The House on Thursday voted to reprimand Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Long Beach) for ethical misconduct. The House chamber was nearly empty, despite the rare moment, as Ethics Committee members presented the charges, which included engaging in conduct that "brought discredit upon the House." The reprimand was approved on a voice vote.
Richardson agreed to the uncommon discipline, including paying a $10,000 fine out of her own pocket. Richardson, in a filing with the committee, said she accepted the punishment because ending the matter, rather than staging a fight that "would consume many more months and much more of her time and attention, is in the best interests of her constituents and of the House." The embarrassing vote comes as Richardson faces a tough race to win reelection in a newly drawn district.
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), the Congressional Black Caucus chairman and a Richardson supporter, said on the House floor, "I know that she regrets the violations and hopes that the reprimand by the House will allow both her and the House to move on to address the great issues facing the nation."
President Barack Obama, along with many Democrats, likes to say that, while they may disagree with the GOP on many issues related to national security, they absolutely share their admiration and dedication to members of our armed forces. Obama, in particular, enjoys being seen visiting troops and having photos taken with members of our military. So, why is his campaign and the Democrat party suing to restrict their ability to vote in the upcoming election?
On July 17th, the Obama for America Campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and the Ohio Democratic Party filed suit in OH to strike down part of that state's law governing voting by members of the military. Their suit said that part of the law is "arbitrary" with "no discernible rational basis."
Currently, Ohio allows the public to vote early in-person up until the Friday before the election. Members of the military are given three extra days to do so. While the Democrats may see this as "arbitrary" and having "no discernible rational basis," I think it is entirely reasonable given the demands on servicemen and women's time and their obligations to their sworn duty.
[f]or each of the last three years, the Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program has reported to the President and the Congress that the number one reason for military voter disenfranchisement is inadequate time to successfully vote.
I think it's unconscionable that we as a nation wouldn't make it as easy as possible for members of the military to vote. They arguably have more right to vote than the rest of us, since it is their service and sacrifice that ensures we have the right to vote in the first place.
If anyone proposes legislation to combat voter fraud, Democrats will loudly scream that the proposal could "disenfranchise" some voter, somewhere. We must ensure, they argue, that voting is easy and accessible to every single voter. Every voter, that is, except the men and women of our military.
Make no mistake, the Democrat lawsuit is intended to disenfranchise some unknown number of military voters. The judge should reject it with prejudice.
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As we say, SOP for the usual suspects. For the non military types SOP means Standard Operating Procedure. Same party had practiced the game for a hundred years doing it to blacks. Remember their argument of 'historical patterns of discrimination' justified special considerations for other groups. The military is one group that will never get the Democrats motivated to make a 'protected group' under the law to stop this type of exclusion from the process.
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They deprive Soldiers of their vote, every election, every year. Democrats rather have felons, illegal aliens, and dead people as their country make up. You all suck, Democrats. All of you.
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