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The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing to consider legislation that would grant the District a voting seat in the House of Representatives. The hearing, which will be presided over by bill sponsor Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), will take place on Tuesday, May 15 in 342 Dirksen.
The hearing -- which we'll try to live-blog, obvs -- should be interesting. Among the Republicans on the committee are a number of potential swing votes, including Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Sen. John Warner (R-Va.). Of course, on the never-in-hell-will-I-vote-for-that side are Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Ala.Alaska) and Sen. Pete Domineci (R-N.M.), so debate is sure to be lively. Should all Democrats line up behind the legislation, voting rights activists will have to muster up eight Republican votes to prevent a filibuster. Both Utah senators, Orrin Hatch and Robert Bennett, have agreed to support the legislation, and Minority Leader Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) is seen as sympathetic to the cause.
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Ted Stevens is from Alaska, not Alabama
Yeah, but he's still a jackass.
Thanks for giving us timely information on this.
Trent Lott is not the Minority Leader either. He was once minority leader and is currenty Minority Whip or Assistant Minority Leader. Also a jackass.
Expect a filibuster to be a success. Nothing comes that easily.
DC is like a bottle of Paul Mason in that voting rights in an idea before its time.
Anyone know of other senators who are soft on this issue? We still have a few days to get friends in their states to work on them.
Even if this does get past the Senate and the House, it won't get past the veto. And, if it eventually does get signed by a president, it would never make it past the Supreme Court. I mean, the language of the Constitution could not be more clear: DC is not a state, so it does not qualify for a vote in the federal legislature.
You still can't get your facts straight, can you Martin? How come I am not at all surprised???