| Jamie Dupree |
Vote No On Confucius
Yes, you read that right.
House Resolution 784, "Honoring the 2560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought" turned out to be controversial for 60 different House members.
While 361 voted "Yes" - 47 voted against the resolution, and another 13 members voted "Present."
Democrats split 234-12-2 on Confucius and his legacy, while Republicans voted 127-35-11 on it. Here is a list of the 47 "Nays".
Akin (R-MO), Altmire (D-PA), Barton (R-TX), Berry (D-AR), Boccieri (D-OH), Broun (R-GA), Burgess (R-TX), Camp (R-MI), Carter (R-TX), Chaffetz (R-UT), Conaway (R-TX), Davis (R-KY), Davis (D-TN), Driehaus (D-OH), Ellsworth (D-IN), Emerson (R-MO), Flake (R-AZ), Fleming (R-LA), Graves (R-MO), Hoekstra (R-MI), Johnson (R-IL), Johnson (R-TX), Jordan (R-OH), LaTourette (R-OH), Latta (R-OH), Marchant (R-TX), Massa (D-NY), Matheson (D-UT), Mica (R-FL), Miller (R-FL), Platts (R-NE), Poe (R-TX), Radanovich (R-CA), Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Shadegg (R-AZ), Shimkus (R-IL), Simpson (R-ID), Skelton (D-MO), Souder (R-IN), Space (D-OH), Taylor (D-MS), Tiberi (R-OH), Walden (R-OR), Westmoreland (R-GA), Wilson (D-OH), Young (R-AK) and Young (R-FL).
That's a lot of "No" votes, considering that no one spoke against the resolution during debate on Tuesday.
Confucius wasn't very popular in the state of Ohio, where eight members of that state's delegation voted against the resolution. That is almost half of the state's 18 members in the U.S. House.
Next was Texas, where seven lawmakers from that state voted no.
How about the "Confucius 13" who voted "Present"?
Brown-Waite (R-FL), Burton (R-IN), Buyer (R-IN), Campbell (R-CA), Donnelly (D-IN), Fallin (R-OK), Fortenberry (R-TX), Foxx (R-NC), Marshall (D-GA), McHenry (R-GA), Neugebauer (R-TX), Nunes (R-CA) and Roe (R-TN).
So there you go. 60 members of the House who weren't too keen on voting for a resolution on Confucius.
Why? Well, one of the "No" voters said it was simply a "protest vote" against the idea of doing resolutions like that, instead of being focused on health care, Afghanistan or other legislation.
I figured I should go find a Confucius quote to finish up this blog entry.
"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"
What others are saying
- lolThis is hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing after you wrote that "Confucius wasn't very popular in the state of Ohio."
Is this really what these our representatives do all day voting on silly resolutions? Boy, what a job... - awesome blogThat's great, especially the ending quote. made my afternoon.
- ConfuciusI was going to ask "Why is this even news?" - but then realized you were just doing your job; covering the collection of dunderheads who allegedly represent us in Washington.
I can't believe at a time when we've got troops in harm's way, a huge battle over the future of health care in our country, and deficit spending that dwarfs ANYTHING we've seen previously, that Congress would even take a fraction of a second considering a resolution like this. - Jamie, did you see this? No idea who Jeff Flake is but a pretty good press release...
âHe who spends time passing trivial legislation may find himself out of time to read healthcare bill,â said Flake.
http://flake.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=151869
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