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Frist Rescinds Recess Threat, Will Allow Senate Full Week Off
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| 2/13/03
| Paul Kane
Posted on 02/13/2003 2:55:51 PM PST by byteback
Backing down from a threat he issued earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) said Thursday the chamber would have its full Presidents Day recess next week.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: estrada; filibuster; fristlosthisbackbone; senate; trentfrist
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To: cynicom; All
Will you and the rest stop this sniping at Republicans and Frist -- you don't know what you are talking about when it comes to politics. First sign of a problem and all of you jump! Talk about backbone -- get some backbone on here!!
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:37:18 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004)
To: SunStar
Naw....let the Dem's continue to mess in their rice bowl.
Wait until they see the heat they get on the Sunday a.m. talk shows....(ya! even the 4 lib networks.)
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:38:09 PM PST
by
G Larry
($10K gifts to John Thune before he announces!)
To: PhiKapMom
Phi...
Glad to see that as usual you and you alone have all the answers. Other than that, you have nothing to offer as does Frist.
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:38:48 PM PST
by
cynicom
To: PhiKapMom
The back bone would be to not allow the rats a week off. Again I say pathetic!
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:40:13 PM PST
by
TLBSHOW
(God Speed as Angels trending upward dare to fly Tribute to the Risk Takers)
To: TLBSHOW
TLB....Some here are unable to comprehend the fact that this a "conservative forum", not a republican cheerleading group. Politics is not their forte.
45
posted on
02/13/2003 3:41:16 PM PST
by
cynicom
To: TLBSHOW; Howlin
Howlin -- this one is for you!
TLBSHOW -- You have stepped over the line -- I have been avoiding your posts for sometime now but this latest attack on the Republicans as liberals does it! You have about the least amount of political savvy that I have ever witnessed on here. This is not a full fleged filibuster and they will not be forced to do that until after the recess. Mitch McConnell has not returned from his surgery or has that fact escaped you. You have proved once and for all that you are not with Republicans so in the future do us all a favor and not try to be one of us. You have just outed yourself once again on this thread by calling Republicans liberals.
46
posted on
02/13/2003 3:42:33 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004)
To: Don'tMessWithTexas
This is absolutely correct. Between McConnell and the other senator who's wife is going under the knife (and I don't care what any of you say, I'd leave DC for my wife's operation also), we only have 49 remaining...a tie with the democrats. There is a parliamentary move that could cripple the Estrada process.
OTOH, recessing for a week allows McConnell and the other guy to get back in town, and the Repubs can continue with the debate.
Remember, when you're ahead, sometimes you call timeout to ice the other player by making them think about it (free throws, field goals, etc.).
To: cynicom
Reminds me of being at the super bowl and in the middle of a great one at that and then oops the wives call and the players run off the field. We will be back in a week is heard on the loud speaker! Even Rush came back from a golf game to do work... Any idea what these people get paid per week?
LOL
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:44:20 PM PST
by
TLBSHOW
(God Speed as Angels trending upward dare to fly Tribute to the Risk Takers)
To: KansasCanadian
The Senate is a pestulant congregation of cowards anyway,
thus it shouldn't surprise anyone that they'd run away...from anything.
49
posted on
02/13/2003 3:45:06 PM PST
by
onedoug
To: PhiKapMom
You don't stop a great win in the middle!
50
posted on
02/13/2003 3:45:27 PM PST
by
TLBSHOW
(God Speed as Angels trending upward dare to fly Tribute to the Risk Takers)
To: TLBSHOW
they are all liberals!
And what are you?
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:46:07 PM PST
by
deport
To: Cousin Eddie
Eddie, a perfect analogy. This is going to force the Rats to go home and explain to their folks why they are holding up the election of this good man. This is perfect rope-a-dope.
To: PhiKapMom
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:48:09 PM PST
by
Wait4Truth
(God Bless our President!)
To: Don'tMessWithTexas
I'm so glad you're a Freeper! Thanks for the info.
To: byteback
good. The less they're there, the less they can screw up!
The definition of Progressive or Liberalism is a radical departure from past principles. As long as they're filibustering or out of town, the NET effect is CONSERVATIVE!!!
To: Phantom Lord
This is the first time I have been disappointed. He has done a bang-up job so far.
I think he should have stayed the course with this threat.
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:55:29 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
(What is the chief end of man? To glorify God and enjoy Him forever. --- Westminster Catechism Q1)
To: deport
The nation is in crisis we are about to go to war and you want to gang up on me because people we elected to do a damn job want to go home in the middle of that job.
Not that anything has been done anyways with the rats holding it up, but this is a pathetic thing when we have a chance to slam the rats but good!
Again what are we paying them a week?
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:56:16 PM PST
by
TLBSHOW
(God Speed as Angels trending upward dare to fly Tribute to the Risk Takers)
To: Don'tMessWithTexas
Sorry for not noting that the GOP would lose the cloture vote. Your knowledge of the process is a little off.
First, cloture is the procedure used to end debate. If the Dems are the ones filibustering, the Repubs would be the ones to request a cloture vote. If anyone, Repub or Dem, tried to invoke cloture right now, it would lose. But that really doesn't matter, because you can try to invoke cloture as many times as you like, as long as the filibuster is still proceeding.
Second, if Frist kept the Senate in session, they would all have to be available, unless excused by Frist (both Dems and Repubs.) So the scenario you described could not happen.
Third, in the event someone notes the absence of a quorum, a quorum call is held. If there is not a quorum (a majority of the whole number of senators, or 51 senators), the sergeant at arms would compel the sentaors to attend until a quorum is reached. This can process can include sending police or marshalls to pick up the senators and deliver them to the senate floor. Until a quorum exists, no other business can be considered, except a move to adjourn.
So the most the Dems could do in a situation such as you describe, if a quorum did not exist, would be to move to adjourn the session and go home for the week. They could not file and vote on a cloture motion (the motion has to be filed 2 days before the vote anyway.)
To: All
While this is the first disappointing act by Frist; he has done a wonderful job so far, I think we should consider the possibility that the Republicans wanted the time off and asked Frist to let them have it despite the horrible RAT behavior. It is possible.
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:57:37 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
(What is the chief end of man? To glorify God and enjoy Him forever. --- Westminster Catechism Q1)
To: PhiKapMom
ALL -- Send the RATs back to their States and let the Hispanics get their shot at them. LOL, Michael Barone just said the same thing at the end of Special Report. You are a step ahead, PKM!
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posted on
02/13/2003 3:57:37 PM PST
by
mombonn
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