Comedy Gold: NC Demo Rep. pushes wrong button and legalizes fracking in North Carolina

The vote was to override Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of a bill legalizing fracking. Democratic Rep. Becky Carney pushed wrong button and cast a deciding vote to override the veto. She asked for a 'do over,' but Republicans declined.

Rep. Becky Carney, a five-term Democrat from Charlotte, burst into tears after mistakenly voting with Republicans to override Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of the contentious legislation. The measure lifts the ban on hydraulic fracturing as a means for mining for natural gas, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Carney and other Democrats asked for a do-over, as is common when a member pushes the wrong button. But in this instance, Republicans said no. A change in Carney’s vote would have changed the outcome, which is against the House rules. But Ms. Carney asked for the rules to be suspended so she could change her vote, but got nowhere. Read more here...