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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 08:44 PM
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Do Congressional Democrats have a game plan regarding DSM?
Do you think that the House and Senate Democrats have a coordinated plan on DSM? Except for John Conyers, it has been basically quiet in the Capitol, though I've heard rumors of circulating letters, trips to London, etc. I'm wondering if there is some kind of plan of attack among the Democrats in order to keep this before the public and building for maximum effect.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 08:50 PM
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1. Here's the hump that must be dealt with in the Senate:
Rule 6. Investigations

No investigation shall be initiated by the Committee unless at least five members of the Committee have specifically requested the Chairman or the Vice Chairman to authorize such an investigation. Authorized investigations may be conducted by members of the Committee and/or designated Committee staff members.

Kerry needs four other senators to join him...I'm pretty sure he has a couple signed already. The senate Intel Committee had two meetings scheduled for two days. We'll soon know.


REPUBLICANS
Pat Roberts, Kansas Chairman
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Mike Dewine, Ohio
Christopher S. Bond, Missouri
Trent Lott, Mississippi
Olympia J. Snowe, Maine
Chuck Hagel, Nebraska
Saxby Chambliss, Georgia

DEMOCRATS
John D. Rockefeller IV West Virginia, Vice Chairman
Carl Levin, Michigan
Dianne Feinstein, California
Ron Wyden, Oregon
Evan Bayh, Indiana
Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland
Jon S. Corzine, New Jersey

Ex Officio Members
Bill Frist, Tennessee
Harry Reid, Nevada
John Warner, Virginia
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proiowadem Donating Member (175 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 08:51 PM
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2. yeah let it fester.
We're not letting it go. And the longer it sits in there, slowly growing, a small mention in the press here, little questions there. The story is moving forword at a nice pace. The public is disaproving of (*) more and more. When the time is right, I hope, they will make there move and bring down these neocons.
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