CAFTA VOTE FRAUD
The globalists don't play by the rules, and the whores can be bought.
(Above title and comment added by Joe Gresham)
The following is from two separate emails I received regarding the CAFTA vote
Joe Gresham
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July 29, 2005
When the official 15-minute period ended, CAFTA had gone down to defeat, 180
"nays" to 175 "yeas." But the House leadership was so politically driven to get
what they wanted, they broke the House rules: they simply violated the time
limit in order to keep twisting arms and making deals until they finally had
bought or coerced enough votes to pass CAFTA nearly an hour later.
"Twist some Republican arms until they break in a thousand pieces." That
statement by Representative Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona) describes the Republican
leadership's rabid determination to get the U.S. House to pass the Central
American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) -- no matter what.
The vote that began late Wednesday night finally ended just after midnight on
Thursday morning, July 28. But Mr. Kolbe's statement doesn't begin to tell the
whole truth. Here's some of what he left out.
Because President Bush and the House leadership knew the vote would be razor
close, the day of the vote began with the president making a rare appearance on
Capitol Hill to speak before a closed-door, members-only meeting of House
Republicans that morning. He even brought Vice President Cheney and Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice with him.
And the arm-twisting began.
"The last-minute negotiations for Republican votes resembled the wheeling and
dealing on a car lot. Republicans who were opposed or undecided were courted
during hurried meetings in Capitol hallways, on the House floor and at the White
House. GOP leaders told their rank and file that if they wanted anything, now
was the time to ask, lawmakers said, and members took advantage of the
opportunity by requesting such things as fundraising appearances by Cheney and
the restoration of money the White House has tried to cut from agriculture
programs. Lawmakers also said many of the favors bestowed in exchange for votes
will be tucked away into the huge energy and highway bills that Congress is
scheduled to pass this week before leaving for the August recess." -- The
Washington Post, July 28, 2005
Yet despite all the bribes and threats (one congressman estimates at least $47
billion in pork, and probably much more), the Republican establishment would
later that night fail to get the U.S. House to pass CAFTA when the legitimate
15-minute voting period would expire. CAFTA would be stopped fair and square.
But even though House Republican leaders preach the importance of good morals,
and run for office on "family values," their game plan already included buying
votes and breaking the rules to get what they wanted. Before the CAFTA debate
even began Wednesday evening, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay stated, "It will
be a tough vote, but we will pass CAFTA tonight." A bold prediction by Mr.
DeLay, considering that the vote was too close to call, and he knew it. But
when you have the power to break the rules and no qualms about doing so, you can
afford to make such predictions.
Two hours of debate on CAFTA ended in the U.S. House at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday
night. Representative Ray LaHood (R-Illinois), speaker pro tempore, then
ordered a 15-minute vote -- at the end of which CAFTA had been defeated! But
with the vote kept open for more than one hour after it began, the "final" vote
tally was 217 in favor to 215 against, with two not voting. Or was it? We were
led to believe that the two members who didn't vote, Jo Ann Davis (R-Virginia)
and Charles Taylor (R-North Carolina) who were already on record as going to
vote "no" and would have defeated CAFTA, had been persuaded to remain silent.
Mr. Taylor's was a key vote from a textile state that everyone was watching.
Republican leaders "spent much of [the] time wrestling with about 10 rebellious
but 'undecided' Republicans, pleading and pressuring one after another to vote
for the agreement." -- New York times, July 29, 2005. The herd mentality
dictates that if you can break key resistance, the rest will follow.
But on Thursday, the day after the vote, I received a telephone call from a talk
radio host in Congressman Taylor's district. He told me he had asked Mr. Taylor
that morning why he didn't vote against CAFTA as he had pledged. The talk radio
host told me "Taylor said he had voted 'no'...but somebody changed it and Mr.
Taylor was furious." "'I voted NO,' Mr. Taylor announced in a terse statement
on Thursday, saying the House clerk's written log showed his vote...." -- New
York Times, July 29, 2005.
