The AP is trying despeartely to paint this as a Bush defeat. The battle is on, not over. Bush will win this one.
Just 2 days ago..
House Approves Extension of Patriot Act ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1540419/posts
That they are and don't forget there's some cheering on the right too.
Damn close to treason if you ask me. Feingold's BS about "just wanting sufficient time" falls flat when you realize just how much time they've had since passage of the original bill to iron these things out. You're right - a big Bronx cheer from Al Quaeda...and some wonder why they have no respect for, or fear of, our government.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is seen at the National Press Club in Washington, December 8, 2005. Frist said on Thursday he expected the Senate would overcome opposition and pass this week a renewal of the USA Patriot Act, a centerpiece of President Bush's war on terrorism. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
This is a good thing. Our focus should be on securing our borders instead of invading the privacy of Americans.
But, somehow the truth gets through.
The American people consistently see the defeatocrats as soft on defense.
This action by the defeatocrats in the Senate re-inforces that perception.
No matter how much the media lies, and lies, and lies, and lies, and lies, and lies, and lies, and lies about it.
You left out the libertarians.
It has been several years since it's approved. So, why didn't they propose the alternative and discuss it on the floor?
Well it's no wonder why Senators don't win Presidential elections.
| Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference to Accompany H.R. 3199 ) | |||
| Vote Number: | 358 | Vote Date: | December 16, 2005, 11:54 AM |
| Required For Majority: | 3/5 | Vote Result: | Cloture Motion Rejected |
| Measure Number: | H.R. 3199 (USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ) | ||
| Measure Title: | A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes. | ||
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 52 |
| NAYs | 47 | |
| Not Voting | 1 |
| Vote Summary | By Senator Name | By Vote Position | By Home State |
| Akaka (D-HI), Nay Alexander (R-TN), Yea Allard (R-CO), Yea Allen (R-VA), Yea Baucus (D-MT), Nay Bayh (D-IN), Nay Bennett (R-UT), Yea Biden (D-DE), Nay Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Bond (R-MO), Yea Boxer (D-CA), Nay Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Yea Burns (R-MT), Yea Burr (R-NC), Yea Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Carper (D-DE), Nay Chafee (R-RI), Yea Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Clinton (D-NY), Nay Coburn (R-OK), Yea Cochran (R-MS), Yea Coleman (R-MN), Yea Collins (R-ME), Yea Conrad (D-ND), Nay Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Corzine (D-NJ), Nay Craig (R-ID), Nay Crapo (R-ID), Yea Dayton (D-MN), Nay DeMint (R-SC), Yea DeWine (R-OH), Yea Dodd (D-CT), Not Voting |
Dole (R-NC), Yea Domenici (R-NM), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea Feingold (D-WI), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Nay Frist (R-TN), Nay Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagel (R-NE), Nay Harkin (D-IA), Nay Hatch (R-UT), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Nay Isakson (R-GA), Yea Jeffords (I-VT), Nay Johnson (D-SD), Yea Kennedy (D-MA), Nay Kerry (D-MA), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Nay Kyl (R-AZ), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Nay Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Nay Levin (D-MI), Nay Lieberman (D-CT), Nay Lincoln (D-AR), Nay Lott (R-MS), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Yea Martinez (R-FL), Yea |
McCain (R-AZ), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Nay Murkowski (R-AK), Nay Murray (D-WA), Nay Nelson (D-FL), Nay Nelson (D-NE), Yea Obama (D-IL), Nay Pryor (D-AR), Nay Reed (D-RI), Nay Reid (D-NV), Nay Roberts (R-KS), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay Salazar (D-CO), Nay Santorum (R-PA), Yea Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea Smith (R-OR), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Nay Stevens (R-AK), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Nay Talent (R-MO), Yea Thomas (R-WY), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Nay |
