crime : crime : CONGRESS PASSES A GIVE AWAY BILL OFFERING ABANDONED MILITARY BASES TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO BUILD OIL REFINERIES, GOOD IDEA OR BAD IDEA? [+] serious ballot by FiddleFaddleOnLSD created Fri Oct 07, 05 The US House of Representatives passed a bill bill that offered abandoned military bases to private industry to build oil refineries and offered federal insurance to refiners ensnared in litigation or "regulatory snags" passed by a razor-thin margin in the House on October 7, 2005 by 212-210. Democrats chanted "shame, shame, shame" as the final tally was announced. Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi said (credit rawstory.com): "What you saw on the House floor this afternoon was a shameless display of the Republican culture of corruption, as it exists in the House of Representatives. It demonstrated once again that the Republican majority will go to any length to satisfy the greed of the energy companies over meeting the needs of the American people. "A vote that was supposed to take five minutes took more than nine times that long because the indicted Republican leader of the House of Representatives needed extra time to twist the arms necessary to pass a bill that is against the interests of the American people, against consumers, against taxpayers, and against the environment. "The fact that the Republicans are handmaidens of the special interests is nothing new. The fact that they would shamelessly display their servitude should come as no surprise. But today's extortion is an especially shameful display - a sad day for democracy. The people spoke and the vote was clearly against this bill." Was it a good idea to give away abandoned military bases to those POOR, POOR, energy/oil companies? Yes, they really need help No, this is an outrage (shame, shame) Ballot #82368 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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