How Senate Democrats voted on previous FISA bill (motion to invoke closure)

[ProSense]

Vote Summary

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2248 )
Vote Number: 435 Vote Date: December 17, 2007, 12:19 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Measure Number: S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007 )
Measure Title: An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts: YEAs 76
NAYs 10
Not Voting 14

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NAYs ---10
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Wyden (D-OR)

Obama didn't vote

Vote Summary

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re. S. 2248 )
Vote Number: 19 Vote Date: February 12, 2008, 12:18 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Measure Number: S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007 )
Measure Title: An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts: YEAs 69
NAYs 29
Not Voting 2

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NAYs ---29
Akaka (D-HI)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Wyden (D-OR)

[Breeze54]

1. Why didn't Obama vote?

:shrug:

[ProSense]

2. He voted the second time

NAY

[ProSense]

3. No other comments?

Everyone is speculating that Obama will vote for the new bill. It's possible, but does his past vote offer any hints?