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Yesterday, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) asked that the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) “investigate whether Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) violated House rules by organizing and holding a November 5th rally on the U.S. Capitol grounds to oppose a health care reform bill.”
CREW contends that Rep. Bachmann misused her official congressional website by urging people to come to the Capitol to protest the legislation despite House rules restricting members from using their websites to engage in “grassroots lobbying or solicit support for a Member’s position.†Rep. Bachmann’s website urged people to come to the Capitol rally “and tell their Representatives to vote no†on the health care reform bill.
Hrm….”urged people to come to the Capitol rally” on her website. Now where have I read that before? Oh yeah! At the website Tennessee Republican Congressman Marsha Blackburn built with taxpayer dollars to serve her constituents! And at the website Tennessee Republican Congressman Marsha Blackburn built with taxpayer dollars not to lobby for or against any particular legislation or legislative position. From Congressman Blackburn’s website:
“From all over the country, people are coming to let Speaker Pelosi know that they are opposed to her massive new health care bureaucracy. If you can make it to Washington, you should. If you are already coming to Washington, please let me know. The event will begin at Noon on the Capitol steps.”
Hey Office of Congressional Ethics and CREW, when you get done with investigating Congresswoman Bachmann for this ethics violation, you might want to take a gander a little further south to Tennessee Congressional District 7.
This really is serious — not an outrageous abuse, but a disregard for the rules. Congressional Web sites are meant to inform constituents about their representative’s position, but they cannot be used to solicit support.
IMO, Blackburn was trying to find some gray area and exploit it. She failed. There is no gray area. The rules are pretty crystal-clear about what you can and can’t do with a Web site. Hopefully, our Midstate media will pick this up and point it out.
THAT WOMAN IS A TOTAL LOON…A COMPLETE NUT AND ANYONE THAT LISTENS AND BELIEVES THAT CRAP SHE YACKS ON ABOUT..DESERVES WHAT THEY GET
Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR:
Omnibus Appropriations, Special Education, Global AIDS Initiative, Job Training, Unemployment Benefits, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, U.S.-Singapore Trade, U.S.-Chile Trade, Supplemental Spending for Iraq & Afghanistan, Prescription Drug Benefit, Child Nutrition Programs, Surface Transportation, Job Training and Worker Services, Agriculture Appropriations, Foreign Aid, Vocational/Technical Training, Supplemental Appropriations, UN “Reforms.†Patriot Act Reauthorization, CAFTA, Katrina Hurricane-relief Appropriations, Head Start Funding, Line-item Rescission, Oman Trade Agreement, Military Tribunals, Electronic Surveillance, Head Start Funding, COPS Funding, Funding the REAL ID Act (National ID), Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, Thought Crimes “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Peru Free Trade Agreement, Economic Stimulus, Farm Bill (Veto Override), Warrantless Searches, Employee Verification Program, Body Imaging Screening.
Marsha Blackburn Voted AGAINST:
Ban on UN Contributions, eliminate Millennium Challenge Account, WTO Withdrawal, UN Dues Decrease, Defunding the NAIS, Iran Military Operations defunding Iraq Troop Withdrawal, congress authorization of Iran Military Operations.
Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman.
See her unconstitutional votes at :
http://tinyurl.com/qhayna
Mickey