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Two House Republicans Vote Without Being Sworn In, Violating Constitution On Day It Was Read
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 06, 2011 04:01pm |
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| Author | Ryan Grim |
| Media | Website - Huffington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, January 6, 2011 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Two House Republicans have cast votes as members of the 112th Congress, but were not sworn in on Wednesday, a violation of the Constitution on the same day that the GOP had the document read from the podium.
The Republicans, incumbent Pete Sessions of Texas and freshman Mike Fitzpatrick, missed the swearing in because they were at a fundraiser in the Capitol Visitors Center. The pair watched the swearing-in on television from the Capitol Visitors Center with their hands raised.
There is no provision in the Constitution for a remote swearing-in by television. On Thursday, Fitzpatrick was one of the members who read the Constitution from the dais |
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