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Tue Sep-16-03 10:45 AM
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Senate votes 55-40 to Over-rule Powells FCC Deregulation Plan! Woo Hoo! |
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This is great news! All those, phone, faxes, e-mails and Move On.org....deserve big thanks!
Bush said he would veto it......but we'll have to wait and see how that turns out.
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:48 AM
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1. Bush hasn't vetoed anything yet.... |
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not one single piece of legistlation that I know of. He'll just let it slide into law and hope it slips under the radar.
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:58 AM
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11. That's because he's a PHONY, DECEITFUL, DISHONEST, UNTRUSTWORTHY |
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MANIPULATIVE, CHARLATAN!!!!!.....Ooohhh...it feels good to have a chance to say that!!!:)
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:48 AM
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The good guys win one! Yes, There is hope!
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:50 AM
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3. Joining in on the Wooooo-HOOOOOO!!! |
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What with the ESTRADA thing, now this, I hardly know how to handle good news anymore.
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:50 AM
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4. Boy, that Repub takeover of the government last November |
Robbien
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:55 AM
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9. Zell Miller again failed his party and voted no. |
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But some good republicans are voting for their people's interest.
Russ Limbaugh had two shows asking his people to write their congresscritters and demand they vote no. Russ must be furious right now.
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The Backlash Cometh
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:57 AM
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10. "Sometimes when you win, you really lose" |
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Quote from "White Men Can't Jump" (Or at least, paraphrased)
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:50 AM
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Now let's talk about removing some leaders....
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:51 AM
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6. I'll bet he veto's this one |
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Just a hunch. He "owes" some contributors one this one. Thought I read somewhere that he was being counseled to veto this one too.
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Tue Sep-16-03 11:12 AM
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16. "I'll bet he veto's this one" |
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I agree....with AWOLs poll numbers taking a nosedive and with no good news to campaign on domestically or foreign he's in big trouble. If the right wing media can buy up more markets they can pound more Fox like pro bush propaganda into the public to get him reelected. Rove will want this.
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Tue Sep-16-03 07:36 PM
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20. It won't pass the House |
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It has to pass the House of Representatives and that is very unlikely right now so Bush won't get the oppurtunity to veto it.
The big question is whether or not he will veto an appropriations bill that is likely to include a provision overturning the new 45% ownership rule.
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:52 AM
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7. He'll veto it because odds are that the Senate won't be able to get the |
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:59 AM
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12. But they can probably get the votes to filibuster |
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If I were Daschle and Bush was threatening to Veto it, I'd start working the filibustering charm!
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Tue Sep-16-03 11:07 AM
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13. I think that you might be crossed up |
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resolution= against FCC filibuster= for FCC
The override of a veto needs 67% of both Houses
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Tue Sep-16-03 10:54 AM
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this is reason to celebrate Thank You, DEMs !
can't drop the ball though, the House is our next challenge.
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Tue Sep-16-03 11:07 AM
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14. I know that my Senator, (R) -OH; Voinovich |
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crossed over and voted AYE. I bet thats the last time I'll se that happen. I do not know yet what (R)-OH; DeWine voted.
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Tue Sep-16-03 11:11 AM
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I guess they were so afraid of the media getting even more Pravdaesque that even the boatloads of bribes didn't work.
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Tue Sep-16-03 07:28 PM
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17. I noticed that McCain voted no. |
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Yeah, he's a real reformist. BS.
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Tue Sep-16-03 07:33 PM
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19. He thought it was too broad |
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He seems to have some problems with the FCC decision but thought that there were good aspects of the new rule. Also, McCain could have, as Chairman of the Commerce Committee, potentially stopped this resolution from proceeding but he didn't.
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Tue Sep-16-03 07:30 PM
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Tue Sep-16-03 08:06 PM
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21. Citizen action prevails. |
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As you said, all the calls, faxes, and letters made a diff. Bear that in mind! and Cheers everyone!
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