Posted on 07/01/2005 6:12:26 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
See the post above. It looks like it was by agreement, but I don't like it. The dems will pull out every delaying tactic they can think of.
Not really
Yea, Yea .. I heard that same line with the Bolton hearings
I'll believe them When Judge Roberts appears in the class picture.
Reed interrupting Sessions for a question
it threw Jeff off
Is this allowed in Senate Rules?
Yes Jeff did not have to yield for the question, he could have just refused to yield and Reed would have had to shut up.
I know what you mean.
"before the court starts its new term Oct. 3."
2006 or 2007?
I really wish the Repubs would have objected to putting all these amendments on S397!
You should see how many they rejected! We'd be here another month.
Looks like the dems won again...
The REPS were wanting it started in August--thanks again Frist, and Specter...
Imagine Pat Roberts' daughter, she's probably having kittens about now.
I was driving home from my daughter's house, and the ABC Radio News had a soundbite from Tom Delay, and he is NOT happy about what Frist did today, at ALL...
Well it's only a week, maybe they have enough votes, only the Three Stooges and the Ugly Step Sister have expressed negative views of Judge Roberts.
Forgot to ask...did anything exciting happen while I was gone?
Both Laura Ingraham and Glenn Beck BOTH were surprised and disappointed with Frist's statement today, also.
They voted on The legislative conference the energy conference and highway conference all three passed. Craig's amendment passed, I think that's it. It's been coma time mostly. I turned Rush off because I can't stand it when he is not there, I am sure Hannity will be fired up.
UP NOW....
SA 1615. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 397, to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 13, after line 4, insert the following:
SEC. 5. ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION.
(a) EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION.--Section 921(a)(17)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) a projectile that may be used in a handgun and that the Attorney General determines, under section 926(d), to be capable of penetrating body armor; or
``(iv) a projectile for a center-fire rifle, designed or marketed as having armor piercing capability, that the Attorney General determines, under section 926(d), to be more likely to penetrate body armor than standard ammunition of the same caliber.''.
(b) DETERMINATION OF THE CAPABILITY OF PROJECTILES TO PENETRATE BODY ARMOR.--Section 926 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d)(1) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General shall promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against Body Armor Exemplar.
``(2) The standards promulgated under paragraph (1) shall take into account, among other factors, variations in performance that are related to the length of the barrel of the handgun or center-fire rifle from which the projectile is fired and the amount and kind of powder used to propel the projectile.
``(3) As used in paragraph (1), the term `Body Armor Exemplar' means body armor that the Attorney General determines meets minimum standards for the protection of law enforcement officers.''.
Just switched to the House for a second, and some guy(R) was talking about ESC...and how the Federal Govt. SHOULD pay for it...blech
They have just recessed until Tues, Sept. 6 th.
Yep .. the pubbies need to get their act together and stop letting the Dems make fools of them
Kenndy up
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