C-SPAN: House passes H.R. 3, the stem cell bill

[Chichiri]

253-174. Nancy has taken over for Barney at the speaker's chair, just long enough to announce the results. Applause from the floor at the announcement.

My math fails me at the moment -- is this a 2/3rds majority?

[tk2kewl]

1. 253 is 58.2% of 435

[underpants]

2. WHY? What good are stem cells?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3049876&mesg_id=3049876

[slackmaster]

14. Everyone knows this "research" is just an excuse to kill more babies

:sarcasm:

[Captain Hilts]

3. The Reps are so out of touch with US public on this issue. The vote illustrates that. nt

[global1]

4. How Did This Vote Go - How Many Dems Voted Against It?......

I was listening to some of the debate and heard my Congressman - Dan Lipinsk D (IL) speak out against this bill. I immediately - while he was still talking - called his office and told them he has lost my support.

What I'm trying to get at is if the Dems would have supported it enmasse - I think we could have had a 2/3 majority.

[wakeme2008]

5. kick and nom and on CNN main page

:)

[maddezmom]

6. Chichiri please edit your post to add a link...found one for you

:hi:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/ap_on_go_co/stem_cells

[Monkeyman]

7. Ya Baby

[Freddie Stubbs]

8. 290 votes are needed to override a veto

[mzmolly]

9. Really?

:(

[NYC Liberal]

10. BREAKDOWN OF THE VOTE -

http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2007&rollnumber=20

Republican AYE: 37
Democratic AYE : 216

Republican NO: 158
Democratic NO: 16

[IronLionZion]

11. That's great, but we need to get 290 to over-ride *'s veto

and he will veto this because he's an asshole.

Let's hope the 50-state strategy gives us a veto-proof super-majority real soon...and a Dem president.

[brer cat]

12. Great news for a lot of people!

But I'm afraid shrub will veto it.

[Freddie Stubbs]

13. He votoed it last time

It is only thing he has ever vetoed.

[Dukkha]

15. CNN Poll: 82% say Bush should not veto bill

but he will. and the Dems should really run with that as proof that he's completely out of step with America and is using his office to push is 18th century Fundamentalist christian views onto the people.

[onehandle]

16. Quick! Start planting those snowflake babies in Bush's daughters!

No?

How about them going to Iraq?

No?

How about them going to Paraguay to set up Bush's post-impeachment estate?

O.K. That they can do!

[salin]

17. A lot of repubs defecting... *again*

these are really interesting times.