Republicans, or more accurately republicans, should know better.

Doing a quick check of PA 59 & PA 60 of 2010, there are a disturbingly large number of those republicans on the "yea" column.

Since this is an election year, and since many will be stumping for your money and support, check on the list below and then ask your elected official what they were smoking that day when they chucked their philosophy out on North Capitol?

PA 59 votes in House:

Ball (R)    Bolger (R)    Booher (R)    Caul (R)    Crawford (R)
Daley (R)    DeShazor (R)    Elsenheimer (R)    Genetski (R)    Green (R)
Haines (R)    Hildenbrand (R)    Horn (R)    Jones, Rick (R)    Knollenberg (R)
Kowall (R)    Lori (R)    Lund (R)    Meltzer (R)    Moss (R)
Opsommer (R)    Pavlov (R)    Pearce (R)    Proos (R)    Rocca (R)
Rogers (R)    Schmidt, W. (R)    Schuitmaker (R)    Scott, P. (R)    Tyler (R)
Walsh (R)

PA 59 votes in Senate:

Birkholz (R)    Cassis (R)    Cropsey (R)    George (R)    Gilbert (R)
Hardiman (R)    Jelinek (R)    Kahn* (R)    Nofs (R)    Pappageorge* (R)
Patterson (R)    Van Woerkom (R)     

* - Bill sponsors

PA 60 votes in House (sponsored by Rep. Gonzales-d):

Ball (R)    Booher (R)    Calley (R)    DeShazor (R)    Haines (R)
Hansen (R)    Hildenbrand (R)    Jones, Rick (R)    Knollenberg (R)    Lori (R)
Lund (R)    Marleau (R)    Meltzer (R)    Moss (R)    Opsommer (R)
Proos (R)    Rocca (R)    Schmidt, W. (R)    Scott, P. (R)    Tyler (R)
Walsh (R)

PA 60 votes in Senate:

Birkholz (R)    Cassis (R)    Cropsey (R)    George (R)    Gilbert (R)
Hardiman (R)    Jelinek (R)    Kahn (R)    Nofs (R)    Pappageorge (R)
Patterson (R)    Van Woerkom (R)     

I know that many of these officials and their staff/supporters lurk on this site.