Senate (S214) bars US Attorney General from appointing US Atty's w/out Senate confirmation.

[pinto]

94-2. (from live Senate coverage, C-SPAN2)

Welcome to the world of Checks and Balances, George! And you too, Alberto.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. i'll be damned. They actually did it?

with the GOP cowed into following suit?

who voted no? Lieberman and Kyl?

[maddezmom]

2. it's nice isn't it

K&R :hi:

[maddezmom]

24. Bond and Hagel against

:kick:

[berni_mccoy]

3. YES!

Awesome.

K&R!

:kick:

SUCK ON IT GEORGE!

[wicket]

4. Who're the 2 who voted against it?

n/t

[Eurobabe]

12. I think I heard Hagel and ?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

23. lieberman?

McCain?

[Eurobabe]

35. No surprisingly Joe kept his dick in his pants and voted with

the Dems on all three issues.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

36. be still my heart. (and bowels.)

one question. Joe is such a obnoxious little prick, how could we tell whether he whipped it out on display or not?

[Eurobabe]

38. Well if he was swingin' it, he would have caucused with the CONS.

[maddezmom]

26. Bond

[bdamomma]

28. yup, Hagel said NO

I wonder who leaned on Hagel, he's awfully quiet these days. Perhaps the bush mafia.

[maddezmom]

31. perhaps they've tapped his phones

:evilgrin:

[wicket]

32. Thanks! Found a link - it was Hagel and Kit Bond

LINK

Under the bill (S. 214), which passed 94–2 with only Sens. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Kit Bond (R-Mo.) opposed, the attorney general can still name an interim U.S. attorney for up to 120 days. However, after that time the president must sent a permanent nominee to the Senate for confirmation. If that does not happen, a district court would then have the authority to appoint an interim U.S. attorney.

[LSK]

5. wow, thats a stunning vote total

[William769]

6. Can't Bush Veto this?

[iconoclastic cat]

7. If he's smart, he'll sign it. He's not smart. nt

[LSK]

9. yeah but by that vote total, it is sure to be overriden

[William769]

13. I agree.

I just want to see a Bush Veto, so the American people can keep up with his true colors.

[Hepburn]

17. I agree ~~

with that kind of support, a veto could be overridden.

[Atman]

10. Bush can veto anything

But this one got damned near unanimous support. Bush's veto would be overturned easily.

It's the signing statements that are more troubling. He can NOT veto it, and just say "I'm going to ignore this" in his s.s.

.

[Greeby]

11. Well, that's a veto-proof majority

On the question of signing statements, Shrubco are chickenshits. Cheney is not going to write a signing statement for Bush to sign, unless he knows people are not paying attention

[maddezmom]

25. thanks for the info

do you think he'll try a signing statement?

[Divernan]

14. With that vote, the Senate could override any veto.

(As long as the House passes the bill with a similarly large majority of the votes)
If enough Members object to the presidential veto, a vote is taken to override, or overrule the veto.
A two-thirds vote or greater is needed in both the House and the Senate to override the President's veto. If two-thirds of both houses of Congress vote successfully to override the veto, the bill becomes a law.
If the House and Senate do not override the veto, the bill "dies" and does not become a law.

[merh]

8. Checks and balances - how refreshing.

I have to admit, I wonder if it is it too late - can we ever truly restore them?

[bdamomma]

29. we have sacrificed so much under these thugs, we gave them

our civil liberties.

[Hepburn]

15. WooooooooHoooooooo!!

Was watching the Conyers hearing on the FBI letters....and missed this!

GREAT NEWS!!!!

[Terri S]

16. YES!!!!

Watching it on cspan. Could have sworn I heard 3 names voting 'nay' -- Hagel was one, can't remember the other 2 -- someone must have changed their mind.. or maybe I heard wrong.. anyway... GAWD it felt good to watch real checks and balances again!! OK, it was Bond and Hagel against... they just mentioned it.

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[LSK]

21. thats what the Republicans have been doing in Congress for the past 6 years

[IWantAChange]

19. Anyone know how Specter voted? Wasn't he the original culprit?

[Hepburn]

20. Specter was a co-sponsor of the bill...

...so my guess is that he would have voted for it.

[WiseButAngrySara]

22. YES, YES, YES! ....n/t

[maddezmom]

27. Great Day!!! this needs some recs

:kick:

[WiseButAngrySara]

30. Can't rec twice, but i can kick! ....n/t

[Vidar]

33. K&R.

[Morgana LaFey]

34. Wish we could check and balance them right outta there --

straight to prison, actually. And/or the Hague.

[Nutmegger]

37. They should have never approved the USA Fascist Act in the first place.

Nice to see some spine on this.