Tweet
From the office of Steny Hoyer:
This afternoon [4PM ET] the House will consider a resolution disapproving of the conduct by Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2) during the joint session of Congress, September 9, 2009. It will be offered by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip James Clyburn. Congressman Wilson’s outburst was a breach of decorum and brought discredit to the House of Representatives.
So how do you think the Republicans will react to this simple declaration pointing out Rep. Joe Wilson disrespected Congress and the Commander in Chief?
RESOLUTION
Raising a question of the privileges of the House.
Whereas on September 9, 2009, during the joint session of Congress convened pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 179, the President of the United States, speaking at the invitation of the House and Senate, had his remarks interrupted by the Representative from South Carolina, Mr. Wilson; and
Whereas the conduct of the Representative from South Carolina was a breach of decorum and degraded the proceedings of the joint session, to the discredit of the House: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives disapproves of the behavior of the Representative from South Carolina, Mr. Wilson, during the joint session of Congress held on September 9, 2009.
10 Comments
Too little Too lateThey should have had the Whip throw the bum out of the speech the moment he opened his mouth up.
Wrong Q
The question should be: How should we react to the feckless Democratic ‘leadership’ wimping out yet again by not putting forth a censure resolution?
Yo, Steny….
Do you think their behavior is actually gong to get any better?
You’ll be lucky if, during the 2010 State of the Union, neither Mitch McConnell nor Michelle Bachmann heave one of their stillettos at Obama.
Ooooh.The house disapproves.
Next they’re gonna throw a cupcake at his car in the dark.
They are voting right now.237 1778 3 18 Yes, No Pres NV 13 DEM 5 Rep as of 2:30 PDTGavel
240 178 5 11
Ruh roh“Resolved, That the House of Representatives disapproves of the behavior of the Representative from South Carolina, Mr. Wilson, during the joint session of Congress held on September 9, 2009.”
I’d be quaking in my booties too.
:/
Actuallyconsidering how few individuals have gotten any sort of censure from the House over the centuries, it is something of a mar on his personal reputation, larger over time than in the moment.
Especially given his behavior over it since, I think it was a necessary step for the House to take, and I was heartened to see it was not entirely a bipartisan vote. I think any effort to make the censure more serious WOULD have been political grandstanding.
Most of his punishment comes in having made a total buffoon of himself in the eyes of most Americans. So what if the Frothing Fringe lauds him for it? I’d be mighty embarrassed to have those particular folks applaud anything I did.
The first member of the House in 220 years to get officially reprimanded thisway.
178 house members approve of his behaviourspeaks solemnly and darkly of the mindset of the republicans in Congress
such that it isThe Congressman probably didn’t mind his spanking from the Majority Whip. Republican officeholders can be so naughty!
You can lead your horse to Dali, but you can’t make him your dada.