Why did Ron vote for this?

[Mitt Romneys sideburns]

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.res.1078:

Vote description: Congratulating the St. Louis Cardinals on Winning the 2006 World Series


How much time did this bill waste in the house? We pay the electric bill in there you know.

[JosephTheLibertarian]

lol.. what the hell. I would have voted "Nay." That's not even worth voting on to tell you the truth.

[DjLoTi]

The fact that it exists is more puzzling then why did Ron not vote for it.

[wgadget]

Maybe because it didn't cost anything to the taxpayers.

[blazin_it_alwyz]

The Bill was already going to pass, and it could of been skewed as Ron Paul hating St. Louis, among other things.

As long as it didn't give St. Louis 1 Billion Dollars, and seeing as he has no control over who makes up these bills AFAIK, I can see why he voted for it.

[Jared Callanan]

Well as a Red Sox fan I am offended. haha

[quickmike]

Where does it say he voted for this?

[Matt]

Where does it say he voted for it?

[theseus51]

Just because it's unanimous, doesn't mean he voted for it. If it only got 395 votes, that's like 40 Rep's who didn't vote.

[skiingff]

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.res.1078:

Vote description: Congratulating the St. Louis Cardinals on Winning the 2006 World Series


How much time did this bill waste in the house? We pay the electric bill in there you know.

He voted for it/abstained from voting so they could say it passed unanimously... sucks for someone to make an accomplishment that big only to have 1 person vote against a resolution congratulating them.

When he's President, hopefully he can get rid of these useless resolutions ;)

[quickmike]

Just because it's unanimous, doesn't mean he voted for it. If it only got 395 votes, that's like 40 Rep's who didn't vote.

Actually 140 to be exact.:D

[JosephTheLibertarian]

this type of legislation should be just laughed at

[stevedasbach]

He probably didn't bother to go vote against it.

[rajibo]

So...did they all sign a card or something?:confused:

[theseus51]

Actually 140 to be exact.:D

Aren't there only 435 voting Representatives?

[d'anconia]

Aren't there only 435 voting Representatives?

According to Wikipedia: yes. I always thought it was around 500 but looks like I'm incorrect here...

[Mitt Romneys sideburns]

He is listed as voting on it somewhere. I just linked to the bill.

[angelatc]

So...did they all sign a card or something?:confused:

LOL! I can just imagine a page walking around the floor..."Have you signed this yet?"

[SeanEdwards]

Your congresscritters at work. :rolleyes:

[noxagol]

Aren't there only 435 voting Representatives?

Yeah, but they don't all have to be present to pass things.

[catwoman]

Where does it say he voted for it?

Here:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll523.xml

His name is on the yea list.

And here's how much time was spent on it. Looks like not very much to me.

MAJOR ACTIONS: l¨

11/13/2006 Introduced in House
11/15/2006 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 0 (Roll no. 523).
ALL ACTIONS:

11/13/2006:
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
11/15/2006 10:56am:
Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
11/15/2006 10:57am:
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8651-8653)
11/15/2006 11:02am:
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
11/15/2006 11:40am:
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8655)
11/15/2006 11:47am:
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 0 (Roll no. 523). (text: CR H8651)
11/15/2006 11:47am:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

[cjhowe]

The SCOTUS placed MLB squarely under the jurisdiction of Congress in Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc. v. National Baseball Clubs.