

Sundowner · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2007, 01:01:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Blooz
I believe it falls under Senate Rules XXVIII.2

http://rules.senate.gov/senaterules/rule28.php

Thanks for the link, Blooz.

Just one more question.

Is it a matter of public record that a matter has been stricken from public record or does the whole matter disappear down the "memory hole"?

Regards,
Sun

moot · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2007, 01:42:15 PM »

What memory hole?

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2007, 02:17:47 PM »

The entire Congress should vote to make Congress disappear. THAT would be an improvement.

AWMac · « **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2007, 10:44:11 AM »

I don't recall no stinkin memory hole...

IN fact I voted against the vote before I voted IN favor of the vote to remove the vote. That is INdeed how I voted. ~ John Kerry ~

Mac

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2007, 11:01:55 AM »

Every minute that the Senate wastes on non-binding measures like this just enforces the average American's desire to vote them all out of office.