[subego]

2 House Republicans Vote to Uphold the Bill of Rights | The Gavel

Does anyone have an explanation of the rationale here?

Did Paul screw up somehow, or did almost every Republican in the House just blow it?

[ghporter]

Ron Paul has always been closer to the Libertarians than traditional Republicans; I'm not surprised he voted this way. And I'm also not surprised that Republicans as a bloc voted against a "Democratic Party backed" anything, regardless of content. Many probably never even read the text.

What's more interesting, I think, is that Mr. Jones, an experienced Congressman, apparently actually read what he voted on. Hmmmm, a veteran Republican Congressman that takes his job seriously and behaves that way too.

[The Final Dakar]

It's so straight-forward I feel like I'm missing something.

Also, weak thread title.

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar 

It's so straight-forward I feel like I'm missing something.

Also, weak thread title.

It's just parliamentary tactics. The "motion to recommit" that was voted down here is used by the minority bloc in the House after the bill has been introduced on the floor for debate but prior to the vote for passage as a last-ditch effort to delay the passage by sending it back to Committee (in extreme circumstances, depending on the make-up of the Committee and the nature of the requested amendment, this could potentially kill the bill in the end).

This motion adds nothing substantively different to the bill (obviously any investigations have to be compliant with the Constitution and can be challenged in court if not) so I think the calculus of the Republican caucus was that the Democrats' ability to chastise them for not voting to "prevent government from overreaching and trampling over Americans’ Constitutional liberties" doesn't trump the Republicans' ability to chastise the Democrats for needlessly delaying this time-sensitive process of extending these provisions (crucial to U.S. national security!) that will otherwise expire on February 28.

[subego]

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar 

Also, weak thread title.

In what sense?

[The Final Dakar]

Too vague.

[subego]

It got you to click on it.

[The Final Dakar]

How dare you.

[subego]

I mean, you're totally right, of course. The options which came to me were vague, dull, and sensationalized. Vague seemed like the least of threevils.