Johnson's bankruptcy bill amendment votes are horrible!!

[moggie12]

See my post in GD where I ask DU to get on the warpath about the horrendously unfair bankruptcy bill:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...


I realize South Dakota gets jobs from having Citibank there, but Johnson voting against 8 of the 11 very reasonable Dem-sponsored amendments to the bill seems beyond the pale. Details of his votes:

1) Protecting those affected by their employer filing for bankrupty (thereby wiping out their wages & health insurance):
Johnson: Yes


2) Wage priority provision:
Johnson: Yes


3) No longer allowing wealthy to shield money in asset protection trusts:
Johnson: NO

4) Provisions to stop predatory lending practices by credit co's:
Johnson: NO

5) Provision to protect those who were victimized by identify theft:
Johnson: NO

6) Provision to protect those whose financial problems rsulted from having to be caregivers for sick family memmbers:
Johnson: NO

7) Provision to help protect people whose financial problems resulted from illness from losing their homes:
Johnson: NO

8) Provision to exempt from the wage guidelines those whose financial problems were the result of illness:
Johnson: NO

9) Require credit card companies to disclose financing costs to consumers:
Johnson: NO

10)Provision to help protect elderly bankruptcy filers from from losing their homes:
Johnson: Yes

11) Provision to protect soldiers/veterans:
Johnson: NO
(But he voted for Rep-sponsored amendment on this that passed)

[Frances]

1. How did Thune vote?

Sometimes in super conservative states you have to compare the Repub and the Dem to see how much worse the Repub is.

[moggie12]

2. "No" to all 11 Dem-sponsored amendments

"Yes" to the Rep-sponsored amendment that protected servicemen/vets.

Link:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_109_1.htm

I guess Johnson feels pressured because of Citibank being there, right? Lots of jobs created by the credit card companies, which makes it hard for someone like Johnson to vote against them.

I feel sorrier for him than I do for Biden and Carper of Delaware -- Delaware has a huge finanical services presence but is far less conservative.

[sd_UDO]

3. What's the big difference ?

between Thune and Johnson on this--

how incrediby weak is our Party!

Johnson a Dixiecrat?

Believe it!