Was it a voice-vote or roll-call vote? Get this – Neither!

December 20, 2008

If you haven’t heard by now our Congress is set to receive a $4,700 pay raise next month.

Wondering how your US House member or US Senator voted? You’ll be looking awhile.

The reason is because there will be no vote. This is an automatic increase (apparently since 1989) and the only way to stop it is…well, someone has to bring it to a vote. Long odds there.

On another related topic to transparency, check out what the Virginia State House is doing. They are going to recorded votes in SUBCOMMITTEES. Heck, we haven’t even got it straight yet on the full House and Senate floors here in South Carolina and Virginia has it down to the subcommittee level!

Folks, if there’s one MUST HAVE bill this year, it is transparency of our votes. A few of us are “paying the price” for continuting the push to get this done but we feel our state will be better off because of it. HOPEFULLY this season a LAW can pass. We already have to fix the disastrous-rule that passed the House earlier this month but even by fixing that rule with a new rule it’s not what is ultimately needed for our state. Remember, rules are governed from within. LAWS are governed by the people of our state!

Posted by nathansnews | Filed Under Blog 

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4 Responses to “Was it a voice-vote or roll-call vote? Get this – Neither!”

  1. Ralph Bell on December 22nd, 2008 9:52 pm

    Thanks so much for keeping us informed on what is going on with the general assembly. I look forward to your updates and forward these to many concerned voters.

    I must say the recent rumblings from some of the Senators and Representatives has me wondering what are the real motives for not wanting these checks and balances. As a state worker myself I feel it is my duty to serve the tax payers by not wasting money much less trying to spend it under the cover of darkness.

    Thanks for your service,

    Ralph Bell

  2. Tommy on January 7th, 2009 11:30 am

    It is time for the congress to STAT LOOKING OUT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED THEM, NLOT BIG BUSINESS OR BIG COMPANIES
    Thjanksa for the repoprt

  3. Leanne Johnson on January 7th, 2009 9:14 pm

    Ooops… forgot to mention in my earlier post on another page that I totally support the fight for recorded votes. My opinion of Bobby Harrell has sunken to new levels of low…

  4. George L. Heflin on January 11th, 2009 10:00 am

    Keep up the good fight, Nathan.

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