Change in Rules Ruffles Feathers In the Va. House

[Orkinman]

Interesting article in the Washington Post. There might be a rule change that would allow controversial bills to go directly to the house floor and not die in committee. Meaning the Dems would have to vote on it and show their true colors. A snipped below:


Democrats say they are worried that they will have to vote on the bills, even those that have no chance of passing in the full House or later in the Senate, producing a record of votes that will show up in campaign ads in the next election.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/15/AR2008011503408.html

[G30Jack]

Wow. Accountability. What a concept.

[RussP]

Amazing!!! Actual votes on the record, and the Dems don't like it.

What will they complain about next? :rofl:

[Fungunner]

Quote:
Democrats say they are worried that they will have to vote on the bills, even those that have no chance of passing in the full House or later in the Senate, producing a record of votes that will show up in campaign ads in the next election.


Good, maybe it will open the eyes of the voting public out there, to find out just what direction their representative leans towards. They've had the cloak of invisibility too long.

[G30Jack]

What will they complain about next? :rofl:


Bewbies?:supergrin:

[Fungunner]

What will they complain about next? :rofl:

Truck Nuts!!

:rofl::wow::upeyes:

[G30Jack]

Truck Nuts!!

:rofl::wow::upeyes:

So funny it has to be true.

I'm guessing the truck nutz are bigger than most pairs in the legislature so it's a case of sack envy.:rofl:

[vafish]

So funny it has to be true.

I'm guessing the truck nutz are bigger than most pairs in the legislature so it's a case of sack envy.:rofl:



Yes it's true, a Delegate has put forth a bill to outlaw Truck Nuts in VA. $250 fine if you are caught with them on your truck.

http://hamptonroads.com/print/450568

Nuttiness Presides at Virginia’s Capitol

IT’S DOWNRIGHT nutty.

OK, we shouldn’t have given in so easily to the pun, but that’s our reaction to a bill by Del. Lionell Spruill Sr. The Chesapeake Democrat wants to ban so-called “bumper nuts” from bouncing — heh, heh — from cars, pick-up trucks and 18-wheelers.

You’ve probably seen them: objects resembling male genitalia that dangle hither and yon as the vehicle bops along the roadway.

Tasteless? You bet. Crosses a line? Maybe. Should the bill waste lawmakers’ time? Absolutely not. They should be tackling mental health, roads, pre-K funding — you know, real issues.

Spruill’s bill would make display of the genitalia and other objects like them a Class 4 misdemeanor, with fines up to $250. Yes, they’re a crass form of expression, but expression nonetheless. And this is an expressive society, given the protections in the First Amendment and whatnot.

If this bill passes, what would come next? Would zoos have to put diapers on animals? Would cleavage on billboards be verboten? Spruill said he introduced the bill because he got a complaint from just one of his constituents, whose 6-year-old daughter asked about the danglers after seeing them on a truck. “What if another body part is put on a bumper sticker, such as a *****?” Spruill said. “Where does it stop?” And he’s gotten nearly unanimous support in calls, letters and e-mails from around the country about his bill. They were running 75-to-1 in favor this week.

Still, the snickering over this bill likely will rival the guffaws that accompanied the “droopy drawers” legislation of 2005, a move to get boys and men to hitch up their britches. That bill ultimately died, and this one shouldn’t have a crack at passage, either.

[m4arc]

Truck Nuts!!

:rofl::wow::upeyes:

Did anyone hear the spook song that Tommy & Rumble (FM99) did about truck balls this morning? It was awesome! They are also playing a tape fo the Chesapeake Delegate that is introducing the bill. He sounds like a real smart guy...