Thursday, January 06, 2011

Constitution Reading, I Want Names

Congress opened today's session with the reading of the entire Constitution.
"They were followed, more or less alternating between parties, with lawmakers repeating momentous clauses on the rights and responsibilities of the three branches of governments and more prosaic sections regarding the oversight of forts and dockyards and the ban on office holders receiving gifts from foreign princes.

The entire reading of the seven articles and 27 amendments of the Constitution took about an hour and a half. Members volunteered on a first-come-first-serve with the reading of the Second Amendment clause on the right to bear arms going to freshman Republican Frank Guinta of New Hampshire.

For the first hour of the recital the Republican side of the chamber was full, while far fewer Democrats occupied the other side. After an hour, the number of Republican listeners also declined."
Constitution reading provokes political tussling - Yahoo! News
I want to know which dems didn't show up and which republicans left early. Time to look for replacements already after two days in Congress.

I want names, stay tuned.

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