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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 11:56 PM Original message |
Senate votes big expansion of federal hate crimes |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. So the Senate decided this didn't have to be an amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill?n/t |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. No, the cloture vote for Leahy's amendment passed with 63 votes this evening. |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I was confused. The article is so brief that it's slightly confusing & I misread the crucial sentenc |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I'm glad you took a breath and set aside a few minutes to catch up. |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Sorry. A more informative thread title, such as including "amendment to def. auth. bill" would have |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
4. It would be nice if the Senate passed a stand-alone |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Exactly. If they don't get F22 funding out of that bill, then they are playing games with the hate |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Levin withdrew the F-22 amendment on Wednesday. n/t |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Awesome |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. No, the amendment withdrawn would have striken the F-22 funding |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Well crud |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 09:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. The amendment is still alive, and will get a vote on Monday. |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. It is absolutely amazing that senators are still supporting a program that the air force has said is |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 03:12 AM Response to Original message |
11. Kicking... |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
13. Task Force Action Fund applauds U.S. Senate action on federal hate crimes amendment |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Those people are clueless if they don't mention that F22 funding is going to kill the bill the Hate |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
15. NPR did a good job on their hourly news about this. They mentioned Obama has threatened to veto the |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. Who were the 5 Republicans on the voice vote who voted for it |
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