An addendum to the In God We Trust issue

I began wondering about the hypocrisy of this issue as mentioned previously.

First I tried to see if any of the sponsors of HR 2510 (to restore IGWT to the obverse/reverse) voted for HR 2358 (Native American Dollar Coin Act). Unfortunately HR 2358 was voted by voice so there is no way of knowing (at least I think so) who voted which way. I was distressed because I am sure there had to be someone in Congress who voted to move the mottos to the edge with HR 2358 but are supporting legislation that would move it back with HR 2510.

Not to be thwarted, I decided to look for people who voted for HR 902 (the Presidential Dollar Coin Act of the 109th Congress) and are currently supporting HR 2510. This would show that they either A) had no idea what they were voting for but went along with the flow, B) had a change of heart (read: disgruntled contributors to campaigns) about moving the mottos to the edge, C) they were forced into it by wanting to vote for a rider (but I didn't see one attached) or D) they had to return a favor to a fellow representative. [Thanks to Ali and Nathan for C and D respectively] I'd place the probability of it being option A at 95%.

What did I find? First you need to open this link to a Washington Post site that lists everyone who voted for the Presidential Dollar Coin Act (PDCA). Now look here for a list of cosponsors to HR 2510. Just going through the B's on the list of cosponsors I found 13 representatives that voted in favor of the PDCA and are now sponsoring HR 2510. I'm sure there are more but I didn't feel like looking through them all.

My point is this (and it would be strengthened if I knew who voted for the Native American Dollar Coin Act): Why are our representatives engaging in partisan politics that are completely hypocritical (and completely unnecessary) when there are real coinage issues at hand (I know I sound like a broken record). I would encourage all representatives who appear on both pieces of legislation to explain these contradictory positions.