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[h=4]Julia Schmalz/Bloomberg[/h] [h=4] Hydraulic fracturing in Camptown, Penn. N.C. Rep. Becky Carney's vote allowed Republicans to override a veto by Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue.
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Oh frack.
A tired North Carolina lawmaker pushed the wrong button on a vote this week and accidentally approved the controversial mining process known as fracking.
N.C. Rep. Becky Carney, a veteran Democratic lawmaker, mistakenly cast the deciding vote to allow hydraulic fracturing to move forward in her state after a marathon legislative session late Monday night. Her vote allowed Republicans to override a veto by Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue.
Just after the vote Carney was overheard saying, "Oh my gosh. I pushed green, WRAL-TV reported.
While the accident was not uncommon in the N.C. legislature and lawmakers are usually allowed to switch a mistaken vote, Republicans used a procedural rule to prevent her from fixing the error.
FRACKING WASTEWATER DISPOSAL INDUCED A DOZEN EARTHQUAKES IN OHIO
According to the Charlotte Observer, Carney wept when she realized the consequences of her mistake. She said it was the first time in her decade-long legislative career that she has pushed the wrong button when voting.
"I feel rotten, and I feel tired," Carney told WRAL. "And I feel that mistakes are made constantly when people are tired. And I feel rotten about it, but I take responsibility for my vote."
If Carney had pushed the right button, Perdues veto of the bill would have been upheld. The measure is now law.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/frack-tired-north-carolina-lawmaker-pushes-wrong-button-accidentally-oks-fracking-article-1.1107776#ixzz20AcL3VYu
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Oh frack.
A tired North Carolina lawmaker pushed the wrong button on a vote this week and accidentally approved the controversial mining process known as fracking.
N.C. Rep. Becky Carney, a veteran Democratic lawmaker, mistakenly cast the deciding vote to allow hydraulic fracturing to move forward in her state after a marathon legislative session late Monday night. Her vote allowed Republicans to override a veto by Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue.
Just after the vote Carney was overheard saying, "Oh my gosh. I pushed green, WRAL-TV reported.
While the accident was not uncommon in the N.C. legislature and lawmakers are usually allowed to switch a mistaken vote, Republicans used a procedural rule to prevent her from fixing the error.
FRACKING WASTEWATER DISPOSAL INDUCED A DOZEN EARTHQUAKES IN OHIO
According to the Charlotte Observer, Carney wept when she realized the consequences of her mistake. She said it was the first time in her decade-long legislative career that she has pushed the wrong button when voting.
"I feel rotten, and I feel tired," Carney told WRAL. "And I feel that mistakes are made constantly when people are tired. And I feel rotten about it, but I take responsibility for my vote."
If Carney had pushed the right button, Perdues veto of the bill would have been upheld. The measure is now law.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/frack-tired-north-carolina-lawmaker-pushes-wrong-button-accidentally-oks-fracking-article-1.1107776#ixzz20AcL3VYu
