Joshua Rosenau spends his days defending the teaching of evolution at 
In Kansas, it was a party line vote:
Nay KS-1 Moran, Jerry [R]The bill, HR 1113, is a nonbinding resolution "celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother’s Day." The vote was on a motion to send the bill back for reconsideration and revision in committee.
Aye KS-2 Boyda, Nancy [D]
Aye KS-3 Moore, Dennis [D]
Nay KS-4 Tiahrt, Todd [R]
Tiahrt rose in protest, demanding first the vote on his motion to recommit, and requesting that the votes be recorded, because "because I’m sure every member wants their mother to know that they have supported the goals of Mother’s Day." He then joined his colleagues in voting against the measure.
I'm sure Donald Betts will have fun with this.
Comments
"HR 1113", when plugged into the "Legislation in Current Congress" search field at http://thomas.loc.gov/, leads to the "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Enhancement Act", which most unAmericanly has nothing to say about motherhood.
Posted by: Pierce R. Butler | May 9, 2008 7:17 PM
Aha: the correct search term is "H.RES.1113" ...
Stirring and inspiring legislative eloquence for our troubled times!
Posted by: Pierce R. Butler | May 9, 2008 8:21 PM
Actually, no. Tiahrt had just moved to reconsider, i.e., have a "do-over," and this vote was to set aside his motion to reconsider. (BTW, he did vote for the resolution--only people voting with the winning side can move to reconsider.) It's hardly surprising he and his fellow Republicans would vote against an attempt to stop his motion. From what had gone on before that day, his motion to reconsider was obviously just a parliamentary stalling tactic.
Posted by: eric | May 11, 2008 7:25 PM
I have ideas and voronoff genes.
Posted by: şarkı | September 10, 2008 5:20 PM