| Vote Summary | By Senator Name | By Vote Position | By Home State |
| YEAs ---52 | ||
| Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Burr (R-NC) Chafee (R-RI) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) |
DeWine (R-OH) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johnson (D-SD) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) |
McConnell (R-KY) Nelson (D-NE) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) |
| NAYs ---47 | ||
| Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Clinton (D-NY) Conrad (D-ND) Corzine (D-NJ) Craig (R-ID) Dayton (D-MN) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) |
Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Frist (R-TN) Hagel (R-NE) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) |
Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Obama (D-IL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Salazar (D-CO) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Stabenow (D-MI) Sununu (R-NH) Wyden (D-OR) |
| Not Voting - 1 | ||
| Dodd (D-CT) |
||
| Vote Summary | By Senator Name | By Vote Position | By Home State |
| Alabama: | Sessions (R-AL), Yea | Shelby (R-AL), Yea |
| Alaska: | Murkowski (R-AK), Nay | Stevens (R-AK), Yea |
| Arizona: | Kyl (R-AZ), Yea | McCain (R-AZ), Yea |
| Arkansas: | Lincoln (D-AR), Nay | Pryor (D-AR), Nay |
| California: | Boxer (D-CA), Nay | Feinstein (D-CA), Nay |
| Colorado: | Allard (R-CO), Yea | Salazar (D-CO), Nay |
| Connecticut: | Dodd (D-CT), Not Voting | Lieberman (D-CT), Nay |
| Delaware: | Biden (D-DE), Nay | Carper (D-DE), Nay |
| Florida: | Martinez (R-FL), Yea | Nelson (D-FL), Nay |
| Georgia: | Chambliss (R-GA), Yea | Isakson (R-GA), Yea |
| Hawaii: | Akaka (D-HI), Nay | Inouye (D-HI), Nay |
| Idaho: | Craig (R-ID), Nay | Crapo (R-ID), Yea |
| Illinois: | Durbin (D-IL), Nay | Obama (D-IL), Nay |
| Indiana: | Bayh (D-IN), Nay | Lugar (R-IN), Yea |
| Iowa: | Grassley (R-IA), Yea | Harkin (D-IA), Nay |
| Kansas: | Brownback (R-KS), Yea | Roberts (R-KS), Yea |
| Kentucky: | Bunning (R-KY), Yea | McConnell (R-KY), Yea |
| Louisiana: | Landrieu (D-LA), Nay | Vitter (R-LA), Yea |
| Maine: | Collins (R-ME), Yea | Snowe (R-ME), Yea |
| Maryland: | Mikulski (D-MD), Nay | Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay |
| Massachusetts: | Kennedy (D-MA), Nay | Kerry (D-MA), Nay |
| Michigan: | Levin (D-MI), Nay | Stabenow (D-MI), Nay |
| Minnesota: | Coleman (R-MN), Yea | Dayton (D-MN), Nay |
| Mississippi: | Cochran (R-MS), Yea | Lott (R-MS), Yea |
| Missouri: | Bond (R-MO), Yea | Talent (R-MO), Yea |
| Montana: | Baucus (D-MT), Nay | Burns (R-MT), Yea |
| Nebraska: | Hagel (R-NE), Nay | Nelson (D-NE), Yea |
| Nevada: | Ensign (R-NV), Yea | Reid (D-NV), Nay |
| New Hampshire: | Gregg (R-NH), Yea | Sununu (R-NH), Nay |
| New Jersey: | Corzine (D-NJ), Nay | Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay |
| New Mexico: | Bingaman (D-NM), Nay | Domenici (R-NM), Yea |
| New York: | Clinton (D-NY), Nay | Schumer (D-NY), Nay |
| North Carolina: | Burr (R-NC), Yea | Dole (R-NC), Yea |
| North Dakota: | Conrad (D-ND), Nay | Dorgan (D-ND), Nay |
| Ohio: | DeWine (R-OH), Yea | Voinovich (R-OH), Yea |
| Oklahoma: | Coburn (R-OK), Yea | Inhofe (R-OK), Yea |
| Oregon: | Smith (R-OR), Yea | Wyden (D-OR), Nay |
| Pennsylvania: | Santorum (R-PA), Yea | Specter (R-PA), Yea |
| Rhode Island: | Chafee (R-RI), Yea | Reed (D-RI), Nay |
| South Carolina: | DeMint (R-SC), Yea | Graham (R-SC), Yea |
| South Dakota: | Johnson (D-SD), Yea | Thune (R-SD), Yea |
| Tennessee: | Alexander (R-TN), Yea | Frist (R-TN), Nay |
| Texas: | Cornyn (R-TX), Yea | Hutchison (R-TX), Yea |
| Utah: | Bennett (R-UT), Yea | Hatch (R-UT), Yea |
| Vermont: | Jeffords (I-VT), Nay | Leahy (D-VT), Nay |
| Virginia: | Allen (R-VA), Yea | Warner (R-VA), Yea |
| Washington: | Cantwell (D-WA), Nay | Murray (D-WA), Nay |
| West Virginia: | Byrd (D-WV), Nay | Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay |
| Wisconsin: | Feingold (D-WI), Nay | Kohl (D-WI), Nay |
