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PresidentObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:52 PM Original message |
On Edit: What's the point of voting Present? |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. You can't vote present in the Senate |
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PresidentObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Oh? I did not know this, why is it different? |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Its a political ass covering thing in Illinois. |
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PresidentObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. So it's basically a way of avoiding being on record on a certain issue? |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. When dealing with unscrupulous repugs in the Ill senate something needed to be done to protect dems: |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. That covers 7 of his present votes. 122 to go. |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. obviously your supporting Hillary and thats fine. do your own research . Or we can talk about the |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Ohhh a subject change. |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Not about scoring unless that was your point all along? The point was to answer |
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Big Blue Marble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. it was not the Democratic legislators who were attempting to confuse the voters. |
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AX10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. It means you don't have the balls to vote yes or no. |
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PresidentObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Out of his total present votes, however, how many were controversial issues? |
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PresidentObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. It'd be interesting to get an Obama supporters view on this.... |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. repugs trying to stir the shit in Illinois thats what gives. They were trying |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Whats behind the present votes: attempts at pigeon holing by repugs |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. To understand, you first must understand the Amendatory Veto |
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