Posted on 05/09/2005 5:11:00 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
Since "Free Republic is an online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America.", I and others think it's a good idea to centralize what the goes on in the Senate (or House).
So if you see something happening on the Senate/House floor and you don't want to start a new thread to ask if anyone else just heard what you heard, you can leave a short note on who said what and about what and I'll try and find it the next day in THE RECORD. Or if you see a thread that pertains to the Senate, House, or pretty much any GOV'T agency please link your thread here.
If you have any suggestions for this thread please feel free to let me know.
Here's a few helpful links.
C-SPAN what a great thing. Where you can watch or listen live to most Government happenings.
C-SPAN 1 carries the HOUSE.
C-SPAN 2 carries the SENATE.
C-SPAN 3 (most places web only) carries a variety of committee meetings live or other past programming.
OR FEDNET has online feed also.
A great thing about our Government is they make it really easy for the public to research what the Politicians are doing and saying (on the floor anyway).
THOMAS where you can see a RECORD of what Congress is doing each day. You can also search/read a verbatim text of what each Congressmen/women or Senator has said on the floor or submitted 'for the record.' [This is where the real juicy stuff can be found.]
Also found at Thomas are Monthly Calendars for the Senate Majority and Senate Minority
And Monthly Calendars for the House Majority and Roll Call Votes can be found here.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)
Oh, crap. That's what I thought, too. I have to get some stuff done around here if that's the case!
The Dems are scared to death to have Bolton in the UN
They are trying to block him in committee to avoid a filibuster on the Senate Floor
They don't want to do a filibuster on the floor .. because it won't look good on them
But they will do it if they have to
I don't know, 5 1/2 hours of Biden bloviating or 5 1/2 hours of watching Macauley Culkin walk out of the courthouse in California.....hm............
Both choices could send me to a straight-jacket!
Pulling weeds in the garden sounds like more fun :0)
Next Senate meeting: Thursday, May 12, 2005
9:30 a.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.
Thereafter, resume consideration of H.R.3, the Transportation Equity Act.
Check out Harkin's amendment that failed.
(A) IN GENERAL.--Each State transportation department shall adopt a statement of policy ensuring that the needs and safety of all road users (including the need for pedestrian and bicycle safety) are fully integrated into the planning, design, operation and maintenance of the transportation system of the State transportation department.
NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION GOAL.--
``(A) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to, to the maximum extent practicable, increase the percentage of trips made by foot or bicycle while simultaneously reducing crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians by 10 percent, in a manner consistent with the goals of the national bicycling and walking study conducted during 1994.
Will there be a Live Thread for the Bolton event? Sheesh, I better get movin' this morning if it starts in an hour and a half.
I'm sure there's going to be a live thread but I don't know how much I'll be able to recap, I got some work that has to be finished today. I'll try to jump in if anything big happens.
NTS: Frist & Bryd
Thanks for the ping
I'll post Reid's comments when they're put up.
I caught that, amnd mentioned it on the live Bolton thread..but sooo much else was happening..there's an article in today's WashTimes about it, FYI..
Someone listening to Bill Bennett on another thread said that Reid could get in a heap of trouble for talking about the FBI files.
I saw something about that on a thread, I think. Things moved pretty quickly yesterday. Was it a judicial nominee named Saad? I don't think I heard the name before. Reid has gone beyond sleezy. This is the face of dem leadership...this and Bella Pelosi (our travel violations do not rise to the level of their violation).
From the poster's mouth to God's ear!
Thanks for posting Bennett's comments.
Thanks for the heads up, will be watching for Reid's comments
RADIOBLOGGER
Now how can you top this?
On this site, and on talk radio and a whole lot of other great sites, we've made the case for ending the judicial filibuster as factually, historically accurate, passionate, and as fair as possible. May I enter one more audio piece of evidence?
The chief proponent to save the judicial filibuster, the filibuster that never existed before the year 2000, is Robert Byrd of West Virginia. He was once a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan. He once filibustered against the Civil Rights Act. He acted without any reservation four times to restrict the minority's rights to filibuster by way of a rule interpretation through the Chair four times, exactly like Frist wants to do now once. He wants unlimited debate. He wants to be able to filibuster endlessly. Keep that in mind. Then listen to this:
byrdesther [mp3]
I did nothing to this audio other than shorten the long pauses. This is what constitutes debate on the Senate floor. And people wonder why nothing gets done in the upper chamber.
If this is an example of why to save the filibuster, I rest my case for now. Esther was a Jew? He's the only guy I know that pronounces the word Jew with four syllables.
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