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Soupy Liberaltarian Donating Member (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-09 05:39 PM
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The House and Senate need push-button voting like Illinois has.
Such a project could create jobs.
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Hello_Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-09 05:42 PM
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1. I know! This is so frustrating.
Waiting....

Tester, Thune, Udall, Udall, Vitter, Voinovich, Warner, Webb, Whitehouse, Wicker, Wyden..
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-09 05:43 PM
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2. The House has electronic voting. The Senate still requires its 100 members to approach the table.
But you knew that.
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ComtesseDeSpair Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-09 05:53 PM
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3. I was thinking the same thing.
How much time does the friggin' Senate waste doing voice roll calls? Just give 'em buttons and tell them they have 5 minutes to vote. Sheesh.
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Soupy Liberaltarian Donating Member (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-13-09 06:21 PM
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4. The configurations of the chambers is traditionally minimalist. n/m
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