https://x.com/i/status/1948211079001051267

The GOP chair was caught off guard and scrambled—first delaying the vote, then trying to sabotage it by adding amendments to include Biden administration communications. Democrats called their bluff and agreed.

Then the GOP chair, Rep. Higgins, lied, claiming the motion FAILED until Rep. Robert Garcia forced a full roll call vote.

Ultimately, the vote passed 8-2 after 3 Republicans DEFIED their leadership and joined all 5 Democrats to pass the motion.

    • Atlas_@lemmy.world
      15·
      2 days ago

      This is unsurprising.

      But forcing a recorded count does get those Republican Nays on record so they can be punished later.

    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
      23·
      2 days ago

      MAGAs can’t resist cheating at every opportunity. Here we are again with standard election fraud on a micro basis, but we’re supposed to believe that they won the 2024 Election “Fair & Square?”

    • Canaconda@lemmy.caOP
      1471·
      2 days ago

      I’m not holding my breath but I’m really hoping that will help maga chuds clue in that the GOP are wholly dishonest.

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        231·
        2 days ago

        I get what you’re saying, but there are now two very distinct news spheres, and the one that they’re watching will simply not cover this story.

          • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            35·
            2 days ago

            It has to at least fall under this:

            "§1001. Statements or entries generally Whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact, or makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations, or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

            (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 749 ; Sept. 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(L), 108 Stat. 2147 .)"

            https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=49&f=treesort&num=1262

        • Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world
          142·
          2 days ago

          Actually they just want to “own the libs”. They’ll all scream to have the Epstein files released if you hint that AOC might be in there.

    • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      684·
      2 days ago

      I’m guessing Roberts Rules stuff.

      As a quick and dirty thing, you can call a voice vote of ayes and nays. If it’s not particularly close, it’ll be obvious what the outcome is, the Chair will call the result, and everyone moves on. However, any member can call bullshit on the Chair, and then it goes to a more formal process.

      So without watching the whole damn video, it’s probably that the voice vote went one way, the Chair said it was the other, got called on it, and the roll call vote went against him.