Who will be The One Democrat with the guts to start a FILIBUSTER?

[omega minimo]

Let's all call THAT office. Who will stand up for the American people and the Constitution?

[katsy]

1. Kerry, Kennedy, Kuchinich, Feingold?

[buddhamama]

4. I think we stand a chance

with any of them. I've called Kucinich and Feingold. I was read a statement when i called Feingold's office. He is opposed and stated he will do whatever it takes to stop this Bill from being rammed through the Senate.

[0rganism]

10. Kucinich is a rep, not a senator

No filibusters in the House...

[buddhamama]

13. true,

but, when i called Kucinich's office i was told he was working within the party against this Bill.

[longship]

17. I just called *all* of them.

Plus Boxer, Feinstein, and Reid.

on edit: and Byrd, too.

[Coexist]

2. Reid would have the vote tally - if they have enough they will

just threaten it. There will not actually be never-ending speeches. The Bill would just be tabled and die.

I spoke with Reid's office - they have tried working with various amendments - failed. They said that nothing is off the table right now.

[Greeby]

3. One Democrat can't start a filibuster

You need 41, because it goes straight to the cloture vote.

[MrCoffee]

5. They've got 48 votes.

I'm predicting a filibuster.

[buddhamama]

6. i think so too

[MrCoffee]

7. hey buddahmama!!! don't drink my kool-aid, you'll be tainted too.

:hi:

[buddhamama]

12. hey Mr.Coffee,

we're already Losers together...,

i can stand a little more taint. :)

[omega minimo]

14. Thom Hartmann on air now trying to confirm possibilities on that

[PhilipDC]

8. No filibuster

There can't be one--they already agreed to a final vote yesterday.

[MrCoffee]

9. No they didn't, they reserved time for today.

They can filibuster, they have the time.

[PhilipDC]

19. Re: No they didn't, they reserved time for today

"No they didn't, they reserved time for today"

Not quite, they agreed to a time LIMIT on the amendments and general debate AND they agreed to a final vote. It's in the Congressional Record--pg. S10242 9/27

[MrCoffee]

22. my bad...i thought they reserved 4 minutes for general debate on the bill.

[blm]

11. Maybe Reid will rescind his offer of no filibuster, since no Dem amendment

passed.

[Nite Owl]

15. He'd better

which is more important keeping his word on a vote today or his word to uphold the Constitution?

[LSK]

24. no, they did not, that was the HOUSE.

Or one of the amendments in the Senate.

[BelgianMadCow]

16. Good news in this thread - what a tense moment in history this is

C-SPAN 2

[omega minimo]

18. Boxer?

[schmuls]

20. Come on, Feingold! You had the nuts to stand up to these pricks

before!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

21. Would it actually prevent the bill from being passed?

Or do you mean just as a gesture?

[hootinholler]

23. I was hoping for Sarbanes

He's retiring this year! What a way to go out.

-Hoot

[omega minimo]

25. Hartmann had a list of Repubs to call too

McCain, Graham, Snow, Chaffee................