Senate continues debate now on FMA. Cloture vote set for 10AM EST.

[flpoljunkie]

Brownback, R-KS, speaking, saying that if Senators voted the way their states had voted, the vote would be 90-10.

[flpoljunkie]

1. Senator Durbin speaking now on Senate floor, says this issue came in #33

on voter's lists of concerns for our country!

[Greeby]

2. Ugh, Jeff Sessions is up

:puke: Is there a more moronic form of life to be found than him?

[abluelady]

4. I Can Barely Listen to Sessions

but I was curious as he spoke about the 80% of Alabamans (?) who voted to "preserve" marriage, what percentage of that state voted against blacks becoming equal citizens to whites? Amazing how nobody challenges that moronic statement. Just because the "majority" want something doesn't mean it is good for the country.

[flpoljunkie]

3. Senate now voting on cloture for the FMA. Roll call has commenced.

[flpoljunkie]

5. Warner voted Aye. Thought he was opposed to FMA in current form?

[DeaconBlues]

6. Did I just hear that Byrd voted aye?

So much for that constitution in his vest pocket he supposedly honors. Too disappointed for words.

[flpoljunkie]

7. That was Burr. I do not think Byrd has voted. All Dems, except Ben Nelson

Nebraska, are expected to vote No. It seems that six Republicans have noted No. R's may not even get 50 votes, at this rate.

Make that seven Republicans, but it sounded like Byrd just voted Aye! Dammit! He's up for re-election in a very red, very religious state.

[DeaconBlues]

8. Yep, he's up for re-election in my home state

A state that was once one of the most Democratic in the Union, but has lost its way. Times have changed, and not for the better.

[flpoljunkie]

9. Cloture vote on FMA fails! Only 49 votes for cloture! 48 Against.

They did worse the last vote on this issue in July 2004--when they got 50 votes for cloture and 48 against!

[DeaconBlues]

10. the Repubs didn't even get the 52 they were shooting for

so it was a greater defeat than they planned for

[flpoljunkie]

11. HRC reports that Schumer and Sununu changed their votes from 2004~

Kudos to both Senators for changing their votes for the FMA from Yes in July, 2004, to NO today!

[bornskeptic]

12. Not Schumer and Sununu.

They both voted Nay both times. The Senators who switched from Aye to Nay were Specter and Gregg.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00163

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00155

[flpoljunkie]

13. Thanks for correction. I mean to type Specter and Sununu, which was

evidently wrong, too.