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)
He's hoisting Reid on his own petard. It's not about debating these nominations, it's about defeating them. He's on to the breaking the rules to change the rules. Catchy but not true, he says.
LOL! .. Hatch brought Charts too!!
He's discussing the carnard about the danger to the legislative filibuster and how it has only been democrats who have tried to get rid of it. Here comes #1.
Time to Retire the Filibuster [NYT Editorial 1-1-95] (A must read)
Hatch is sooooooooooooooooo much better talking about this then Specter
bump
Chartman is doing a great job :)
SEC. XX. SENATE CLOTURE PROVISION. Paragraph 2 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended to read as follows:
`2. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of rule II or rule IV or any other rule of the Senate, at any time a motion signed by sixteen Senators, to bring to a close the debate upon any measure, motion, other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business,
Hatch brought up Reid's "Big Fat Wet Kiss To The Far Right" comment
Then says .. I din't know voting on Judges was a far right thing to do
Hatch is doing a very good job. He is much more "diplomatic" than I would care for sometimes and really does try to get along, but I think I see happening what I expected. The dems have cheated, lied and backstabbed one time to many. He is angry.
*L* .. that one is priceless
Chuckie Schummer is up now
Oh, no...........Chuckie up.
"WAY OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM"
"Come out of the Heavens".........Say what?
Chuckie hung up up on the checks and balances thing, I think because he feels it is an easy soundbite for people who don't understand their civics.
Oh and I love how the Dems says a pubbie is their good friend and then in the second breath insults them
This reminds me of something my mother in law would do
Who said those quotes?............I don't think they came from members of the Gov't.
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