Senate pulling an all nighter. Are you watching?

[ViolaLee]

You can watch it live on cspan.

Lieberman just spoke. He will vote against the amendment.

Senator Sherrod Brown is speaking now.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Frustrated by Republican efforts to block votes on bringing American combat troops home from Iraq, Senate Democratic leaders rolled out sleeping cots Tuesday for an all-night debate on the war.

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called the overnight session to highlight a GOP filibuster preventing the Senate from voting on an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill that would bring U.S. combat troops home by next spring.

"Republicans are using a filibuster to block us from even voting on an amendment that could bring the war to a responsible end," Reid said on the Senate floor Tuesday after Republicans had blocked a request for unanimous approval of the measure.

"They are protecting the president rather than protecting our troops. They are denying us an up-or-down -- yes or no -- vote on the most important issue our country faces.

"We have no choice but to stay in session to continue speaking out on behalf of our troops and all Americans, to continue requesting consent for an up-or-down vote on our amendment to end the war."

CNN

 

[Battleborne]

***sigh***

Yup thats Harry he is real good at sleeping with the Ho's...what else is new???

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

Is that the dude saying "Mr. Brown, Mr. Brown, aye."

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

Are they holding another vote or something?

 

[ViolaLee]

They are having scheduled votes in order to get a quorum so they can continue the all nighter. Republicans are trying to block the vote by demanding 60 votes to pass the amendment to the bill....Democrats want a 51 majority. So they are debating all night to try to get the amendment passed that will bring the troops home.

 

[Cancel5]

They are having scheduled votes in order to get a quorum so they can continue the all nighter. Republicans are trying to block the vote by demanding 60 votes to pass the amendment to the bill....Democrats want a 51 majority. So they are debating all night to try to get the amendment passed that will bring the troops home.

I thought they were all about up or down votes...funny how it works when the shoe is on the other foot!

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

I thought they were all about up or down votes...funny how it works when the shoe is on the other foot!

A parties view on the filibuster depends on whether or not their in power. I've learned to ignore them over the years.

 

[Cancel5]

A parties view on the filibuster depends on whether or not their in power. I've learned to ignore them over the years.

Good advise, wish I could and it were that easy for me!