Saturday, May 10, 2003
Snatching Victory From Defeat
On May 7th, freshman Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) proved once again that simply asking for a roll-call vote can turn a defeat into an easy victory. According to CQ Today, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin), urged that no amendments be offered to a bill which would make the families of deceased war heroes eligible for citizenship.
King defied his own chairman by offering an amendment to limit the citizenship benefit to family members “lawfully present” in the United States. Sensenbrenner, as well as committee Democrats, went ballistic. The amendment was crushed by voice vote. King could have given up. Instead, he insisted on a recorded vote. Suddenly the amendment passed handily, 14-8.
Other conservative Congressmen, please take note. As a disgruntled Minnesota Viking fan said, circa 1993, "I don't mind when they lose. I mind when they don't even try."
|posted by Jim on 2:34 AM|
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