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Gun Control Vote Fails in Senate — Obama To Speak Soon On Failure
Business Insider ^
| April 17, 2013 ; 34 minutes ago |
| Brett LoGiurato
Posted on 04/17/2013 2:06:45 PM PDT by Red Steel
With Vice President Joe Biden presiding over the Senate, an amendment to expand background checks on gun purchases failed to pass through the body, falling by a mostly partisan vote of 54-46.
President Barack Obama will speak at the White House at 5:30 p.m. on the failure, the White House said.
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In addition to Heitkamp, the other three Democrats voting against the measure were Sens. Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.).
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 113th; banglist; democrats; fail; fubo; manchintoomey; obama; youwillnotdisarmus
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To: HeartlandOfAmerica
Amazing how when it’s a few republicans voting with dems it’s a ‘bipartisan’ vote and when it’s a few dems voting with republican’s it’s a ‘mostly party line vote’.Exactly my first thought when I read this. How does a party with a majority lose a "party line vote"?
To: denydenydeny
After today’s drubbing in the Senate, and yesterday’s attack in Boston, he’s got to pull a rabbit out of the hat. I’m thinking he’s going to announce executive orders. Something to make him look Presidential. In command. We’re not going to like it.
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:17:56 PM PDT
by
PowderMonkey
(WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
To: Red Steel
Obama To Speak Soon On Failure Finally, something he's qualified for.
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:18:01 PM PDT
by
kevkrom
(If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)
To: Red Steel
This is big.
All the Feinstein crap was just that. THIS was what they really wanted to ram through.
To: Red Steel
In addition to Heitkamp, the other three Democrats voting against the measure were Sens. Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.). Bi-partisan opposition. That needs to be the mantra.
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:18:24 PM PDT
by
Colonel_Flagg
(Blather. Reince. Repeat.)
To: Red Steel
Obama has to go find some kids so he can use them as props again
To: Red Steel
Papa Joe....Why the long face?
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:19:03 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(Happy to be represented by Lt. Col. Allen West)
To: 7thson
Obama won’t mention the Dems that voted against it, only the Republicans who voted against it
To: Red Steel
Why did this need 60 votes? Did the Republicans threaten to filibuster again so this was really a vote for cloture? Was it outside the normal order of the Senate so it required more than 51 votes? Seriously, the Dems have their 51 votes so they can logroll the Republicans unless the Republicans enact a filibuster, and will all the backstabbing by John McQueeg and Lindsey Grahamnesty I doubt that the GOP could maintain a filibuster.
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:20:07 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
To: Red Steel
Who the hell sucked Toomey into his self-immolation? Live boy or dead girl?
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:21:30 PM PDT
by
Stentor
("the 3 stooges are in charge of monetary policy and sammy davis is president, WTF?" ZH)
To: Red Steel
Reid just cut off the votes on Amendments and bill for today. Likey for Obama’s whine session at 5:30 PM.
Feinstein is now whining and pissing in the wind in a rant.
The loser is crushed.
To: Red Steel
Old Feinswine is really screeching and bitching out the spineless democraps.
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:25:07 PM PDT
by
Second Amendment First
("Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..." - Thomas Jefferson.)
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:25:14 PM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(My faith and politics cannot be separated)
To: Red Steel
>>> Obama To Speak Soon
Gawd, spare us your ‘righteous indigination’, you pos.
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:28:38 PM PDT
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
To: Red Steel
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:29:14 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( ==> sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Red Steel
Awwww! Poor ol’ Joe...he didn’t get to vote. Awww!
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:30:12 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: Sir Napsalot
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:31:08 PM PDT
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
To: Red Steel
I’m betting that Mark Max and Heidi, could feel the ill wind blowing. If they had gone with the crowd they would have been primaried and lost, and Heidi at least has just begun.
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:32:00 PM PDT
by
wita
To: Red Steel
Here’s what he will say...
“We can’t wait to protect our children! Tonight I am requiring...”
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:34:09 PM PDT
by
aMorePerfectUnion
(Gone rogue, gone Galt, gone international, gone independent. Gone.)
To: Red Steel
Would be hilarious if his TelePrompter told him that it’s not buying his BS.
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posted on
04/17/2013 2:34:14 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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