Senate apology for not legislating against lynching

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The Senate apology for not passing Federal Anti-lynching law had about 80 co-sponsors. 20 didn't want to be associated with it. Furthermore, they pushed to avoid a roll call vote record.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Robert Bennett (R-UT)
Christopher Bond (R-MO)
Jim Bunning (R-KY)
Conrad Burns (R-MT)
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Kent Conrad (D-ND)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Michael Crapo (R-ID)
Michael Enzi (R-WY)
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Trent Lott (R-MS)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
John Sununu (R-NH)
Craig Thomas (R-WY)
George Voinovich (R-OH)

― Hunter (Hunter), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

Don't wanna hear federalism. When state law was CLEARLY inadequate for the task, the feds didn't act. What are these assclowns thinking?

― Hunter (Hunter), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

is that the list then? last I heard they successfully avoided a roll call vote.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

I heard about that yesterday and that so pissed me off. Those above who don't feel that they should apologize don't deserve to be senators.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: exposing ambitious careerists as charlatans since 1986. (East, Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

trent...lott...?? you don't say.

― g e o f f (gcannon), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

That's the list that Kos has up, don't know the provenance beyond that.

"One of these things, is not like the others..."

― Hunter (Hunter), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

someone speculated that Conrad was not around, but that was only speculation

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

whoa, I didn't see kit bond on that list! he's usually a decent fellow for a republican!

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I suspect there's more to the story than meets the eye. Voinovich was a weasel allowing Bolton to go to the floor, but I wouldn't call him a racist. Pragmatist, more like it. So I wonder what's up.

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

Very heartland and redneck strong. Plus AK, a little frontierly "rough justice." Are there any other stereotypes I can unfairly embrace? To the good people of those states, get one conscience and turn those a-holes out, pls.

Also, only one New England state--BOTH SENATORS. WTF, NH? Live free or die savagely at the end of this here rope.

― Hunter (Hunter), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

I'm guessing this list is the list of senators who did NOT sponsor the bill, and conceivably there's some excuse for that (in a coma or something, whatever). Sick.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/13/AR2005061301720.html

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

sorry, hunter, you kinda said that, but I was totally interpreting the list as being part of a roll call vote for some reason.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

no probs Teeny, i got ya.

I don't know Senate procedure, but seems attaching oneself to a bill is something with a longer process and could be done through instruction to your staff? But yeah, it's reasonable to think some of them were just sleeping on it.

Man, I got done with Voinovitch(sp?) when he ripped Bolton, passed him on, then allegedly got teary on the Senate floor about it. I don't care about getting teary per se at all, but fuck man, YOU coulda made the difference, it was in YOUR hands. You coulda kept his ass from being put on the floor. Like most of Congress, an abject failure to take responsibility and fulfill duty.

― Hunter (Hunter), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

Dear Senator,

I would like to take this time to personally thank you for your brave stand against patently obvious past evils. If the Senate continues addressing issues in this fashion, we can be assured that nothing will ever be done to actually help real people but we will be able to hear pious cant when the time for action has passed. This politics of appearance over reality is useful in creating wedge issues and diverting attention from the woeful way in which the Senate is currently handing the national patrimony over to private and corporate interests. Above all else I salute your bravery in taking a stand against a highly controversial practice and risking losing so many votes from the pro-lynching lobby. You are a personal inspiration to me. Also, please begin playing badminton in rush hour traffic while wearing a blindfold and skis. K thx bye.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

Should murderers be convicted of murder, or should they be convicted on what type of murder they commit?

I think that the latter definitely needs to be considered, but I think that I understand maybe from where supposed moderates like Voinovich are coming with their non-support. Senators like Trent Lott and Saxby Chambliss, well, you know where they're coming from.

Also note that these are nineteen of the safest Senate seats in the nation represented up there. The one Democrat on this list is perhaps representing the most vulnerable Senate seat.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

Apparently, Kent Conrad has the third highest approval rating in his home state of any Senator (after Obama and Susan Collins).

― Hunter (Hunter), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

It looks like he's second, actually.

― M. White (Miguelito), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

the official word from his office is that he was out of town and unable to read over anything in time.

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 18:22 (twenty years ago)

nine years pass...

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/03/19/suspicious-hanging-in-claiborne-county/25031257/

― 龜, Thursday, 19 March 2015 21:57 (eleven years ago)

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