So, the Republican leadership claimed their razor-thin victory. On Thursday,
presidential press secretary Scott McClellan bragged, "And on the Central
American Free Trade Agreement, last night's vote was a real victory for the
American people...." Well, Scott...that's what Bill Clinton told us about NAFTA
in 1993.
See how your U.S. representative voted. If he voted against CAFTA, please thank
him. If he voted for CAFTA, please express your opinion.
Vote Tally
Thousands of you throughout the country worked hard to protect U.S. sovereignty
from the globalists' agenda. It is hard work. Sometimes it seems thankless --
but we are stronger for every effort we make. Next time, a hair's breath loss
like this could be a narrow victory. Don't give in and don't give up.
Thank you for your efforts! We won't give up.
Kent Snyder
The Liberty Committee
http://www.thelibertycommittee.org
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Below is a state by state break down of the CAFTA vote
The 217-215 roll call Thursday by which the House approved the Central
American Free Trade Agreement.
A "yes" vote is a vote to approve the agreement.
Voting "yes" were 15 Democrats and 202 Republicans.
Voting "no" were 187 Democrats, 27 Republicans and one independent.
"X" denotes those not voting.
There is one vacancy in the 435-member House.
ALABAMA
Democrats Cramer, N; Davis, N.
Republicans Aderholt, Y; Bachus, Y; Bonner, Y; Everett, Y; Rogers,
Y.
ALASKA
Republicans Young, Y.
ARIZONA
Democrats Grijalva, N; Pastor, N.
Republicans Flake, Y; Franks, Y; Hayworth, Y; Kolbe, Y; Renzi, Y;
Shadegg, Y.
ARKANSAS
Democrats Berry, N; Ross, N; Snyder, Y.
Republicans Boozman, Y.
CALIFORNIA
Democrats Baca, N; Becerra, N; Berman, N; Capps, N; Cardoza, N;
Costa, N; Davis, N; Eshoo, N; Farr, N; Filner, N; Harman, N; Honda, N;
Lantos, N; Lee, N; Lofgren, Zoe, N; Matsui, N; Millender-McDonald, N;
Miller, George, N; Napolitano, N; Pelosi, N; Roybal-Allard, N;
SAnchez, Linda T., N; Sanchez, Loretta, N; Schiff, N; Sherman, N;
Solis, N; Stark, N; Tauscher, N; Thompson, N; Waters, N; Watson, N;
Waxman, N; Woolsey, N.
Republicans Bono, Y; Calvert, Y; Cox, Y; Cunningham, Y; Doolittle,
Y; Dreier, Y; Gallegly, Y; Herger, Y; Hunter, N; Issa, Y; Lewis, Y;
Lungren, Daniel E., Y; McKeon, Y; Miller, Gary, Y; Nunes, Y; Pombo, Y;
Radanovich, Y; Rohrabacher, Y; Royce, Y; Thomas, Y.
COLORADO
Democrats DeGette, N; Salazar, N; Udall, N.
Republicans Beauprez, Y; Hefley, Y; Musgrave, Y; Tancredo, N.
CONNECTICUT
Democrats DeLauro, N; Larson, N.
Republicans Johnson, Y; Shays, Y; Simmons, N.
DELAWARE
Republicans Castle, Y.
FLORIDA
Democrats Boyd, N; Brown, Corrine, N; Davis, N; Hastings, N; Meek,
N; Wasserman Schultz, N; Wexler, N.
Republicans Bilirakis, Y; Brown-Waite, Ginny, Y; Crenshaw, Y;
Diaz-Balart, L., Y; Diaz-Balart, M., Y; Feeney, Y; Foley, Y; Harris,
Y; Keller, Y; Mack, N; Mica, Y; Miller, Y; Putnam, Y; Ros-Lehtinen, Y;
Shaw, Y; Stearns, Y; Weldon, Y; Young, Y.
