238 -194 STEM CELL PASSES!!!

[matcom]

although NOT with veto-proof #'s

bring it on SHRUB!

bring it the FUCK ON!

[Hobarticus]

1. Little victories....

We'll take 'em as they come!

[malaise]

2. hahahahhahaha

Peeps are breaking ranks. Do I hear lame duck.

[onenote]

3. anyone have a link to the roll call?

I want to see what my congressman did....

onenote

[Pacifist Patriot]

8. What is the name of the legislation?

[Coexist]

15. HR 810 I believe

[Coexist]

not up yet

here is the link for you to check back:
http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html

[onenote]

49. self delete

[icehenge]

16. Should be here later I figure

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/index.asp

[Coexist]

40. THE ROLL CALL IS UP - CHECK YOUR REPS HERE!!!!!!!!

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll204.xml

50 Republicans!

[d_b]

48. Hastert voted no?

*shocked*

[osaMABUSh]

66. correct link to vote tally

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll204.xml

[blondeatlast]

82. The Democratic Hall of Shame, the Republican Hall of Still Own

Our Own Cajones:

Dem NAYS:
Costello
Davis (TN)
Holden
Kaptur
Kildee
Lipinski
Marshall
McIntyre
Mollohan
Oberstar
Peterson (MN)
Rahall
Stupak
Taylor (MS)


Rep YEAS:
Barton (TX)
Bass
Biggert
Boehlert
Bono
Bradley (NH)
Brown-Waite, Ginny
Calvert
Capito
Castle
Coble
Cunningham
Davis, Tom
Dent
Dreier
Emerson
Foley
Fossella
Frelinghuysen
Gerlach
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Granger
Issa
Johnson (CT)
Kelly
Kirk
Kolbe
LaTourette
Leach
Lewis (CA)
Mack
McKeon
Platts
Porter
Ramstad
Regula
Rohrabacher
Sanders
Shaw
Shays
Simmons
Sweeney
Thomas
Upton
Walden (OR)
Wilson (NM)
Young (AK)
Young (FL)

[FreedomAngel82]

71. Thanks

My Congressman voted against it. AHH!!!!!!!! This asshole better begone next year!

[Misskittycat]

73. 2 of 3 San Diego Repugs voted yes?

Has hell frozen over? (Cunningham and Issa)

[Zookeeper]

77. Great! Thanks for posting the link, FLDem5! n/t

[blondeatlast]

4. Dancingdancingdancing! In tears at the same time. I've waited FORTY

fucking years to have this much hope.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. A victory indeed!

:thumbsup:

Now, how can any of the Reagan worshipers look Nancy in the eye and vote against it (or Veto it)?

[Coexist]

6. yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

over 40 Republicans voted for it!

[Pacifist Patriot]

7. This week keeps getting better and better.

I think I'm going to keep chanting "Galloway, Galloway." It seems to work as a mantra. ;)

[Tesla]

23. This one is for SUPERMAN!!!!

[blondeatlast]

9. Not veto-proof, but the majority of people support stem-cell research.

Of Bush vetoes, the Puggies standing for re-up are gonna have a tough call to make.


GOOD!

[Cush]

10. What number is considered Veto Proof?

[matcom]

14. 290

they didn't get it

[paula777]

11. So this will be the first bill BushCo vetos ....

He's going to end up looking even more foolish than he already does

[Lone_Star_Dem]

12. Yippie!

In spite of the fact that Mohammad was once an embryo, too!

[uppityperson]

13. woohoo for this! Mr.bush expected to veto

I want to see who voted how. repub revolution or straight?

[blondeatlast]

26. Several Puggies voted Yea, numbers have escaped me. nt

Edit: 40 REPUBLICANS voted YEA, a whole bunch of assholes voted nay.

[SmokingJacket]

17. Bush will be Enemy of the People if he vetoes this.

Christopher Reeve, for chrissakes!

[GalleryGod]

18. HMmmmmmmm/ Quite interesting...

I don't expect any victories any more, during this New Dark Ages,
so.....I think Shrub vetoes it...and there's NO..meaning Not One Shred of Fallout to the GOP congress in '06 elections.
:shrug: FWIW

[Nightjock]

53. We don't have a democracy anymore

without a paper trail they can do ANYTHING and get away with it thanks to diebold.

[alcibiades_mystery]

64. Mr. Sunshine, everybody!

Remember, the ten o'clock show is always different from the eight o'clock show!

Once again, Mr. Suuuuuuunshine!

[coloradodem2005]

19. Whoohoo!!!

:bounce:

[WilliamPitt]

20. Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole!

I love the smell of GOP disunity in the morning.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

21. Dear Ducky McLamechimp

Losin sucks huh? gonna need hardwerk to sell this lemon too!

