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| 2005-10-16 |
| Three line summary: I am against the McCain Amendment! I will only support Republicans with my dollars who vote against it. I request our Republican senators strip amendment 1977 from the defense budget bill! The Divided House: What happened to the Commander in Chief's authority to prosecute the GWOT? S.AMDT.1977 to H.R. 2863 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 ) Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (submitted 10/3/2005) (proposed 10/5/2005) AMENDMENT PURPOSE: Relating to persons under the detention, custody, or control of the United States Government. TEXT OF AMENDMENT AS SUBMITTED: CR S10908-10909 10/5/2005: Amendment SA 1977 proposed by Senator McCain. (consideration: CR S11061-11072, S1114; text: CR S11062) Amendment SA 1977 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 9. Record Vote Number: 249. COSPONSORS(11): 8 so-called Republicans (including sponsor John McCain) Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] - 10/3/2005 Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] - 10/3/2005 Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] - 10/3/2005 Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] - 10/3/2005 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] - 10/5/2005 Warner, John [R-VA] - 10/5/2005 Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] - 10/5/2005 4 Democrats Durbin, Richard [D-IL] - 10/5/2005 Levin, Carl [D-MI] - 10/5/2005 Sununu, John E. [D-NH] - 10/5/2005 Salazar, Ken [D-CO] - 10/5/2005 nine NAY votors (all Republicans) Allard (R-CO) Bond (R-MO) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Cornyn (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Roberts (R-KS) Sessions (R-AL) Stevens (R-AK) Latest Major Action: 10/7/2005 Resolving differences / Conference -- Senate actions. Status: Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees: REPUBLICANS (10): Stevens; Thad Cochran (Chair Sen Approp); Bond; Burns (R-MT), Yea; Domenici (R-NM), Yea; Gregg (R-NH), Yea; Hutchison (R-TX), Yea; McConnell (R-KY), Yea; Shelby (R-AL), Yea; Specter; DEM's (9): Inouye; Byrd; Leahy; Harkin; Dorgan; Durbin; Reid; Feinstein; Mikulski. President George W. Bush was re-elected President in 2004 in a stunning Republican victory. Immediately, a series of events occur where the victory is forgotten and the President is painted a lame duck. The War on Terrorism and our soldiers are forgotten. Republican congressmen turn attention to their re-elections in 2006. Democrats look to Hillary in 2008. As a Rantburg.com devotee, I have been in WOT (War on Terrorism) heaven reading about our military's great successes against terrorist. Now it looks like our congressmen have joined with those who want to undermine our troops effectiveness by tieing our Commander in Chief and our troops down with political rules in the fight against global terrorists who operate unburdened by any rules and are shielded by the PC Nazi's who our congressmen are now caving to. I make it clear I will give no money to any Republican who caves to the demands of anti-American groups who attempt to burden our soldiers with any limitations in their prosecution of the War on Terror other than what the Commander in Chief or the Pentagon and the Secretary of Defense deem necessary. I have full confidence in the Chief, the Pentagon and our soldiers. I have zero confidence in our politicians who are seeking reelection. I salute the 9 Republicans with my dollars support who got it right voted for the troops and against the McCain AMDT 1977. Senator Jeff Sessions was the hero standing up to the self righteous media darling John McCain in support of our troops over our acusers Please, contact and urge the Republicans on the resolution committee to strip the McCain amendment from the defense bill for our soldiers sake: http://stevens.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm http://cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm http://bond.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm http://burns.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Home.Contact http://domenici.senate.gov/contact/contactform.cfm http://gregg.senate.gov/sitepages/contact.cfm http://hutchison.senate.gov/e-mail.htm http://mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm http://specter.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInfo.Home Also, please, contact house representatives not to let the McCain amendment stand. Please, tell our Commander in Chief, George W Bush, we will support his veto of the defense budget if congress fails to strip it from the defense bill. If Congress wants to play with the defense bill then we should amend any hurricane relief bill until the defense budget is passed. Sincerely, Kristeen Kid |
| Posted by:Hupeling Shatle1661 |