GEORGIA
Democrats Barrow, N; Bishop, N; Lewis, N; Marshall, N; McKinney, N;
Scott, N.
Republicans Deal, Y; Gingrey, Y; Kingston, Y; Linder, Y; Norwood, N;
Price, Y; Westmoreland, Y.
HAWAII
Democrats Abercrombie, N; Case, N.
IDAHO
Republicans Otter, N; Simpson, N.
ILLINOIS
Democrats Bean, Y; Costello, N; Davis, N; Emanuel, N; Evans, N;
Gutierrez, N; Jackson, N; Lipinski, N; Rush, N; Schakowsky, N.
Republicans Biggert, Y; Hastert, Y; Hyde, Y; Johnson, Y; Kirk, Y;
LaHood, Y; Manzullo, Y; Shimkus, Y; Weller, Y.
INDIANA
Democrats Carson, N; Visclosky, N.
Republicans Burton, Y; Buyer, Y; Chocola, Y; Hostettler, N; Pence,
Y; Sodrel, Y; Souder, Y.
IOWA
Democrats Boswell, N.
Republicans King, Y; Latham, Y; Leach, Y; Nussle, Y.
KANSAS
Democrats Moore, Y.
Republicans Moran, Y; Ryun, Y; Tiahrt, Y.
KENTUCKY
Democrats Chandler, N.
Republicans Davis, Y; Lewis, Y; Northup, Y; Rogers, Y; Whitfield, Y.
LOUISIANA
Democrats Jefferson, Y; Melancon, N.
Republicans Alexander, Y; Baker, Y; Boustany, N; Jindal, N; McCrery,
Y.
MAINE
Democrats Allen, N; Michaud, N.
MARYLAND
Democrats Cardin, N; Cummings, N; Hoyer, N; Ruppersberger, N; Van
Hollen, N; Wynn, N.
Republicans Bartlett, Y; Gilchrest, Y.
MASSACHUSETTS
Democrats Capuano, N; Delahunt, N; Frank, N; Lynch, N; Markey, N;
McGovern, N; Meehan, N; Neal, N; Olver, N; Tierney, N.
MICHIGAN
Democrats Conyers, N; Dingell, N; Kildee, N; Kilpatrick, N; Levin,
N; Stupak, N.
Republicans Camp, Y; Ehlers, Y; Hoekstra, Y; Knollenberg, Y;
McCotter, N; Miller, N; Rogers, Y; Schwarz, Y; Upton, Y.
MINNESOTA
Democrats McCollum, N; Oberstar, N; Peterson, N; Sabo, N.
Republicans Gutknecht, N; Kennedy, Y; Kline, Y; Ramstad, Y.
MISSISSIPPI
Democrats Taylor, N; Thompson, N.
Republicans Pickering, Y; Wicker, Y.
MISSOURI
Democrats Carnahan, N; Clay, N; Cleaver, N; Skelton, Y.
Republicans Akin, Y; Blunt, Y; Emerson, Y; Graves, Y; Hulshof, Y.
MONTANA
Republicans Rehberg, N.
NEBRASKA
Republicans Fortenberry, Y; Osborne, Y; Terry, Y.
NEVADA
Democrats Berkley, N.
Republicans Gibbons, Y; Porter, Y.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Republicans Bass, Y; Bradley, Y.
NEW JERSEY
Democrats Andrews, N; Holt, N; Menendez, N; Pallone, N; Pascrell, N;
Payne, N; Rothman, N.
Republicans Ferguson, Y; Frelinghuysen, Y; Garrett, N; LoBiondo, N;
Saxton, Y; Smith, N.
NEW MEXICO
Democrats Udall, N.
Republicans Pearce, Y; Wilson, Y.
NEW YORK
Democrats Ackerman, N; Bishop, N; Crowley, N; Engel, N; Higgins, N;
Hinchey, N; Israel, N; Lowey, N; Maloney, N; McCarthy, N; McNulty, N;
Meeks, Y; Nadler, N; Owens, N; Rangel, N; Serrano, N; Slaughter, N;
Towns, Y; VelAzquez, N; Weiner, N.
