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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 08:35 PM
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So Repugs dont want the Troops to have a longer break
Is that thier way of supporting them?
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spartan61 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 09:07 PM
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1. That is exactly what I was saying as I watched today's vote. eom
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VP505 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 09:10 PM
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2. I think Reid
needs to introduce a new bill every other day that would offer some kind of benefit to our troops and let them (Republics) vote against it, show the country just how disgusting they really are.
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razors edge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 09:19 PM
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3. Introduce a bill
that requires the congress to spend the same amount of time in session as the troops spend in combat.

That should take care of the problem pretty quick.
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ljm2002 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 09:25 PM
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4. Now that is an excellent idea!
I could really get behind it. In fact I think I'll call Reid's office and suggest it.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 09:42 PM
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6. there are some of the amendments the Dems want to put forward
The Senate could hold a number of votes on Iraq in July:



Levin (D-MI) - Reed (D-RI): amendment to mandate a change of policy by early next year
Feingold (D-WI) - Reid (D-NV): amendment to force the withdrawal of most troops by April 2008
Clinton (D-NY) - Byrd (D-WV): amendment to overturn the 2002 Iraq War resolution authorizing war
Webb (D-VA): amendment to block military units from being sent back to Iraq until they have been stateside as long as they were in a combat zone.
Salazar (D-CO): amendment to endorse the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group

Biden (D-DE) - Boxer (D-CA): amendment on partition of Iraq


The House could hold a number of votes on Iraq in July:



An amendment to mandate the withdrawal of all American troops by July 1, 2008
Skelton (D-MO): amendment to overturn the 2002 authorization to go to wa
A prohibition on permanent military bases in Iraq
Murtha (D-PA): amendment to block military units from being sent to Iraq until they have been stateside as long as they were in a combat zone
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razors edge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 09:53 PM
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7. They will all be blocked,
defeated, vetoed, signing statement sidestepped or ignored.

They should have the balls to sit in "our" comfy air conditioned house floors on a daily basis (7 days a week) and do their fund raising on their down time.

Short of that they are all a bunch of fucktards with no real problem watching our children die in the sand while they feather their beds and groom their spawn into the next generation of fuctards to replace them and send our grandchildren off to die.

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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 09:38 PM
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5. after 3 or 4 tours these guys who do come back will never be
the same if they don't have that time that they will need to re group themselves mentally and physically.
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