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To: sickoflibs

“Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier pointed to the NRA’s 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!)
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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!)
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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.)
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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
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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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