The Lonely Conservative goes with “LOL!” I have to go with “bwahahahahahahahahah-snort-hahahahahaha!”
(WRAL) State House lawmakers have apparently accidentally legalized fracking in North Carolina, due to a deciding vote one Democrat says was a mistake.
Rep. Becky Carney, D-Mecklenburg, says she did not intend to cast the key vote that overrode the governor’s veto of the bill.
The vote was 72-47, exactly the number needed for an override. Without Carney’s vote, the veto would have been sustained.
Carney characterized her vote as “very accidental.†(snip)
Under House rules, members can change their vote if they’ve made a mistake – unless the change would affect the bill’s passage
Obviously, Democrats pitched a hissy fit
Carney tried to reverse her vote but Republicans blocked it. Democrats called the move “disgraceful.â€
No, disgraceful was the way Obamacare was passed.
House Speaker Thom Tillis said he was comfortable with the process. “There’s a green button and a red button; they should know which one to push,†he said.
You’d think that would be easy to understand, but, we are talking about Democrats.
More: LauraW: When Democrats totally screw up, they end up doing the best thing for their state and the economy at large. Funny how that works, eh.
