Posted on 08/03/2015 3:02:17 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
The vote to DEFUND Planned Parenthood FAILS in the Senate!
Idiot..get informed as to why he voted no.
Not really. The vote allows each Senator’s vote to be recorded. That is worth something. It takes 60 votes to win a cloture vote, not 50.
Be informed and not stupid like most people on this site. You can do better.
McConnell got all but one republican. He needed 60 votes and there are not 60 republicans. Why is this so hard to understand?
Really...this is not a new procedure. Even a casual listener and reader of the news would have encountered this procedure numerous times. Do your research and then get back to me.
Because as Cruz said, he could have played hardball and attached it to the highway bill and he chose political theater over the lives of babies. As do his defenders.
Couldn’t be simpler. you take 10 remotely conservative Repubs each with a briefcase. In those briefcases is $10M in cash each temporarily borrowed from some of the conservative donors.
Each Pub meets with one endangered Democrat and explains to them that that 10M will be spent on their opponent and lawyers, and that Mitch is completely unaware of the proceedings. You then simply close the briefcase and walk away reminding them that caucusing with the GOP on the PP matter solves many mutual problems and that 9 other Dems are currently in an identical meeting and if word gets out, money gets spent.
Then return the cash to the donors and get on with defunding PP.
Simple. Legal. People fund opposition every day.
I appreciate the correction and better information, FRiend.
no, I supported Matt Bevin in the primary...even though I’m not in Kentucky. I didn’t vote in Kentucky, so I had nothing to do with McConnell winning. I also don’t vote in Mississippi, but supported Chris McDaniels in the primary.
I don’t live in Ohio....so I’ve never done helped Boehner either. It’s pretty childish of you to think I “own” any of these cretins......I didn’t create them...I’m not that powerful.
And I bet I was 16 years ahead of you on McCain.....I’ve been writing about McCain since 1992.....
Rare moments of weakness from semi-ethical dems.
Exactly what happened. Bunch of FReepers got their panties in a wad 'cause they don't understand the parliamentary rules.
-— Bunch of FReepers got their panties in a wad ‘cause they don’t understand the parliamentary rules -—
Then again, McConnell voted against it when he prevented it from being attached to the highway bill. A bunch of Freepers know what’s really going on.
Motion to reconsider has to be made by a senator on the prevailing side. In this case, the prevailing side was a "no" vote. The typical condition for a motion to reconsider is when some measure PASSES, and moving for reconsideration is a signal that enough members want to sleep on passage before finally committing it. The Congressional Record is full of "amendment/bill passed, move to lay the motion to reconsider on the table, motion to table reconsideration passed" events. Here is a recent example:
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 139, 140, and 141; that the Senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the nominations in the order listed; that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to the nominations; that any related statements be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then resume legislative session.
A motion to reconsider a passed cloture motion is total nonsense, because the effect of a passed cloture vote (and of a failed cloture vote, for that matter) is to continue debate on the subject.
Relax. That no vote by the majority leader is just a procedural vote under the stupid Senate rules so he could bring it up again at a later date.
All the Republicans have to do (all the ever had to do) is refuse to support any spending bill that funds PP. I can think of nothing better than a government shutdown. This is the LOTE Party (lesser of two evils) though. They will completely fund PP in the next budget. It will happen something like it has in the past: it will come in multiple staged votes with promises of amendments which won’t happen (Iran deal, TPP), will have a tax cut or increase with a promise to defund PP later (Fiscal Cliff), or it will simply fund PP at current levels and raise funding elsewhere (which will get funneled back to PP) [the last shutdown, Ryan/Murray budget].
I’m looking forward to the day when “McConnell votes no on defunding Planned Parenthood” creates as much shock and outrage as “Barbara Boxer votes no to defund Planned Parenthood.” That will mean we’ve moved on from this futile attempt at reforming the LOTE Party.
ok
Thanks WENDLE!
Ooohhhh....noob troll love fest
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