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Did Bachmann’s Tea Party Rally Violate House Rules?
Countdown with Keith Olbermann exposes Michele Bachmann’s misuse of taxpayer dollars and disregard for House rules to promote her "tea party rally":
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has more:
…Politico's Glenn Thrush wonders this morning whether last week's "House Call" on Washington violated House rules.
Thrush points out that Bachmann used her House of Representatives Web site to call on Americans to stop the Democratic health care bill by coming to the Capitol and confronting members of Congress. House rules state, however, that a member's Web site "may not include grassroots lobbying or solicit support for a Member's position."
A Bachmann spokester tells Thrush: "Rep Bachmann's website encourages the American people to exercise their right to petition and ensure their voices are heard, what ever their position may be."
But the congresswoman's call to action wasn't so vague: "The people need to make a House Call on Washington this week and tell their Representatives to vote no to a government take-over of one-fifth of our economy."
Prior to the event last week, the Republican Study Committee was urging House staffers to remember that the event was supposed to be labeled a "press conference." “PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR BOSS DOES NOT TERM THIS EVENT A ‘RALLY,'" reads a memo obtained by Politico.
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