You won't see this one in the news...
House Republicans tonight surprised Democrats with a procedural vote to protect public-transportation passengers from being sued if they report suspicious activity -- the first step by lawmakers to protect "John Doe" airline travelers already targeted in such a lawsuit.
After a heated debate and calls for order, the motion to recommit the Democrats' Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 back to committee with instructions to add the protective language passed on a vote of 304-121.
Republicans said the lawsuit filed by six Muslim imams against US Airways and "John Does," passengers who reported suspicious behavior, could have a "chilling effect" on passengers who may fear being sued for acting vigilant.....
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070327-065522-5346r.htm
Here's the nays, you'll see the usual suspects, and not one Republican, who mostly travel in private jets, who don't think you deserve protection.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll200.xml
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Allen
Baca
Baldwin
Becerra
Berman
Berry
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Brady (PA)
Brown, Corrine
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Castor
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Conyers
Crowley
Cummings
Davis (AL)
Davis (IL)
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Dingell
Doggett
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Frank (MA)
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Harman
Hastings (FL)
Hinchey
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Kaptur
Kennedy
Kilpatrick
Kucinich
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee
Lewis (GA)
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Maloney (NY)
Markey
Matsui
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum (MN)
McDermott
McGovern
Meehan
Meeks (NY)
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore (WI)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal (MA)
Oberstar
Olver
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Rodriguez
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Rush
Sánchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Scott (GA)
Scott (VA)
Serrano
Sires
Slaughter
Stark
Sutton
Tauscher
Thompson (CA)
Tierney
Towns
Van Hollen
Velázquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson
Watt
Welch (VT)
Wexler
Woolsey
Wynn
House votes to protect John Doe's right's
Discussion in '2007 Archive' started by Bro. Curtis, Mar 28, 2007.
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Bro. Curtis <img src =/curtis.gif>Site Supporter
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On a somewhat related note, I read with interest this article entitled "The John Doe Manifesto":
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/007190.htm
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This measure should have passed unanimously.
It's hard to believe that many democrats are complete idiots.:eek: -
Carpo --
Why would it be so hard for you to believe that there are so many Democrats who are such complete idiots?
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I keep hoping.:BangHead: -
Bro. Curtis <img src =/curtis.gif>Site Supporter
...Meanwhile, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, took the floor to oppose King's motion - and to defend the lawsuit against John Does. "We should be tolerant," he argued; people shouldn't be singled out because they "look different."
In fact, the flying imams triggered concerns by a variety of unusual actions, as well as words that roused the concern of another Arabic-speaking passenger. Witnesses say that House members started booing Thompson.
Finally, a member of the leadership realized how this would look to Americans watching on C-SPAN: Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) was seen staring at Thompson and repeatedly drawing his hand across his throat - an urgent signal to get off the floor.
With Democrats realizing they couldn't argue against King's measure, it went to a vote, and passed, 304 to 121
Every one of those 121 votes aimed at defeating protection for "John Does" was a Democrat - indeed, more than half of all Democrats present voted "nay."
And, with the exception of Rep. Anthony Weiner (Brooklyn), Democrats from the New York-New Jersey metro area led the way in voting against it.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, whose district includes Ground Zero, voted no. So did Rep. Carolyn Maloney, whose district includes Midtown, and Rep. Nita Lowey, who lost dozens of Westchester neighbors on 9/11. Rep. Bill Pascrelle hails from New Jersey, the home of 700 9/11 victims. Earlier that night, he had praised the bill's provision protecting government whistleblowers from retaliation. But he voted against such protection for John Does who don't have government jobs.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/0402200...nd_opedcolumnists_debra_burlingame.htm?page=0