| Wyoming: | Enzi (R-WY), Yea | Thomas (R-WY), Yea |
| Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference to Accompany H.R. 3199 ) | |||
| Vote Number: | 358 | Vote Date: | December 16, 2005, 11:54 AM |
| Required For Majority: | 3/5 | Vote Result: | Cloture Motion Rejected |
| Measure Number: | H.R. 3199 (USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ) | ||
| Measure Title: | A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes. | ||
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 52 |
| NAYs | 47 | |
| Not Voting | 1 |
| Vote Summary | By Senator Name | By Vote Position | By Home State |
| Akaka (D-HI), Nay Alexander (R-TN), Yea Allard (R-CO), Yea Allen (R-VA), Yea Baucus (D-MT), Nay Bayh (D-IN), Nay Bennett (R-UT), Yea Biden (D-DE), Nay Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Bond (R-MO), Yea Boxer (D-CA), Nay Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Yea Burns (R-MT), Yea Burr (R-NC), Yea Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Carper (D-DE), Nay Chafee (R-RI), Yea Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Clinton (D-NY), Nay Coburn (R-OK), Yea Cochran (R-MS), Yea Coleman (R-MN), Yea Collins (R-ME), Yea Conrad (D-ND), Nay Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Corzine (D-NJ), Nay Craig (R-ID), Nay Crapo (R-ID), Yea Dayton (D-MN), Nay DeMint (R-SC), Yea DeWine (R-OH), Yea Dodd (D-CT), Not Voting |
Dole (R-NC), Yea Domenici (R-NM), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea Feingold (D-WI), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Nay Frist (R-TN), Nay Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagel (R-NE), Nay Harkin (D-IA), Nay Hatch (R-UT), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Nay Isakson (R-GA), Yea Jeffords (I-VT), Nay Johnson (D-SD), Yea Kennedy (D-MA), Nay Kerry (D-MA), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Nay Kyl (R-AZ), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Nay Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Nay Levin (D-MI), Nay Lieberman (D-CT), Nay Lincoln (D-AR), Nay Lott (R-MS), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Yea Martinez (R-FL), Yea |
McCain (R-AZ), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Nay Murkowski (R-AK), Nay Murray (D-WA), Nay Nelson (D-FL), Nay Nelson (D-NE), Yea Obama (D-IL), Nay Pryor (D-AR), Nay Reed (D-RI), Nay Reid (D-NV), Nay Roberts (R-KS), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay Salazar (D-CO), Nay Santorum (R-PA), Yea Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea Smith (R-OR), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Nay Stevens (R-AK), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Nay Talent (R-MO), Yea Thomas (R-WY), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Nay |
| Vote Summary | By Senator Name | By Vote Position | By Home State |
| YEAs ---52 | ||
| Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Burr (R-NC) Chafee (R-RI) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) |
DeWine (R-OH) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johnson (D-SD) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) |
McConnell (R-KY) Nelson (D-NE) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) |
| NAYs ---47 | ||
| Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Clinton (D-NY) Conrad (D-ND) Corzine (D-NJ) Craig (R-ID) Dayton (D-MN) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) |
Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Frist (R-TN) Hagel (R-NE) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) |
Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Obama (D-IL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Salazar (D-CO) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Stabenow (D-MI) Sununu (R-NH) Wyden (D-OR) |
| Not Voting - 1 | ||
| Dodd (D-CT) |
||
| Vote Summary | By Senator Name | By Vote Position | By Home State |
| Alabama: | Sessions (R-AL), Yea | Shelby (R-AL), Yea |
| Alaska: | Murkowski (R-AK), Nay | Stevens (R-AK), Yea |
| Arizona: | Kyl (R-AZ), Yea | McCain (R-AZ), Yea |
| Arkansas: | Lincoln (D-AR), Nay | Pryor (D-AR), Nay |
| California: | Boxer (D-CA), Nay | Feinstein (D-CA), Nay |
