Kennedy Hate Crime amendment PASSES the SENATE 60-39 on Cloture vote. WHOW

[rodeodance]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1920617&mesg_id=1920617

[Lone_Star_Dem]

1. Yes it did!

Can you believe that? It passed bit time!

[rodeodance]

2. today, there is hope for our country. yup

[mikelgb]

16. oy

is the Iraq War a hate crime?

[cali]

3. Hooray.

And for all those saying this is insignificant- it's not.

[rateyes]

4. Good news...

too bad it will be vetoed, and there won't be enough votes to overturn it.

[Coexist]

5. I believe the Amendment was to attach it to the war spending bill

because hate crimes are terrorism and fighting terrorism is in the war spending bill.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

[rodeodance]

11. yes, attached to Defense Authori. Bill. McConnel WARNED it was putting the

bill at risk.

[Coexist]

12. let's see Bush veto THAT.

[MelissaB]

6. I love this man! n/t

[TwilightGardener]

7. Are they doing the actual vote now? Because if so, it will pass veto-proof.

[TwilightGardener]

8. Oh wait--96-3: Hatch amendment. Never mind.

[Coexist]

9. they did a quick voice vote per Kennedy's request.

[rodeodance]

14. after this clocture vote-the ACTUAL amendment passed on a VOICE vote.

[rodeodance]

10. Hatch amendment just passed-96-3 also (something about doing a study)

[LeftCoast]

13. Wow. Amazing!

I haven't actually been following this all that closely since I thought it was doomed.

You know. Here's at least one thing we can point to that wouldn't have happened in a republican controlled Senate.

[blondeatlast]

15. Obviously several crossovers; I know Lugar and Snowe voted AYE, Do we know who else?

Were there any Dem crossovers (please, after K/L, I want hear no, but I'm realistic)?

[Coexist]

19. Here's the link - all Nays are (R) !!!!

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00350

[blondeatlast]

20. Thanks--this gives me hope after the K/L vote crushed it. nt

[Lord Helmet]

17. hard to believe they hit 60 on anything

[ProSense]

18. Here are the 39 miserable Roadblock Republicans

Roll Call

NAYs ---39

Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Martinez (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)

[blondeatlast]

21. These are the people who voted against medical care for American children.

Here are those who put the nation's future above partisanship:

Collins (R-ME)
Gregg (R-NH)
Lugar (R-IN)
Sanders (I-VT)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

[Hosnon]

22. I am against hate crime legislation.

- MJDuncan1982 c. 2000

That got your attention didn't it!:)

I see laws as one tool to encourage or discourage behavior. This law discourages crime and crime fueled by prejudice. To me, both of those things should be discouraged, so, :thumbsup:!