So, which Democrats signed the Schiavo bill?

Is there a list somewhere of the Democrats that thought this was a good idea? I've been looking and so far I've only found one reference to the 47 Democratic House members. But no names. I need names. Time to send off some fiery emails to my elected Senators and Representatives.

Anything that Bush and his Nazi's want seems to be OK with Joe....

floating around. There is talk that he supported this because of his work with disabled Americans. Unfortunately, he's been used by the repugs on this one.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53153-2005Mar21.html

The Senate, operating under unanimous-consent rules, passed the legislation yesterday afternoon with no debate and with only three members present. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), a renowned heart surgeon, said Congress cannot force a U.S. judge to order that Schiavo's feeding tube be reinserted while the new federal case goes forward. However, he said, "I would expect that a federal judge would grant a stay under these circumstances, because Terri would need to live in order for the court to consider the case."

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It would have taken only one Senator to block this unanimous consent request. How sad no Senator was willing to stand up for this Congressional usurpation of the separation of powers. Can perhaps the federal court refuse to take jurisdiction of this case?

Frist, I know.

I've heard Harkin. Is that right? Who else? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

I am really disappointed in the Senate. Even Dayton or Sarbanes could have stood up and blocked it. They aren't running for re-election. They have nothing to lose.

Patrick Kennedy voted against it in the House, and all that I've heard from Ted Kennedy is that he'll work to make sure that our rights are not impeded...or something like that. Where the hell was he.

against our "holier than thou" lawmakers?

Gee, I sure would like to see a list of those folks, adults and children, who were left on the side of the road to die, while their insurance companies diddled and denied them their....

tests
transplants
medical procedures
medicines from other countries
etc, etc, etc, etc, etc....................

And the Congress never intervened on their behalf.

:mad:

If Shays voted against it, Rosa should have, for cryin out loud.

decided not to vote on this issue or they missed the vote?

I know they called people back to DC but some might have decided not to even bother to go back

The Repukes can get their ass there to stomp all over the Constitution, marital sanctity, civil rights, etc, but the Dems couldn't be bothered to go and defend them.

Joe Baca (CA)
Byron Baird (WA)
John Barrow (GA)
Melissa Bean (IL)
Marion Berry (Ark.)
Sandford Bishop (GA)
Dan Boren (OK)
Robert Brady (PA)
Ben Chandler (KY)
Jerry Costello (IL)
Bud Cramer (AL)
Henry Cuellar (TX)
Elijah Cummings (MD)
Lincoln Davis (TN)
Chet Edwards (TX)
Eliot Engle (NY)
Bob Etheridge (NC)
Chaka Fattah (PA)
Harold Ford Jr. (TN)
Al Green (TX)
Stephanie Herseth (SD)
Brian Higgins (NY)
Tim Holden (PA)
Jesse Jackson Jr. (IL)
Paul Kanjorski (OH)
Dale Kildee (Mich.)
Jim Langevin (RI)
Daniel Lipinski (IL)
Stephen Lynch (Mass.)
Jim Marshall (GA)
Jim Matheson (UT)
Mike McIntyre (GA)
Michael McNulty (NY)
Kendrick Meek (FL)
Charlie Melancon (LA)
Mike Michaud (Maine)
Allen Mollohan (WVa.)
James Oberstar (Minn.)
Earl Pomeroy (NDak.)
Mike Ross (Ark.)
David Scott (GA)
Jose Serrano (NY)
Ike Skelton (Missouri)
Vic Snyder (Ark.)
Bart Stupak (Mich.)
John Tanner (TN)
Albert Wynn (MD)

These are the representatives who voted FOR the bill.

Do they just not realize that this is 1) overstepping their bounds and 2) pointless, because Terri HAS NO CEREBRAL CORTEX?

Do they just not know that fact, or not care? Is this a case of ignorance, or depraved indifference?

I take out the garbage and get the kids off to school and look what happens!

> Joe Baca (CA)
> Byron Baird (WA)
> John Barrow (GA)
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> Bart Stupak (Mich.)
> John Tanner (TN)
> Albert Wynn (MD)

And that, friends, is why Dems are perceived as not standing for
anything! Because they stand for "Cover my ass!" first, before
all other ethical demands upon their vote.

Given that they vote with Republicans, it's not hard to understand
why people vote for the REAL he-man, SUV-driving, war-declaring,
our-oil-under-their-sand-taking, life-saving* Republicans rather
than the Democrats.

Maybe some day we'll clearly stand for something again.

Tesha


*Try to ignore the contradictions; they fade out if you only watch Faux.