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seiu.org - 10/29/2009
Cloture: Procedural or Substantive Vote?
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There are a lot of questions about whether or not a "cloture vote" in the Senate is actually a measure of a Senator's position one way or another on a piece of legislation. According to Senate.gov, a cloture vote does...
news.firedoglake.com - 10/27/2009
Lieberman A No On Cloture For Health Care Bill?
— news.firedoglake.com — “We’re trying to do too much at once,” Lieberman said. “To put this government-created insurance company on... top of everything else is just asking for trouble for the taxpayers, for the premium payers and for the national debt. I don’t think we need it ... (more) Lieberman A No On Cloture For Health Care Bill?

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washingtonmonthly.com - 10/28/2009
Bayh endorses McConnell line on cloture
— washingtonmonthly.com — BAYH ENDORSES MCCONNELL LINE ON CLOTURE.... Democrats and other supporters of health care reform have a very... simple message for center-right Dems who oppose fixing the system: just let the Senate vote. The issue, of course, is cloture. Reform ... (more) Bayh endorses McConnell line on cloture

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Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) - IN Poll
boldprogressives.org - 10/29/2009
Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) - IN Poll
— boldprogressives.org — HOOSIERS WANT BAYH TO VOTE FOR PUBLIC OPTION -- AND OPPOSE FILIBUSTER The Research 2000 Indiana Poll... was conducted for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America from Oct. 24 - Oct. 25, 2009. A total of 600 likely voters who ... (more) Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) - IN Poll

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Just because they say they don't like the bill, doesn't mean they'll vote for a filibuster

Political Animal:  If Bayh is swayed by public opinion...

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Just because they say they don't like the bill, doesn't mean they'll vote for a filibuster
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — SEIU compiled some compelling examples of how Democratic Senator Evan Bayh (D-OH) has voted for cloture (i.e., against a filibuster) numerous times, even though in the end he voted against the Democratic legislation itself. ...

If Bayh is swayed by public opinion...
Political Animal — ... ." In other words, if he's not satisfied with the bill, then Bayh has no problem voting with Republicans on the procedural vote to stop the bill from coming to the floor for a vote. Tim Tagaris found that Bayh has not always felt that way . Example 1: In 2008, Evan Bayh voted in favor of a cloture motion on the bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, though he opposed the bill itself. "Bayh voted with most Democrats to stop the filibuster because, he said, it was preventing amendments that could have improved the bill."[Gannett, 6/12/2008; Vote 145, 6/6/2008] Example 2: In ...

Discovering the difference between procedure and policy
Political Animal — ... Bayh can obviously oppose the bill, but the key is the procedural vote -- support cloture and let the Senate vote up or down on the bill. On Wednesday, Bayh said he could make no such commitment because he doesn't see "much difference between process and policy." As the argument goes, if he disapproves of the policy, he disapproves of the procedural motion that would possibly let the policy pass. Except, Bayh's votes aren't matching up with Bayh's rhetoric. He's voted for cloture several times on bills he opposed. Indeed, just yesterday he ...

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Specter And The FMA — The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
His campaign offers a correction to one detail in this post : 1. Senator Specter did not vote in favor of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in 2004. Senator Specter voted for cloture in a procedural vote to bring the amendment to the floor, however he clearly stated his opposition ...
Lincoln Won't Commit To Cloture — TPM Election Central
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has not committed to supporting a vote on a health care reform bill, Greg Sargent reports today. When asked if she would vote yes on a procedural motion (cloture) to bring the bill to a vote, a spokeswoman said Lincoln "has not committed her vote to anyone."  ...
Quote of the Day — PoliPundit.com
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), on whether he’ll vote for cloture on Obamacare: “I have made no promise. I can’t decide about the procedural vote until I see the underlying bill. It would be, I think, reckless to say I’ll support the procedure without knowing what the ...