Republicans would like not to be bothered with testimonies of the disasters they’re causing [New]
Iowa Senate Democrats (via Wonkette):
After students representing each of Iowa’s state Universities testified before the Senate Education Appropriation Committee today to oppose severe budget cuts for higher education, Senator Shawn Hamerlinck of Dixon, ranking Republican on the committee, responded to the students’ testimony by telling them to “go home.”
Hamerlinck stated, “I do not like it when students actually come here and lobby me for funds. That’s just my opinion. I want to wish you guys the best. I want you to go home and graduate. But this political theater, leave the circus to us OK? Go home and enjoy yourselves. I want to thank you for joining us and though I have to concede, your time speaking before us is kind of a tad intense. It’s probably a pretty new experience. You probably prepared for it for days and you sat there in front of us trying to make sure your remarks were just right, and that’s a good thing. But actually spending your time worrying about what we’re doing up here, I don’t want you to do that. Go back home. Thanks guys.”
The students were invited to the Capitol as part of “Open Budget Hearings.” The goal of the hearings was to hear feedback from Iowans impacted by the proposed budget cuts, including the effects of what some have described as the Republican’s “two-year starvation diet for Iowa schools.”
What Do You Think?
2 Responses to 'Republicans would like not to be bothered with testimonies of the disasters they’re causing'
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
John [New]
Friday, 10 Jun, 2011 at 6:10 am
Such humiliation. I cringed just watching that. Fuck you too Hamerlinck.
The tag ‘Republicans hate democracy’ works well here too.
Friday, 10 Jun, 2011 at 11:41 am
it sure does, I added it
their agenda isn’t democracy-friendly you see