whether the subject is education reform or impeachment, free trade deals or government relocation, you can be sure that fists will be raised and punches will be thrown. a lot of pushing and shoving, a lot of competition to really gain control over the physical instruments of power, for instance, the speaker s podium or the gavel. hammers and fire extinguishers. there were draft bills being thrown. cameras in the national assembly. it actually makes a good theatrical effect. theater is really all it is. unlike in taiwan where political brawling often sways an outcome. scott snyder says the punch-ups we see in the korean assembly are all for show. usually they are related to ritual confrontations or situations where a measure or a law is about to be passed. the assemblymen already know what the outcome is going to be, but they need to show their
week about how a number of new york city assemblymen have suggested let s have a ticker tape parade to welcome our men and women home. however, the pentagon has not yet requested one so they aren t moving forward. and the question is should we be victorious? a ticker tape parade to some suggests victory but did we win in iraq? iraq is still, as you know, fraught with violence and death. just this past week 65 people killed. or should it be more subdued, more low-key when they come home? it s a debate. a serious debate. remember we are still at war. 91,000 men and women still serving in afghanistan. is it unseeming to have a parade or is it okay to thank the men and women who served? we have tons of tweets on it. and you framed it like a victory lap. but remember, the president of the united states said i m going to bring them home, i have to
a lot of competition to really gain control over the physical instruments of power, for instance, the speaker s podium or the gavel. hammers and fire extinguishers. there were draft bills being thrown. cameras in the national assembly. it actually makes a good theatrical effect. theater is really all it is. unlike in taiwan where brawling often sways an outcome. scott snyder says the punch-ups we see in the korean assembly are all for show. usually they are related to ritual confrontations or situations where a measure or a law is about to be passed. the assemblymen already know what the outcome is going to be, but they need to show their constituents that they have done everything they can in order to
seat would be vacant and the filing deadline for a special primary in new york city is july 14th and if indeed he resigns today, or delivers the specific date before the july 14th date, that would potentially open up for a special primary, and you have several assemblymen, assemblywomen and city council members who could vie for the overwhelmingly democratic seat. wiener won the last election with 60% of the vote and the republican garnered 39% of the vote and the republican candidate was thinking, potentially about running again and wanted to see how it unfolds and the district, overwhelmingly democratic but excuse a bit conservative. you have religious jews in that area, and others, some conservative bastions in the middle class neighborhoods of queens, for example, that would not have taken kindly to the developments that have unfolded in wiener s career and, right now we are waiting for the
described as a chaotic scene. he s trying to get it in front of a judge right now to reverse the media lockdown here, at least to get media to come and go freely. he claims there are democratic assemblymen, legislators, in the assembly who have also been denied entry into the building. this is supposed to start on time at 11:00 a.m., the people there, the legislators themselves at this point cannot get in. and they re kicking all of the protesters out right now. some of them are being dragged out by their by their feet. the cops are doing as good a job as they can to keep it orderly under the direction of chief tubbs here, the capitol police chief. but they are all being kicked out, to try and clear this space, we are locked in. just to be clear, you re actually inside the building, correct? as they are denying people from getting inside. we are. we re hearing chants from outside the building, let us in, let us in. yes. are they arresting protesters or people who are inside