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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:39 AM
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Senate (S214) bars US Attorney General from appointing US Atty's w/out Senate confirmation.
94-2. (from live Senate coverage, C-SPAN2)

Welcome to the world of Checks and Balances, George! And you too, Alberto.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:40 AM
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1. i'll be damned. They actually did it?
with the GOP cowed into following suit?

who voted no? Lieberman and Kyl?
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:40 AM
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2. it's nice isn't it
K&R :hi:
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:06 PM
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24. Bond and Hagel against
:kick:
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:41 AM
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3. YES!
Awesome.

K&R!

:kick:

SUCK ON IT GEORGE!
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wicket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:41 AM
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4. Who're the 2 who voted against it?
n/t
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:44 AM
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12. I think I heard Hagel and ?
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:00 PM
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23. lieberman?
McCain?
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 03:37 PM
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35. No surprisingly Joe kept his dick in his pants and voted with
the Dems on all three issues.
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ChairmanAgnostic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 07:09 PM
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36. be still my heart. (and bowels.)
one question. Joe is such a obnoxious little prick, how could we tell whether he whipped it out on display or not?
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-21-07 06:58 AM
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38. Well if he was swingin' it, he would have caucused with the CONS.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:20 PM
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26. Bond
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:38 PM
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28. yup, Hagel said NO
I wonder who leaned on Hagel, he's awfully quiet these days. Perhaps the bush mafia.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:53 PM
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31. perhaps they've tapped his phones
:evilgrin:
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wicket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 01:08 PM
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32. Thanks! Found a link - it was Hagel and Kit Bond
LINK

Under the bill (S. 214), which passed 94–2 with only Sens. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Kit Bond (R-Mo.) opposed, the attorney general can still name an interim U.S. attorney for up to 120 days. However, after that time the president must sent a permanent nominee to the Senate for confirmation. If that does not happen, a district court would then have the authority to appoint an interim U.S. attorney.
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:41 AM
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5. wow, thats a stunning vote total
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:41 AM
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6. Can't Bush Veto this?
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:42 AM
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7. If he's smart, he'll sign it. He's not smart. nt
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:42 AM
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9. yeah but by that vote total, it is sure to be overriden
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:45 AM
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13. I agree.
I just want to see a Bush Veto, so the American people can keep up with his true colors.
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:47 AM
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17. I agree ~~
with that kind of support, a veto could be overridden.
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:43 AM
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10. Bush can veto anything
Edited on Tue Mar-20-07 11:43 AM by Atman
But this one got damned near unanimous support. Bush's veto would be overturned easily.

It's the signing statements that are more troubling. He can NOT veto it, and just say "I'm going to ignore this" in his s.s.

.
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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:44 AM
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11. Well, that's a veto-proof majority
On the question of signing statements, Shrubco are chickenshits. Cheney is not going to write a signing statement for Bush to sign, unless he knows people are not paying attention
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:17 PM
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25. thanks for the info
do you think he'll try a signing statement?
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Divernan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:45 AM
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14. With that vote, the Senate could override any veto.
(As long as the House passes the bill with a similarly large majority of the votes)
If enough Members object to the presidential veto, a vote is taken to override, or overrule the veto.
A two-thirds vote or greater is needed in both the House and the Senate to override the President's veto. If two-thirds of both houses of Congress vote successfully to override the veto, the bill becomes a law.
If the House and Senate do not override the veto, the bill "dies" and does not become a law.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:42 AM
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8. Checks and balances - how refreshing.
I have to admit, I wonder if it is it too late - can we ever truly restore them?
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:40 PM
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29. we have sacrificed so much under these thugs, we gave them
our civil liberties.
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:46 AM
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15. WooooooooHoooooooo!!
Was watching the Conyers hearing on the FBI letters....and missed this!

GREAT NEWS!!!!
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Terri S Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:46 AM
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16. YES!!!!
Watching it on cspan. Could have sworn I heard 3 names voting 'nay' -- Hagel was one, can't remember the other 2 -- someone must have changed their mind.. or maybe I heard wrong.. anyway... GAWD it felt good to watch real checks and balances again!! OK, it was Bond and Hagel against... they just mentioned it.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:49 AM
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:58 AM
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21. thats what the Republicans have been doing in Congress for the past 6 years
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IWantAChange Donating Member (974 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:52 AM
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19. Anyone know how Specter voted? Wasn't he the original culprit?
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:56 AM
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20. Specter was a co-sponsor of the bill...
...so my guess is that he would have voted for it.
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WiseButAngrySara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 11:59 AM
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22. YES, YES, YES! ....n/t
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:36 PM
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27. Great Day!!! this needs some recs
:kick:
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WiseButAngrySara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 12:44 PM
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30. Can't rec twice, but i can kick! ....n/t
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 01:10 PM
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33. K&R.
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Morgana LaFey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 02:28 PM
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34. Wish we could check and balance them right outta there --
straight to prison, actually. And/or the Hague.
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Nutmegger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-20-07 07:15 PM
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37. They should have never approved the USA Fascist Act in the first place.
Nice to see some spine on this.
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