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SHRED

(28,136 posts)
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 08:52 AM Apr 2013

The vote giving W authorization for use of force

Since Shrub has been in the news lately here is one from the past...

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Since the RW'ers insist on rewriting history by claiming that the Dems "voted for war"...let's look at the count...shall we?

Dems: Not even close in the House and pretty well split in the Senate.

Repubs: Landslide for war.

GOP war and a GOP faliure.


Dems who voted against:

21 in the Senate
126 in the House
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147 Total


Repubs who voted against:

1 in the Senate
6 in the House
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7 Total


http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=2&vote=00237

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll455.xml


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The vote giving W authorization for use of force (Original Post) SHRED Apr 2013 OP
This one's entirely on B*sh, Cheney, and the repuglycans lastlib Apr 2013 #1
k&r... spanone Apr 2013 #2
95% of the no votes for the IWR were Dems duhneece Apr 2013 #3

duhneece

(4,104 posts)
3. 95% of the no votes for the IWR were Dems
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 12:07 PM
Apr 2013

For both the House and the Senate. I got out my calculator and figured it out one day.

95% of the rational, compassionate, just and righteous votes came from Democrats....that says alot. I was so proud of our then Senator Bingaman for his 'no' vote in this state (New Mexico) that is so dependent on defense dollars.

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