| Colorado: | Allard (R-CO), Yea | Salazar (D-CO), Nay |
| Connecticut: | Dodd (D-CT), Not Voting | Lieberman (D-CT), Nay |
| Delaware: | Biden (D-DE), Nay | Carper (D-DE), Nay |
| Florida: | Martinez (R-FL), Yea | Nelson (D-FL), Nay |
| Georgia: | Chambliss (R-GA), Yea | Isakson (R-GA), Yea |
| Hawaii: | Akaka (D-HI), Nay | Inouye (D-HI), Nay |
| Idaho: | Craig (R-ID), Nay | Crapo (R-ID), Yea |
| Illinois: | Durbin (D-IL), Nay | Obama (D-IL), Nay |
| Indiana: | Bayh (D-IN), Nay | Lugar (R-IN), Yea |
| Iowa: | Grassley (R-IA), Yea | Harkin (D-IA), Nay |
| Kansas: | Brownback (R-KS), Yea | Roberts (R-KS), Yea |
| Kentucky: | Bunning (R-KY), Yea | McConnell (R-KY), Yea |
| Louisiana: | Landrieu (D-LA), Nay | Vitter (R-LA), Yea |
| Maine: | Collins (R-ME), Yea | Snowe (R-ME), Yea |
| Maryland: | Mikulski (D-MD), Nay | Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay |
| Massachusetts: | Kennedy (D-MA), Nay | Kerry (D-MA), Nay |
| Michigan: | Levin (D-MI), Nay | Stabenow (D-MI), Nay |
| Minnesota: | Coleman (R-MN), Yea | Dayton (D-MN), Nay |
| Mississippi: | Cochran (R-MS), Yea | Lott (R-MS), Yea |
| Missouri: | Bond (R-MO), Yea | Talent (R-MO), Yea |
| Montana: | Baucus (D-MT), Nay | Burns (R-MT), Yea |
| Nebraska: | Hagel (R-NE), Nay | Nelson (D-NE), Yea |
| Nevada: | Ensign (R-NV), Yea | Reid (D-NV), Nay |
| New Hampshire: | Gregg (R-NH), Yea | Sununu (R-NH), Nay |
| New Jersey: | Corzine (D-NJ), Nay | Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay |
| New Mexico: | Bingaman (D-NM), Nay | Domenici (R-NM), Yea |
| New York: | Clinton (D-NY), Nay | Schumer (D-NY), Nay |
| North Carolina: | Burr (R-NC), Yea | Dole (R-NC), Yea |
| North Dakota: | Conrad (D-ND), Nay | Dorgan (D-ND), Nay |
| Ohio: | DeWine (R-OH), Yea | Voinovich (R-OH), Yea |
| Oklahoma: | Coburn (R-OK), Yea | Inhofe (R-OK), Yea |
| Oregon: | Smith (R-OR), Yea | Wyden (D-OR), Nay |
| Pennsylvania: | Santorum (R-PA), Yea | Specter (R-PA), Yea |
| Rhode Island: | Chafee (R-RI), Yea | Reed (D-RI), Nay |
| South Carolina: | DeMint (R-SC), Yea | Graham (R-SC), Yea |
| South Dakota: | Johnson (D-SD), Yea | Thune (R-SD), Yea |
| Tennessee: | Alexander (R-TN), Yea | Frist (R-TN), Nay |
| Texas: | Cornyn (R-TX), Yea | Hutchison (R-TX), Yea |
| Utah: | Bennett (R-UT), Yea | Hatch (R-UT), Yea |
| Vermont: | Jeffords (I-VT), Nay | Leahy (D-VT), Nay |
| Virginia: | Allen (R-VA), Yea | Warner (R-VA), Yea |
| Washington: | Cantwell (D-WA), Nay | Murray (D-WA), Nay |
| West Virginia: | Byrd (D-WV), Nay | Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay |
| Wisconsin: | Feingold (D-WI), Nay | Kohl (D-WI), Nay |
| Wyoming: | Enzi (R-WY), Yea | Thomas (R-WY), Yea |
Along with those Americans who value privacy, respect constitutional rights and are weary of the continuing expansion of government power. This Justice Department wish list can't be allowed to stand as it is.
OK, who should we trust on this, Sen. Craig, a member of the NRA board of directors and one of the staunchest defenders of gun rights or the self-admitted gun-grabber La Raza member Bert Gonzales? I'll stick with Larry Craig on this one.
So once again our side is threatened and folds without making them actually go through with the filibuster.
What a bunch of girlymen we have in our party!
This can be layed directly at our old friend Bob Barr's feet. He and his aclu buddies have gotten what the wanted. Ole Bob has gone over to the dark side.
They caved to the "threat" of a filibuster?
If they're going to put America at risk, they should at least have to conduct a real filibuster.
Craig and Feingold - honorary Al Qaeda cell members.
I guess it really will take a mushroom cloud on US soil before these idiots can get their act together.
I would have felt a whole lot more comfortable about extending the Patriot Act if, first, no portions would be made permanent and still require regular review and approval and second, that someone could have demonstrated how effective it had been by specifying terrorists acts and individuals who were stopped specifically due to the Patriot Act. Voting to extend it without any true metric of its success or failure and instead relying purely upon the politics of the situation is a bad thing.