:rofl:

[Shoeempress]

22. Also notice 40 GOPers did not vote with Delay. A second victory.

[proud patriot]

24. Does bush have the guts or has he been bluffing ?

I think he's going to wimp out

[Pacifist Patriot]

29. I don't know.

Megalomaniac ideologues have an amazing capacity for stubborn self-delusion.

[FreedomAngel82]

75. My guess is how

Bush thought a lot of republicans would vote against it. Now that he didn't get enough votes to veto it he'll have to vote for it and lose a lot of his fundie base or he'll veto it and make a lot more people angry. Tough call indeed. So what is he going to do? Hmm. It'll be interesting to see. I remember Bush one time saying he always means what he says, so he can't go back on his word or it'd make him look weak. The democrats came out strong on this bill and if he does sign it to a lot of his base he'll be seen as weak and to another part of his base he'll seem heartless. I love it!

[Pacifist Patriot]

87. Between a rock and a hard place.

Just where he deserves to be....

Nah, between a basement laundry and an exercise yard is where he deserves to be.

[tavalon]

90. He's pretty stupid and stubborn that way

Mr self entitlement will likely have no problem throwing his veto temper tantrum.

[GOPisEvil]

25. I would have liked to have seen 290, BUT...

...I find it interesting that Mr. Culture of Life is going to veto this. It's all about HIS right to decide who lives and dies.

[Toots]

36. Was this the blood cord stem cell one or the other stem cell one?

I never learned the bills numbers.

[GOPisEvil]

41. I think it's the embryonic stem cell one.

[fishnfla]

27. I hope Bush use his first veto

thereby ending the dominance of the Christian right on the Republican Party. First Terri, now this.

Real people everywhere want this research. I'm in health care and people are just ready, willing and able

[Zookeeper]

28. My 13 year old daughter with Type 1 Diabetes....

was crying while watching the vote on C-Span. She is completely burned-out on dealing with diabetes after nine long years.

Does anyone know how many votes are required to override Chimp's veto?

[blondeatlast]

32. I've had it for 40 years, and so was I.

I've been told my entire life that the "cure" was around the corner.

Now I have reason to believe.

Give her a hug from me--that was the most miserable time in my life, but I made it!

This is a marvelous day for us.

[Zookeeper]

44. I will pass along your post to her....

How old were you when you were diagnosed?

[blondeatlast]

51. Seven, in a week-long coma.

The symptoms were not well publicized then, but I had all the classics.

I have a beautiful 8 year old son, something I never thought could never be.

[matcom]

33. 290 didn't happen

sorry. tell your daughter i'm sorry

[Zookeeper]

42. Thanks, matcom...

Damn!

[Dulcinea]

80. My sister is a type 1 diabetic, my MIL has Alzheimer's....

C'mon, people! Are stem cells that much more important than the lives of people who are ALREADY HERE?! This should be a no-brainer!

[Zookeeper]

91. After watching the debate on C-Span...

it was obvious to me that the majority of the opponents were pandering to the Christian Right. I didn't find their arguments convincing at all and most repeated the same nonsensical talking points. I was especially irked by the very slick Rep. Pence, who also spoke out against the bill on talk shows. I sent him an e-mail pointing out the obviousness of his political aspirations at the expense of people suffering and dying of chronic illnesses.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

30. Frist can't 'control' the Senate and Delay can't 'control' the House

YES! I am enjoying this week so far.

[frylock]

31. won't somebody think of the snowflake children?

[HockeyMom]

39. 81 Snowflake children out of

400,000? Doesn't seem to me like couples are beating down the door to donate their "children" or couples are lining up to adopt for implantation.

[XOKCowboy]

57. Is that true?

Do you have a link for that information? All I found on Google so far were Christian websites touting what a blessing it is.

[TeeYiYi]

94. I wonder how long it will be . . .

. . . before they develop one big artificial womb to hatch all of the snowflake children in. Perhaps Michael Crichton could design it for them. As it sits, the majority of those frozen embryos end up in the garbage. Their 'anti' stem cell research stance defies logic.

TYY

[merh]

34. WooooHOOOOOOOO

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Small victories, one step at a time, the GOP is cracking!!!

Swing dear pendulum, swing!!!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Goldmund]

35. Another move toward a deep Republican split

Fristians vs. non-Fristian corporatists. Love it.

[aaronnyc]

37. Bush is in trouble when he has to use the veto against a GOP Congress

In Bush's second term it seems that a the Republican Party has really started to fracture. 50 Republicans in the House voting against Bush and Delay on stem-cell research is a very telling sign.

It seems that northeastern Repubs are beginning to break away from the conservative base, just like southern Dems broke away from the Democrat's liberal base in the '60's. Is another political realignment in order?

