Estate Tax repeal defeated! - Democratic Underground

zippy890

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:10 PM
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Estate Tax repeal defeated!

http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-06-08T152117Z_01_WAT005774_RTRIDST_0_CONGRESS-TAX-VOTE-URGENT.XML

On a vote of 57-41, the Senate blocked consideration of a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would wipe out what Republicans call the "death tax."

Whaddya know, kinda surprises me the # of senators voted to block it.

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SoonerPride

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:10 PM
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1. K & R

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LSK

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:11 PM
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2. Senate roll call vote:

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00164

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MikeNearMcChord

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:15 PM
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3. A big salute to the Senate

Edited on Thu Jun-08-06 02:16 PM by MikeNearMcChord

And a big SLAAAAAP to the face of W. I wish it was a bigger margin, kind've like 2 500lb bombs type of margin
B-)

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Burma Jones

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:22 PM
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4. Damn, there goes my dream of buying Greenland

I'll bet Paris Hilton is Pissed......

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OrangeCountyDemocrat

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:24 PM
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5. So It Never Made The Vote

They didn't actually reject it, so much as it did not get the 60 votes required in order to bring about a vote.

Looks like there were 4 Democrat defections also. Bauchus, Lincoln, and Both Nelsons voted Yea for Cloture.

The only Repubs to defect and vote against Cloture were Chafee and Voinovich.

Rockefeller & Schumer did not cast votes at all.

They needed 60 votes to bring it to the floor, and it only got 57. If they had gotten it to a vote, it could have passed, right? So long as they ended up with at least 50 in favor.

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LSK

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:26 PM
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6. that is correct

It probably would have passed in final vote. The votes not cast are good enough as No votes because they needed 60 Yes votes.

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quinnox

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:30 PM
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7. A lot of the top 1% Bush republicans will be very upset

After all, their kids need all the millions they can get, life as a super wealthy person is so expensive nowadays! (sarcasm)

Anyway, Frist is still going to try again later this year for his suffering mega multi-millionaire supporters.

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OrangeCountyDemocrat

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:33 PM
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8. Can't The Nelsons Just Switch With Chafee & Voinovich?

Why don't the Nelsons just go over to the repub side, and we'll take Chafee & Voinovich?

The Nelsons always seem to want to vote along with the repubs, while Chafee & Voinovich are the more likely to be willing to vote with the dems.

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serryjw

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:49 PM
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10. I have said that before

I think we should encourage a switch

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burythehatchet

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Thu Jun-08-06 02:40 PM
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9. Not so fast!

I've read that Chuck Shuner will support a "compromise" proposal.

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