Republicans Boehlert, Y; Fossella, Y; Kelly, Y; King, Y; Kuhl, Y;
McHugh, N; Reynolds, Y; Sweeney, Y; Walsh, Y.
NORTH CAROLINA
Democrats Butterfield, N; Etheridge, N; McIntyre, N; Miller, N;
Price, N; Watt, N.
Republicans Coble, N; Foxx, N; Hayes, Y; Jones, N; McHenry, N;
Myrick, Y; Taylor, X.
NORTH DAKOTA
Democrats Pomeroy, N.
OHIO
Democrats Brown, N; Jones, N; Kaptur, N; Kucinich, N; Ryan, N;
Strickland, N.
Republicans Boehner, Y; Chabot, Y; Gillmor, Y; Hobson, Y;
LaTourette, Y; Ney, N; Oxley, Y; Pryce, Y; Regula, Y; Tiberi, Y;
Turner, Y.
OKLAHOMA
Democrats Boren, N.
Republicans Cole, Y; Istook, Y; Lucas, Y; Sullivan, Y.
OREGON
Democrats Blumenauer, N; DeFazio, N; Hooley, N; Wu, N.
Republicans Walden, Y.
PENNSYLVANIA
Democrats Brady, N; Doyle, N; Fattah, N; Holden, N; Kanjorski, N;
Murtha, N; Schwartz, N.
Republicans Dent, Y; English, Y; Fitzpatrick, Y; Gerlach, Y; Hart,
Y; Murphy, Y; Peterson, Y; Pitts, Y; Platts, Y; Sherwood, Y; Shuster,
Y; Weldon, Y.
RHODE ISLAND
Democrats Kennedy, N; Langevin, N.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Democrats Clyburn, N; Spratt, N.
Republicans Barrett, Y; Brown, Y; Inglis, Y; Wilson, Y.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Democrats Herseth, N.
TENNESSEE
Democrats Cooper, Y; Davis, N; Ford, N; Gordon, N; Tanner, Y.
Republicans Blackburn, Y; Duncan, Y; Jenkins, Y; Wamp, Y.
TEXAS
Democrats Cuellar, Y; Doggett, N; Edwards, N; Gonzalez, N; Green,
Al, N; Green, Gene, N; Hinojosa, Y; Jackson-Lee, N; Johnson, E. B., N;
Ortiz, Y; Reyes, N.
Republicans Barton, Y; Bonilla, Y; Brady, Y; Burgess, Y; Carter, Y;
Conaway, Y; Culberson, Y; DeLay, Y; Gohmert, Y; Granger, Y; Hall, Y;
Hensarling, Y; Johnson, Sam, Y; Marchant, Y; McCaul, Y; Neugebauer, Y;
Paul, N; Poe, Y; Sessions, Y; Smith, Y; Thornberry, Y.
UTAH
Democrats Matheson, Y.
Republicans Bishop, Y; Cannon, Y.
VERMONT
Independent Sanders, N.
VIRGINIA
Democrats Boucher, N; Moran, Y; Scott, N.
Republicans Cantor, Y; Davis, Jo Ann, X; Davis, Tom, Y; Drake, Y;
Forbes, Y; Goode, N; Goodlatte, Y; Wolf, Y.
WASHINGTON
Democrats Baird, N; Dicks, Y; Inslee, N; Larsen, N; McDermott, N;
Smith, N.
Republicans Hastings, Y; McMorris, Y; Reichert, Y.
WEST VIRGINIA
Democrats Mollohan, N; Rahall, N.
Republicans Capito, N.
WISCONSIN
Democrats Baldwin, N; Kind, N; Moore, N; Obey, N.
Republicans Green, Y; Petri, Y; Ryan, Y; Sensenbrenner, Y.
WYOMING
Republicans Cubin, N.
