The U.S. Constitution text was read within the House of Representatives Thurs. as Republicans kicked off the 112th Congress with blatant Tea Party pandering. The event achieved nothing tangible and gave politicians a chance to preen before the media. Republicans ruffled feathers by deciding to omit uncomfortable parts of the United States Constitution text and a woman was ejected for insulting the president. Looks like someone might be needing payday loans to purchase their way out of trouble.
Many things from Tea Party seen
The reading of the U.S. Constitution text in the House was a Republican gesture to Tea Party activists who handed the party the majority in the 2010 election. The reading lasted about an hour and a half. The new Republican law was being emphasized with this reading. Apparently, Republicans say, that in order to become law, a bill has to cite the U.S. Constitution showing why it is allowed to become law. The preamble words were spoken by new Speaker of the House Re. John Boehner, R-Ohio:
“We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
Three-Fifths Clause doesn’t make the cut
Fighting started immediately. The U.S. Constitution wasn't even being read yet. Republicans insisted on deleting sections of the Constitution supplanted by amendments. One of those sections included the “Three-Fifths Clause.” In this example, slaves weren't treated fairly. They were to count as "three fifths of all other persons" in there. Rep. Jesse Jackson, D-Ill, said “Many of us don’t want that to be lost upon reading of our sacred document.” Amendments can pass anything to change the Constitution such as the Three Fifths Clause change. This should remind all that the nation and Constitution change together.
Woman yells ‘Help us Jesus!’
When the U.S. Constitution was read aloud, the Republicans and Democrats were both okay with it. For the 112th Congress, that will probably be the only time that happens. Then, things went wrong while Frank Pallone, D-N.J., was reading. The part that requires a president to be a "natural born citizen" was read. A woman in the audience felt she should comment. She said, “Except Obama, except Obama, help us Jesus!” The woman was taken away and arrested.
Citations
ABC News
abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-representatives-read-constitution-floor/story?id=12555114&page=2
Washington Post
voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/01/huck_finning_the_constitution.html
NPR
npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/01/06/132708560/birther-disrupts-u-s-house-constitution-reading
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