How free is Congress to vote their conscience?

[kentuck]

Seriously, how many are independent enough to vote against the will of their leaders. Even knowing that the Congressional leaders, most of them, were wrong in voting for the Iraq invasion. A few got it right.

But how many will vote just the way the minority or majority leader tell them to vote? I think the black caucus is usually very independent from wrong-headed thinking but they truly love President Obama so it would be a tough vote for them to make, in my opinion. Even though it would probably be the best vote for President Obama in the long run?

There are usually more Democrats willing to vote their conscience over their Party's wishes than there are Republicans, who tend to march more in lockstep. But we shall see, I guess...

[niyad]

1. wouldn't that require actually HAVING a conscience in the first place?

[gopiscrap]

2. Free? Are you kidding? It's all political with an eye to re-election!

[last1standing]

3. Free as the wind.

And just as fickle. You never know when the right threat or promise will change their direction.

[99Forever]

4. Free?

Hell no. They are bought and paid for, ownership by the 1%ers and their henchmen the MIC. Paid for with "campaign contributions."

[wandy]

5. Congress is free to vote for what the lobbyists pay them to vote for. nt

[NoOneMan]

6. Conscience?

They found signs of conscience in Congress? Thats news

[madrchsod]

7. kos has a very good summary of how the voting might go

i decided to go to break down and log into kos for some sanity. they are working on the votes that are committed for and against and the undecided. it`s going to be interesting who votes for the president and who is against him.

i have this nagging feeling that obama decided to dump this into the hands of the house and senate. he could have done this without them but he did`t. he`s calling out or getting even with the republicans in the house. he`s making them vote for war. guess we`ll wait and see.

one thing is for certain .obama will be the president till 16