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Sen. Lee Sinks UN Arms Treaty [Maybe]
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| Wednesday, 03 Apr 2013 06:16 PM
| David Yonkman
Posted on 04/03/2013 11:42:49 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: radu
Interesting that Donnelly (R-Ind) ran as a “blue dog” and actually voted with the Republicans on this one. He just got sworn in and is secure for six years. Not that he’s great or anything; this vote was probably meaningless as he saw which way the wind was blowing and his vote didn’t matter. I don’t expect him to break ranks when Reid really needs his vote. Just saying it’s interesting he actually did the right thing, for whatever reason.
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posted on
04/04/2013 5:06:05 AM PDT
by
henkster
(I have one more cow than my neighbor. I am a kulak.)
To: henkster; radu
Sorry, I meant Donelly (D-Ind), not “R.”
Still on the first cup of coffee this morning...
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posted on
04/04/2013 5:08:46 AM PDT
by
henkster
(I have one more cow than my neighbor. I am a kulak.)
To: Rocky
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posted on
04/04/2013 5:11:42 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Olog-hai
I am pleased to join 34 of my colleagues...Doesn't that mean he's the 35th.
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posted on
04/04/2013 5:13:08 AM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To the left the truth looks like Right-Wing extremism.)
To: Olog-hai
PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE LINK.....and forward to all on your email list...THIS INFO MUST BE KNOWN!
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posted on
04/04/2013 5:25:49 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: TangoLimaSierra
Doesn’t that mean he’s the 35th.
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There were 45 republicans that voted against this amendment, all Republicans and 8 democrats joined in.
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posted on
04/04/2013 5:52:08 AM PDT
by
deport
To: radu
Kaine (D-VA), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Nay
I see Virginia’s kneepad twins have dutifully voted as directed by their DNC masters.
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posted on
04/04/2013 6:03:38 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Gun control: Steady firm grip, target within sights, squeeze the trigger slowly...)
To: radu
Bookmark. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
04/04/2013 6:09:38 AM PDT
by
EdReform
(Oath Keepers - Guardians of the Republic - Honor your oath - Join us: www.oathkeepers.org)
To: SouthernBoyupNorth
Johnson (D-SD)
Sounds like he’s deciding to shake any pretense of “moderate-ness” now that he’s retiring next year.
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posted on
04/04/2013 6:11:41 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Gun control: Steady firm grip, target within sights, squeeze the trigger slowly...)
To: laplata
Reid, Cheekbones, Finstein, Boxer, and Durbin are good bets or being for of it..
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posted on
04/04/2013 6:45:40 AM PDT
by
cardinal4
(Constitution? What Constitution?)
To: Olog-hai
Whoever wrote this article is a total moron.
It only takes 34 Senators to ratify a treaty with a minimum quorum. You can thank Hamilton for that little gem.
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posted on
04/04/2013 6:55:39 AM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
To: Jim Robinson; Admin Moderator; Olog-hai
Jim, this article is disinformation and does not belong on Breaking News.
Article II, Section 2 Clause 2 of the Constitution says very plainly that it takes "two thirds of the Senators present" to ratify a treaty, not two thirds of the full Senate. With a minimum quorum that's 34 senators, not 67. Anybody who thinks it is beyond Harry Reid to pull a stunt to steal our freedom isn't awake.
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posted on
04/04/2013 7:00:41 AM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
To: shibumi
If that vote by the dims wasn’t treason, I don’t know what is. Direct violation of the oath of office. A victory for us for sure, but even more evidence that it is TIME.The tree of liberty can’t sustain much more drought.
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posted on
04/04/2013 7:02:49 AM PDT
by
Quickgun
(I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
To: shibumi
Add to the usual list of suspects the Obama lapdogs from Delaware, Carper and Coons.
To: shibumi
Just get hold of the roll call votes.
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posted on
04/04/2013 7:11:54 AM PDT
by
Busko
(The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.)
To: radu
All of the Nay votes were RATS along with King (I-ME) and Socialist Sanders (I-VT).
This is the state of the Umion and we are truly over the cliff and have become a lawless nation.
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posted on
04/04/2013 7:14:03 AM PDT
by
Cheerio
(Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
To: Carry_Okie
Quorum relates to absenteeism. Who was absent? and what are you anticipating?
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posted on
04/04/2013 7:14:24 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Cheerio
The Yankees in Neo Europa must be purged from the union. They have ceased being Americam
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posted on
04/04/2013 7:17:32 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 .....History is a process, not an event)
To: Olog-hai
Quorum relates to absenteeism. Who was absent? and what are you anticipating? Treaties have been ratified with NO record of a quorum, by voice vote "in the opinion of the chair, two thirds of the Senators approve." It's been done, more than once, without any record of a committee vote.
If you are willing to hang your freedom on the vain hope that Harry Reid won't pull a procedural stunt like that, I've got bad news for you.
The article is selling a false sense of security. It fails to warn of the hazard. This is a flaw in the Constitution about which Patrick Henry had a fit. Nobody fixed it. And by the way, if you think Obama's signature on the treaty is meaningless, then all I can say is that it's worse than you think.
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posted on
04/04/2013 7:24:19 AM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
To: Olog-hai
This is too close. We had better prepare for the worst.
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posted on
04/04/2013 7:28:55 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off.)
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