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Didn't he vote against it originally, when that vote was hardest, and also against the first
merrily
May 2015
#1
If the phone company keeps the records and the NSA/CIA/contractor, etc. has to get a specific warran
JDPriestly
Jun 2015
#147
Gee, I guess all the disgruntled people on this thread will be voting for one of those Republicans?
merrily
Jun 2015
#120
I can't say I am 100% sure what happened or why, but I'm willing to try to find out before I start
merrily
Jun 2015
#127
"Guess some shit-stirring chump, was trying to do a smear job." I expect nothing but personal
Cha
Jun 2015
#150
The procedural vote pushes the House version up, & knocks down NSA bulk surveillance
HereSince1628
May 2015
#23
O'Malley was an executive… like the office of President. Not a career politician in Washington.
KittyWampus
May 2015
#22
without many, many votes that can be cherry-picked, like Sanders and Clinton.
KittyWampus
Jun 2015
#155
extremely disappointing. Going to O'Malley's website now to have a look.
nationalize the fed
May 2015
#15
At least Bernie had the decency not to vote for a war based entirely on lies that
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#105
Plus, there is no longer a 60 vote threshold because there is no longer a cloture vote.
MohRokTah
May 2015
#29
So Bernie Sanders is the ONLY Senator who gets a pass on a cloture vote of a bill we don't like.
MohRokTah
May 2015
#44
Hillary voted for the Patriot Act in 2001. She voted in favor of a compromise renewed act
Autumn
Jun 2015
#159
77 yeas, 17 mays, 6 not voting. Bernie could have easily stayed out of town and made it 7. Not a
merrily
Jun 2015
#129
Actually, so far, out of 77 Senators, he's the only one you're blaming, so just about the opposite
merrily
Jun 2015
#115
Does anybody see the list of how all the Senators voted on this? Where to find.
Cheese Sandwich
May 2015
#30
Thank You! The only people voting No seem to be a few Tea Party people. All the Dems voted Yes
Cheese Sandwich
May 2015
#61
Bernie could have voted in either direction. For folks to say he's cut from a different cloth
Sheepshank
May 2015
#90
So Bernie Cheer team got what they wanted with the man who can do no wrong? N/t
Sheepshank
May 2015
#94
Just the same as those complaining about HRC and her Goldwater connection when she was 17!!
Sheepshank
Jun 2015
#165
The Goldwater connection needs to die. People change. I want to know what she thinks today.
cui bono
Jun 2015
#175
Actually, the count was such that his vote was moot, it made no difference to the outcome, typical
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#168
Every Democrat voted yes on it. Just a handful of Republicans voted no.
Cheese Sandwich
May 2015
#62
No he's probably voting for it, he said so on TV today. Every Democrat voted yes today
Cheese Sandwich
May 2015
#68
From your reactions... the ONLY senator to blame for a cloture vote is Bernie Sanders.
cui bono
Jun 2015
#144
Did his vote not limit the ability of other senators to filibuster the law?
Jesus Malverde
May 2015
#60
Bravo...You've got enough cognitive capacity to utilize DU's search function
Blue_Tires
Jun 2015
#130
And that would have been so even if Bernie voted nay. You all are so much fun.
merrily
Jun 2015
#118
Um, no Bernie supporter on this thread gave blind devotion. All are trying to figure out what
merrily
Jun 2015
#121
At its finest? You must be kidding. You've never seen anything like that and well beyond on DU
merrily
Jun 2015
#180
"I trust that Bernie has a good reason and will explain it and stand behind it. "
Sheepshank
Jun 2015
#181
Yes, it's the glaring Hypocrisy.. when they whine about others standing up for who they believe in
Cha
Jun 2015
#148
Thank you. Couldn't be more obvious if they tried. Please see also Replies 108 and 121.
merrily
Jun 2015
#124
No, you are implying that ALL the Democrats in Congress at the time did not read the Patriot Act
davidpdx
Jun 2015
#190
Yes, but most of the purity trolling of Bernie is coming from Hillary supporters, which is
merrily
Jun 2015
#126
Um, I don't think the OP, "Jesus Malverde" is a big Clinton supporter...
ConservativeDemocrat
Jun 2015
#185
Well he's certainly not a Bernie supporter. I was agreeing with you about the purity trolls.
cui bono
Jun 2015
#187
"the last two Dem presidents, both of whom enacted centrist/Republican policies"
ConservativeDemocrat
Jun 2015
#197
So now you're saying that Obama is "being deliberately disingenuous or truly is delusional.
cui bono
Jun 2015
#198
Now that the dust has settled some, it seems Sanders made a vote for cloture that did not affect
merrily
Jun 2015
#151
This thread lost any relevance it had when someone asked how O'Malley and Clinton voted.
djean111
Jun 2015
#160
A melodramatic lack of knowledge of relevant senate procedures can make a lot of people look rather
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#182