7 GOP Senators Key in Filibuster Fight

burythehatchet

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Sat May-14-05 10:50 PM
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7 GOP Senators Key in Filibuster Fight

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&e=1&u=/ap/20050514/ap_on_go_co/filibuster_fight">7 GOP Senators Key in Filibuster Fight

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Susan Collins of Maine, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, John Warner of Virginia, Mike DeWine of Ohio, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and John Sununu of New Hampshire.

Dewine is obviously a trojan horse - set up to show a "last minute conversion". The math gets fairly interesting.

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SupormomFreeAtLast

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Sat May-14-05 10:59 PM
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1. What? No Normie Coleman?

:eyes:

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burythehatchet

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Sat May-14-05 11:05 PM
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2. youre kidding right?

Normie has been bought and paid for. Thankfully he will be beaten by Al Franken next election

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SupormomFreeAtLast

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Sat May-14-05 11:07 PM
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3. I'm looking forward to campaigning for Franken.

Wish we didn't have to wait another 3 years.

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Terre

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Sat May-14-05 11:23 PM
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4. John Warner (Virginia)

from a dKos thread 'twowit' just posted the following:

Here's Sen. Warner's (R-Va) position (none/0)

as written in a May 10, 2005 letter response to my very vocal kanoodling of him to vote against a change in the filibuster rule:

I have not reached a firm view on this matter, however, I tend to be a traditionalist, and the right of unlimited debate has been a hallmark of the Senate since its inception. Without question, though, I am strongly opposed to the use of the filibuster to block judicial nominations. While at this point I remain to be persuaded that the seriousness of the problem merits such an extraordinary solution, the Senate may be forced to take some action to preserve the President's Constitutional obligation to fill vacancies in the third branch of govenment, the Judiciary.

Okay, Virginia Kossacks -- Sen. Warner remains to be persuaded. Do it! Fax seems to work best in getting the message through, although it requires patience. Get your persuasion in before this issue heats up next week. And rally your family and friends to the cause of persuading Sen. Warner.

Beat the Fundies back with a big stick -- it's a numbers game.

http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2005/5/14/231528/273/10#10

Full thread containing above post:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/5/14/231528/273 and an earlier one:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/5/14/134122/516

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B0S0X87

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Sun May-15-05 12:06 AM
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5. I think you're missing a few

What about Chaffee, Snowe and Voinovich? I even heard McCain was leaning towards opposing it.

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safi0

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Sun May-15-05 12:17 AM
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6. Voinovich is said

to be for it, and Chaffee, Snowe, and McCain are said to be solidly against it.

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Kal Belgarion

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Sun May-15-05 12:19 AM
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7. Indeed

I'd say that there's a pool of about 10 Republicans that *could* feasibly go against Frist's insanity. Of course, I still doubt our chances of getting six of them, but there is still some hope.

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Terre

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Sun May-15-05 12:25 AM
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8. Here's a better link

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050514/ap_on_go_co/filibuster_fight

So far, only Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island have broken party ranks, expressing concern about a change that could permanently reduce minority rights in the Senate. Vote counters in each party say Republican Olympia Snowe of Maine also is likely to side with Democrats.

and this is the most recent article regarding Voinovich that I could find:
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050508/OPINION03/505080347

Sen. George Voinovich does not make sense. He says that he wants to keep the filibuster rule when it comes to legislation, but not when federal judgeships are involved.

Sounds like a 'Bolton' fence sitting move to me.

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burythehatchet

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Sun May-15-05 08:34 AM
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9. these are the ones who are in play

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