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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (590879)	7/15/2004 1:44:48 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Pro, are you entirely off the meds yet? Re: "AP Story says ROLL CALL VOTE...so you are full of sht again...as usual." Pro, I was ENTIRELY CORRECT. The roll call vote was on a cloture motion (motion to end debate), NOT a direct vote on the proposed amendment. It never got a direct vote, because the motion to end debate failed (it needed 60 votes, per Senate rules, it got 48). For example, Senator Warner of Virginia was prepared to vote against* the amendment, if it ever came up for a vote, but he voted with the Senate leadership ('yes') on the motion to end debate. Since that motion failed, he never got a chance to cast his vote against the proposed amendment. The very article you posted illustrated this: Gay Marriage Roll Call Vote Jul 14, 3:42 PM (ET) By The Associated Press The 50-48 roll call by which the Senate blocked a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Supporters of the amendment fell 12 votes short of the 60 they needed to advance the bill. An apology would be appropriate, for getting all worked-up and name-calling when I was correct all along....