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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 07:07 AM
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Put these nominally Democratic Senators on the Spot!
Edited on Thu Sep-07-06 07:15 AM by Pacifist Patriot
The following senators voted against Feinstein's amendment against defense funding for cluster munitions.

Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Inouye (D-HI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Lieberman (AH-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Schumer (D-NY)

This is what I wrote to my senator.

Dear Senator Nelson,

I would like a full explanation justifying your nay vote for Senator Feinstein's amendment to the 2007 defense appropriations bill that would have prevented military funding from paying for cluster munitions.

I cannot imagine how any compassionate human being could be party to the continuation of the use of munitions with such a horrendous toll on civilian populations. Please help me understand.

Regards,
Rev. _________


Please consider asking them to explain themselves!
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wakeme2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 07:09 AM
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1. Is there a non-DLCer in that group
I think NOT...
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peacebird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 07:19 AM
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6. exactly
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Zodiak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 07:32 AM
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7. Lautenberg
Edited on Thu Sep-07-06 07:32 AM by Zodiak Ironfist
I don't think he is DLC

I could be wrong
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 07:45 AM
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8. He's not - I was shocked to see his name here
He is not up for office and I don't know if he intends to ever run again. All I can think is that, like the toture bill that is coming soon, the Republicans are trying to make the Democrats vote for things they know are wrong to sound as strong as Republicans. Pathetic
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NJCher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 08:13 AM
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9. I will take that up with Lautenberg!
Edited on Thu Sep-07-06 08:20 AM by NJCher
He's my senator.

Grrrr. What on earth was he thinking?




Cher

edited to add that letter is now in the mail.

Still steaming. I noticed that when I went to Lautenberg's Web site, he is on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Wonder if that has anything to do with his vote.
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 10:35 AM
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13. That surprised me too.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 10:29 AM
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10. Joe Biden: NOT DLC, John Kerry: DLC
You can look it up. Try some brain cells next time with that comment. Slapping labels on people without a fucking clue makes us look pretty stupid
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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 07:12 AM
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2. Little nitpick
Please drop the D from Loserman's name
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 07:13 AM
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3. I'd love to. Straight copy and paste. Sorry!
:)
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Hoosier Dem Donating Member (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 07:13 AM
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4. The correct notation for LIEberman is (AH-CT)
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 07:16 AM
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5. For the sake of honesty I corrected the headline too.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 10:31 AM
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11. nominally Democratic Senators? Yeah and what does that make Feinstein
She hit jackpot with one decent bill. The woman is reliable as an alarm clock with a dying battery in it.

Perhaps we should view entire records before we start claiming who is a nominal democrat and who isn't.

Should we write our senators about it? Hell Yes
Should we slap fricking labels on anyone we don't like - that's what freepers do
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 10:34 AM
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12. Pssst....that was because Leiberman's on the list.
Edited on Thu Sep-07-06 10:36 AM by Pacifist Patriot
You'll have to check out the repartee above to get it. Editing on the fly missed the grammatical mistake.
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CollegeDUer Donating Member (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 08:55 PM
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15. Hilary for one has always gone on the side of war
So I'm fine slapping labels on her.
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CollegeDUer Donating Member (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 10:37 AM
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14. Not surprised Clinton is there
She has never met a war she hasn't liked since "'Nam" -- which she opposed because of American losses in strategy, not so much the millions being murdered.
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Ninja Jordan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-07-06 09:11 PM
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16. Do I have to be a Reverend?
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