Democratic ‘investigators’: Culprit in stolen House vote isn’t the rule-breaker, but the rule itself

Here’s how the Democrats are investigating their leaders’ illegal reversal of the Aug. 2, 2007, vote of the U.S. House of Representatives.

They’re not.

Rep. Bill Delahunt, chairman of the Select Committee investigating the crimes of Reps. Steny Hoyer and Michael McNulty in the stolen vote scandal, opened yesterday’s hearing with this stunningly brazen statement:

“I do have a sense that -- when the dust settles -- that as we consider the events of the evening with the advantage of hindsight and a calm perspective, a culprit will emerge. A culprit in the form of a rule ... a rule that was enacted with noble intent, to curb other perceived abuses ... but a rule that is at best difficult and at worst the catalyst for the raw anger we observed on Aug. 2.”

Above the law. So no one should be angry about their breaking the law? Instead we should be angry with the law? It’s obvious this “investigation” is aimed at covering up how Hoyer and McNulty subverted House rules and the Constitution.

Delahunt clearly is intent on flushing democracy down the Democratic toilet. He is scheduled to continue the cover-up at today’s hearing.

In that vote last year, House leaders knew how long they had to vote on a motion amending an agriculture bill. The motion was to bar federal welfare benefits to illegal aliens. Like it or not, the motion passed 215-213. But Hoyer and McNulty, intent on defeating the amendment, illegally allowed a member to change his vote after the voting was done. That gave the Democrats a 214-214 deadlock, defeating the Republicans’ motion.

Hiding a lie. John Sullivan, the House parliamentarian, at the time told Hoyer and McNulty they were violating the law, but they went ahead and pretended the 215-213 vote was correct, embarrassing the parliamentarian and disgracing themselves.

Now Delahunt can count himself among the co-conspirators in the stolen vote scandal. He should resign immediately from the chairmanship of investigating committee. Find a real investigator.

Frank Warner