1/5 (20%) of the Senators voted against Anti-Lynching

[RethugAssKicker]

apology.... 20 fucking percent.... Lets not forget this... I am not going to let this die... Hope you guys don't either. I can't seem to find my list of senators who voted against it.. or I would include that list in this post. If anyone has it ... lets publish it again. This story must not die.

[tritsofme]

1. Its a bit more complex than that

No senator voted against the resolution, it was passed by unanimous consent, meaning no one objected to its passage.

However in the end I think there were about 7 or 8 Republican senators who refused to co-sponsor the resolution.

[Kraklen]

2. Anybody surprised?

I hope not.

This is a racist fucking country.

[jobycom]

5. Not just racism, but extreme hubris.

Too many people refuse to admit the US could have made mistakes. We seem to be living in a Greek tragedy.

[jobycom]

3. They didn't exactly vote against it, just refused to co-sponsor it

It passed on a unanymous voice vote. Several senators for various unstated reasons didn't co-sponsor the bill, and that's being used to say they voted against it. But no one challenged the unanymous approval to actually try to prevent its passage. I don't think it's a mileagable issue.

Not saying I don't agree with your disgust--I certainly do--just that its not going to do much for us.

[RethugAssKicker]

8. Co-sponsored, voted... whats the difference

20% are fucking racists... Thats all I know.. Stop apologizing for the bastards!!

[OneBlueSky]

4. aw, that's not so bad . . .

given that well over 50% have their heads embedded firmly up their butts, it's actually pretty good . . .

(sarcasm off) . . .

[theboss]

6. That's not completely accurate

Nobody voted against the resolution. It passed by unanimous consent. 20 senators did not co-sponsor it.

[geek tragedy]

7. Only 8 failed to co-sponsor it. Sad to say, but it would be progress

for this country to be only 8% racist.

[Avalux]

9. Locking

Please refrain from starting threads that have the capacity to start a flame war. Thanks for your understanding.