To: sickoflibs
“Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier pointed to the NRAs decision to grade lawmakers’ votes on a procedural motion for the bill a move that deviates from the group’s standard protocol as evidence the effort to prevent such legislation is gaining momentum.”
What does that mean? It makes no sense to me.
20 posted on
04/16/2013 7:42:48 PM PDT by
AuntB
(Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
To: AuntB
Passing nothing is better than passing something just to pass something.
21 posted on
04/16/2013 7:45:21 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: AuntB
Same thought, I was hoping for some help on it.
And why two different bills?
23 posted on
04/16/2013 7:47:49 PM PDT by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
To: AuntB
The NRA used to ignore votes on procedural stuff, like a motion to proceed to a bill. NOW the NRA is going to score procedural votes. All the Senators that thought they could get a free pass with the NRA, by voting for the motion to proceed, then against moving to take the vote, or agreeing to pass, NOW, voting AYE on a cloture motion is counted like voting AYE for final passage. Keeps the Senators from playing both sides.
So, the comment is basically that the NRA implementing a new scoring system is evidence that efforts to hold Congress accountable is gaining momentum.
28 posted on
04/16/2013 8:10:06 PM PDT by
Cboldt
To: AuntB
What does that mean? It makes no sense to me.It means that if anyone who lets the bill come to a vote will receive an F from the NRA. It used to be that pols could let the bill come to a vote and then, after enough votes had been amassed to get it to pass, vote against it and get an A from the NRA. Now, to get an A, they have to prevent it from coming to a vote.
30 posted on
04/16/2013 8:11:23 PM PDT by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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