House votes 413-1 to protest Chinese crackdown. Yes, its Ron Paul

[TraderZones]

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Wednesday calling on China to end its crackdown on Tibet and release Tibetans imprisoned for "nonviolent" demonstrations.

Tibetan monks protest in San Francisco along the Olympic torch's 85,000-mile route toward Beijing.

The vote was 413-1. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who recently dropped out of the presidential race, was the lone congressman voting against it.

 

[Turok]

Interesting -- I'd like to hear his reasoning.

It's a guess here, but perhaps it's simply a vote to protest using that forum to make points rather than achieve something of substance. Again, just a guess.

JB

 

[ByLoSellHi]

As much as I'd like to see Tibetans free, Ron Paul is the only non-imbecile in the whole of Congress to realize you just might not have leverage to try and force a country you're borrowing money from to finance an ongoing war to do what you wish it would do, and that symbolic votes are a waste of taxpayer dollars.

 

[bigarrow]

Another example of congress wasting it's time. Who are they trying to impress anyway?

 

[Intelinvestor]

Almost as high as Saddam 'wins 100% of vote'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2331951.stm

lol

Just another Saddam's congress.

Quote from TraderZones:

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Wednesday calling on China to end its crackdown on Tibet and release Tibetans imprisoned for "nonviolent" demonstrations.

Tibetan monks protest in San Francisco along the Olympic torch's 85,000-mile route toward Beijing.

The vote was 413-1. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who recently dropped out of the presidential race, was the lone congressman voting against it.

 

[Intelinvestor]

Let an old Tibetan man tell you the real story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJGoE5qaKrE

Quote from TraderZones:

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Wednesday calling on China to end its crackdown on Tibet and release Tibetans imprisoned for "nonviolent" demonstrations.

Tibetan monks protest in San Francisco along the Olympic torch's 85,000-mile route toward Beijing.

The vote was 413-1. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who recently dropped out of the presidential race, was the lone congressman voting against it.

 

[MajorUrsa]

Quote from Intelinvestor:

Let an old Tibetan man tell you the real story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJGoE5qaKrE

What real story? I can't hear what he says, can you?
And who is thanking him for his bravery, in the end caption? PRC government?

 

[pepper_john]

Next Congress will vote to allow Mexicans to return to their former homeland---CA?

 

[Intelinvestor]

Real Tibetans don't speak good English.
Because English is not their native language.

This old man was a slave of the Dalai Lama.

He said to the young Indians/Americans,
"You are not qualified to talk about democracy"

"The more you lie, the more money you make"

"Religious freedom, 100%"

Quote from MajorUrsa:

What real story? I can't hear what he says, can you?
And who is thanking him for his bravery, in the end caption? PRC government?

 

[Intelinvestor]

Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico
too

Quote from pepper_john:

Next Congress will vote to allow Mexicans to return to their former homeland---CA?