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ren

Democrats eat their own
« on: April 14, 2023, 08:03:54 PM »
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/04/house-speaker-has-little-to-say-about-party-incident-at-his-capitol-office/

The drinking took place among numerous House members in Saiki’s fourth floor office, according to multiple sources. At some point Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick, who was part of the party along with other House members, attempted to alert the Honolulu Police Department.

“I texted a friend about my concerns that some people at the party seemed likely to drive drunk, and my friend in turn alerted members of the HPD,” she said in a statement released Thursday. “The police never arrived, and instead, word of this tip to the police somehow made its way to the people attending the party.”

It is unclear whether that actually happened. An inquiry into HPD was not answered Friday afternoon.

But many of Hussey-Burdick’s colleagues say she was upset that a bill she sponsored on the licensing of midwifery died that same week that the party was held when it failed to get a hearing in the House Finance Committee.

Hussey-Burdick, a freshman legislator representing a portion of Windward Oahu, said in her statement, “After much introspection I see now that the kind thing to do in this situation would have been to check in with my colleagues and try to arrange a safe way for them to get home.”

She said she apologized to her colleagues “for choosing an unkind course of action and I’m disappointed to see this being brought up again after having been resolved for over a month.”

Hussey-Burdick did not respond to messages asking her to clarify what she meant by “an unkind course of action.” She also wouldn’t talk about assertions by her colleagues that she had encouraged them to drink heavily or that her anger at the midwifery bill being killed caused her to retaliate.

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astroboy

Re: Democrats eat their own
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2023, 09:10:48 PM »
I thought dems were supposed to go along to get along or something like that.
They should have made the event a toga party. It would at least match the decorum
of a back stabbing Roman style senate. Some one could also cry out: e tu Burdic. 
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oldfart

Re: Democrats eat their own
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2023, 12:28:33 AM »
wow
 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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groveler

Re: Democrats eat their own
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2023, 12:34:37 AM »
what is more interesting is she called the cops
and they did not follow the law.
Crime in progress, deal with it.
Kind of make you wonder why you and I should obey the laws?
outside of the ten Commandments and nobody gets hurt
I thinks the thousands of laws we have are BS and should be ignored.
However I'm a minority in your tyrannical society, so I fit in as necessary.
 :grrr:

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ren

Re: Democrats eat their own
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2023, 08:17:13 AM »
I hope the people see the tactics that our local politicians use. It's not new and it is used often.
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hvybarrels

Re: Democrats eat their own
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2023, 11:34:50 AM »

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aletheuo137

Re: Democrats eat their own
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2023, 07:31:36 AM »


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eyeeatingfish

Re: Democrats eat their own
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2023, 12:02:36 AM »
Not really that big a story to me. People are responsible for their own choices including the choice to drink and then to drive. She is not going to make any friends by reporting them but they should know better not to drive.
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ren

Re: Democrats eat their own
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2023, 08:54:24 AM »
Quote from: eyeeatingfish on April 20, 2023, 12:02:36 AM
Not really that big a story to me. People are responsible for their own choices including the choice to drink and then to drive. She is not going to make any friends by reporting them but they should know better not to drive.

The Department of Accounting and General Services, which is in charge of state facilities and grounds, did not respond to multiple inquiries this week asking about regulations regarding alcohol use at the State Capitol.

But DAGs cites in its own adoption of Hawaii Administrative Rules on alcoholic beverages and drugs on state ground: “The use, possession, or sale of any alcohol or illegal drug, as defined in part IV of chapter 712 of the Hawaii Revised Statues, is prohibited. Any person who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs to such a degree that the person presents a danger to himself or to others, is prohibited from entering or remaining in or on any facility.”

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/04/15/freshman-representative-accused-trying-get-fellow-lawmakers-arrested-drunk-driving/

Multiple sources say Hussey-Burdick tried to use drinking at an after-hours party at the state Capitol to try to retaliate against her colleagues for killing a bill she sponsored.
Despite a rally and the midwives occupying House offices, the bill died when the House Finance Committee did not schedule a necessary hearing by the deadline for crossover to the Senate.

At a drinking party that night in a House conference room, fellow lawmakers said Hussey-Burdick brought shot glasses and encouraged the drinking then alerted the midwives to call police.

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QUIETShooter

Re: Democrats eat their own
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2023, 09:05:34 AM »
This story has it all:

Passive Agressive retaliation (smile to your face) while I backstab yo ass.....
Corruption
Entitlement (do as we say not as we do)  Hypocrite behavior

Hawaii politics at it's finest.  And at the House Speakers office too!! :thumbsup:

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Flapp_Jackson

Re: Democrats eat their own
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2023, 11:34:45 AM »
Nobody held a gun to their heads to drink.  If the people drinking know the laws they are responsible for, then they should know better.  if not, then they are suffering for their own ignorance and incompetence for once.

Maybe they can plead entrapment, but that only works if the COPS entice you to break the law -- not another lawmaker.

What's the saying going around Democrat circles now?  "Nobody is above the law?"

Live by the mantra -- die by the mantra.
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