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Who feels entitled enough to-
Behave as if the world was their private residence? Who will say anything, anywhere, no matter who it offends ?
Crossing the boundary of good manners and good sense- Republican Representative Steve Vaillancourt, Manchester, New Hampshire
During debate on a voter identification bill- "Sieg Heil." said by Rep. Steve Vaillancourt Who was the phrase used against ? House Speaker Bill O'Brien
Rep. Vaillancourt is ruled out of order, and was told to sit down, by Speaker Bill O'Brien.
Vaillancourt challenged the notion that he offered a Nazi salute.
“There was no Nazi salute at all,” Vaillancourt said, suggesting that he did not offer a Hitler hand motion, only a verbal offering.
Excuse for saying such a thing? Rep. Steve Vaillancourt took exception to the Speaker of the House’s handling of a procedural issue.
What was the result? Speaker O'Brien demanded that Vaillancourt be removed from the House unless he apologized.
Vaillancourt rose to apologize but was reportedly shut down by O’Brien when he did not immediately apologize.
O'Brien then attempted to have Vaillancourt removed from Representatives Hall by the sergeant at arms and later, the New Hampshire State Police.
Vaillancourt, however, refused to budge from his seat, and stayed through the rest of the session and into the recess.
May 15, 2012
http://concord-nh.patch.com/articles/rep-s-sieg-heil-causes-furor
After the House went into recess, Vaillancourt left his seat, and the hall. Vaillancourt felt he was entitled to vent his displeasure- "It's about time we rise up and say,
"No more tyranny. "No more autocracy." "Everybody should be treated fairly in this House and any Democratic body."
(Vaillancourt was prevented from bullying his way into taking someone else's time, and prevented from taking other people's rights away, and he does not like it.)
Vaillancourt tried to re-enter the hall and return to his seat. He found Statehouse security and state police there to escort him out.
In order to forestall a House member physically removed from the chamber, the House passed a resolution offering Vaillancourt the chance to apologize.
Vaillancourt's response to the concern and consideration that was shown to him?
"It took three tries, but state Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, R-Manchester, offered both the Speaker and the representatives of the House an apology."
"As I was saying before, I cannot apologize for anything I did not do," Vaillancourt said.
"As Vaillancourt received a smattering of applause and returned to his seat, the committee huddled with O'Brien and determined that the apology wasn't acceptable."
"After some back and forth, with O'Brien stating to Vaillancourt that there were members in Representatives Hall that had family members
who were victims of the Holocaust and had fought in World War II, Vaillancourt made another statement that the speaker did not believe
was a direct apology."
"Speaker O'Brien then demanded a direct apology from Vaillancourt and Vaillancourt made it."
Behave as if the world was their private residence? Who will say anything, anywhere, no matter who it offends ?
Crossing the boundary of good manners and good sense- Republican Representative Steve Vaillancourt, Manchester, New Hampshire
During debate on a voter identification bill- "Sieg Heil." said by Rep. Steve Vaillancourt Who was the phrase used against ? House Speaker Bill O'Brien
Rep. Vaillancourt is ruled out of order, and was told to sit down, by Speaker Bill O'Brien.
Vaillancourt challenged the notion that he offered a Nazi salute.
“There was no Nazi salute at all,” Vaillancourt said, suggesting that he did not offer a Hitler hand motion, only a verbal offering.
Excuse for saying such a thing? Rep. Steve Vaillancourt took exception to the Speaker of the House’s handling of a procedural issue.
What was the result? Speaker O'Brien demanded that Vaillancourt be removed from the House unless he apologized.
Vaillancourt rose to apologize but was reportedly shut down by O’Brien when he did not immediately apologize.
O'Brien then attempted to have Vaillancourt removed from Representatives Hall by the sergeant at arms and later, the New Hampshire State Police.
Vaillancourt, however, refused to budge from his seat, and stayed through the rest of the session and into the recess.
May 15, 2012
http://concord-nh.patch.com/articles/rep-s-sieg-heil-causes-furor
After the House went into recess, Vaillancourt left his seat, and the hall. Vaillancourt felt he was entitled to vent his displeasure- "It's about time we rise up and say,
"No more tyranny. "No more autocracy." "Everybody should be treated fairly in this House and any Democratic body."
(Vaillancourt was prevented from bullying his way into taking someone else's time, and prevented from taking other people's rights away, and he does not like it.)
Vaillancourt tried to re-enter the hall and return to his seat. He found Statehouse security and state police there to escort him out.
In order to forestall a House member physically removed from the chamber, the House passed a resolution offering Vaillancourt the chance to apologize.
Vaillancourt's response to the concern and consideration that was shown to him?
"It took three tries, but state Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, R-Manchester, offered both the Speaker and the representatives of the House an apology."
"As I was saying before, I cannot apologize for anything I did not do," Vaillancourt said.
"As Vaillancourt received a smattering of applause and returned to his seat, the committee huddled with O'Brien and determined that the apology wasn't acceptable."
"After some back and forth, with O'Brien stating to Vaillancourt that there were members in Representatives Hall that had family members
who were victims of the Holocaust and had fought in World War II, Vaillancourt made another statement that the speaker did not believe
was a direct apology."
"Speaker O'Brien then demanded a direct apology from Vaillancourt and Vaillancourt made it."