[Swamp Rat]

38. THIS could be very good!

Bush will likely exercise his power of veto for the first time, thus causing more dissension in the GOP concerning his autocratic behavior. :)

Yes, bring it on indeed! :D

[blondeatlast]

43. Finally, I feel more important than a few cells in a Petri dish.

I'm realistic, I know it probably won't happen in my lifetime, but real hope for Zookeeper's daughter and others.

I can't stop crying. I wish I could, but it just isn't happening right now.

[Coexist]

45. Keep crying... let it all out

it's alright. We will all keep doing what we can.

[MissB]

46. Well, I didn't think it'd hit the veto proof number

but I'm still damned happy to see 238! :toast:

[Blue_In_AK]

47. Moderate Republicans have located their balls? n/t

[returnable]

52. Not just yet.

It was easy for them to back legislation that has such broad popular support among their constituents.

I'm happy for the vote, but I don't think the mods have completely turned the corner. Yet :hi:

[onenote]

50. will this get a vote in the Senate?

Or will Frist bottle it up? A second bill, dealing with umbilical stem cells, passed virtually unanimously (one fool voted against it). Will Frist bring that up and ignore the embryonic stem cell bill as a way of protecting Chimpy from his veto promise?

onenote

[immoderate]

85. Hatch and other Repubs are for this bill.

It should pass in the Senate.

Bush will surely veto, but it comes back to Congress again for another vote. Maybe they can drum up 50 or so more votes from Republicans by then. This is a very popular bill.

--IMM

[kaitykaity]

54. Watched the vote on CSPAN.

Couldn't believe it.

:wow:

Rove is losing control.

:bounce:

[ulysses]

55. good.

Miracles never cease. :thumbsup:

[FreedomAngel82]

76. The thing to remember is

they have to think about re-election. I think they know people are ready for this and want it. Bush/Cheney and the like don't have to worry about re-election. Of course with Cheney I have heard the rumors of him running in 2008 but I really don't know myself. :shrug: I'm just glad this bill got through. :)

[blondeatlast]

79. That's just it. Even if it goes to am override vote, this isn't a TheoCon

walk in the park.

congress/Senate in purple states are gonna go with the constituencies, not the lame duck Addies.

[Darkhawk32]

56. Guys! This bill serves up in two wonderful ways politically!

1. If Bush vetoes this, then he further alienates himself from mainstream America. His approval rating will drop even further.

2. If Bush signs the bill, he will alienate his psycho-religious base.

This is a win-win for Democrats.

[mzmolly]

58. I am lovin it.

This is such an important measure for the many who can benefit from stem cell technology as well.

[Darkhawk32]

60. I agree wholeheartedly. I want a bit of revenge against Shrub for ...

trying to kill the research. How many have and will die because of his lack of vision?

[VOX]

61. Nailed it, Dh32!!!!

:thumbsup:

[VOX]

59. Yes!!!!

A victory is a victory! :bounce:

[hippiegranny]

62. 14 dems voted nay?

who? that's crazy.

[blondeatlast]

83. See post 82; I listed the Dem nays and Republican yeas:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3721529&mesg_id=3722851

[Zookeeper]

92. Two Democrats from my state were among the 14.

Oberstar and Peterson. I'm very disappointed with them.

[RetroLounge]

63. Sensenbrenner voted no????

Shocked, Shocked I tell you...

RL

[Coexist]

65. kick

[Parche]

67. stem cell

IN a "split" decision!!!!

[supernova]

68. Yay! Another huge leap for healthcare and science

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[FreedomAngel82]

69. This is great!!

Does anybody have a list? I want to know if my Congressman voted for or against it.

[Zomby Woof]

72. Link in Post #40!

:D

[Zomby Woof]

70. Kucinich voted YEA!

:woohoo:

[ulysses]

74. so did McKinney.

:)

[Zomby Woof]

78. Most excellent

Unfortunately the rep where I live (for now, in AZ) voted Nay... fucking Rick Renzi, or as we Dems in Flagstaff call him, Prick Renzi.

[blondeatlast]

84. I can't claim him, either, but Kolbe voted yea. nt

[Zomby Woof]

86. To clarify

Renzi is a repuke... although our district went with Kerry by a wide margin, and this city is majority Dem. Go figure.

Ah well, I welcome this development, and hope it isn't short-lived.

[spanone]

81. This is about the House getting the word from constituents.

Bush* is totally off the road on this one.

[DanCa]

88. Power to the people

I will be cured bro. I will be cured.

[deadparrot]

89. It's great news.

It would be better if we had 52 more votes.

Prayers and general good vibes tonight to those suffering from diseases that could be cured by such research. Hopefully you'll get the treatments you need and deserve someday soon. :)

[Sooner75]

93. Hey, matcom....

I like your intensity.....

[matcom]

95. welcome to DU

[DrDebug]

96. Kick