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Of note, only 4 of the 34 US Senators up for re-election in 2002 voted AGAINST the resolution. Details follow:

14 Democrat Senators up for re-election in 2002. Nays indicated in BLUE:

Max Baucus (MT)
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (DE)
Jean Carnahan (MO)
Max W. Cleland (GA)
Richard Durbin (IL)
Tom Harkin (IA)
Tim Johnson (SD)
John F. Kerry (MA)
Marry Landrieu (LA)
Carl Levin (MI)
Jack Reed (RI)
Jay Rockefeller (WV)
Robert Torricelli (NJ) (Withdrew 09/30/02)
Paul Wellstone (MN)

20 Republican Senators up for re-election in 2002:

Wayne Allard (CO)
Thad Cochran (MS)
Susan M. Collins (ME)
Larry E. Craig (ID)
Pete V. Domenci (NM)
Michael B. Enzi (WY)
Phil Gramm (TX) (Retiring - Not Running)
Chuck Hagel (NE)
Jesse Helms (NC) (Retiring - Not Running)
Tim Hutchinson (AR)
James Inhofe (OK)
Mitch McConnell (KY)
Pat Roberts (KS)
Jeff Sessions (AL)
Gordon Smith (OR)
Robert C. Smith (NH)
Ted Stevens (AK)
Fred Thompson (TN) (Retiring - Not Running)
Strom Thurmond (SC) (Retiring - Not Running)
John Warner (VA)

Of note, only 4 of the 34 US Senators up for re-election in 2002 voted AGAINST the resolution.

Well, does it mean that Senators do not vote according to their true views anymore? Will 100% votes become a norm? Should we encourage this trend and punish the dissenters?