Watching the Senate? did they just defeat the bill on Unions...etc.?

Nimrod2005

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Tue Jun-26-07 11:23 AM
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Watching the Senate? did they just defeat the bill on Unions...etc.?

Secret ballots?

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sinkingfeeling

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Tue Jun-26-07 11:32 AM
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1. I don't know. C-span didn't put up the vote as it was being taken and I didn't count.

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blondeatlast

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Tue Jun-26-07 11:34 AM
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2. Kicking for info. nt

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sinkingfeeling

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Tue Jun-26-07 11:48 AM
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3. It was blocked by the Republicans... 51 to 48. Needed 60 'aye' votes.

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Robbien

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Tue Jun-26-07 11:51 AM
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5. Why does it need sixty?

Doesn't it just need fifty one.

So what if Bush/Cheney threatens to veto. Let them veto. At least it will appear to the people that the Senate is doing something other than the Dems presenting bills and the GOPers saying no Bush/Cheney will veto.

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ProdigalJunkMail

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Tue Jun-26-07 12:54 PM
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8. Sixty for cloture

gotta get past that whole debating thing...

sP

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Nimrod2005

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Tue Jun-26-07 12:18 PM
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7. Thanks

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jsamuel

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Tue Jun-26-07 11:51 AM
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4. dang it! We need more Senate seats.

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Nimrod2005

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Tue Jun-26-07 11:57 AM
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6. I agree, we need to really focus on getting 10 more Senate seats in 08!

I plan to work hard to accomplish this.

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LSK

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Tue Jun-26-07 12:57 PM
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11. yes

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madokie

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Tue Jun-26-07 01:00 PM
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13. I wonder if maybe we didn't this last time and irregularities and out right stealing

didn't do us in though. And yes thats my plan too

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LSK

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Tue Jun-26-07 12:55 PM
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9. turning it on

On NPR this morning, they said they didnt expect to have the votes.

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LSK

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Tue Jun-26-07 12:56 PM
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10. ok, wheres the Senate??? not on CSPAN2 right now...

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Gold Metal Flake

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Tue Jun-26-07 12:58 PM
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12. Missed cloture AGAIN!

Any outrage by the Democrats? Shouts of "upperdown vote"? Anger? Loud press conferences by Democratic Senators with exclamations of disgust at the strong-arm tactics by the minority party who colluded to hurt American workers?

If we don't see fireworks over this, perhaps we should press for new leadership in the Senate.

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