I think it's dead, Jim.

[wrog]

34 no votes. check it out.

Particularly noteworthy, this includes 8 Republican no votes:

   Lincoln Chafee (R-RI)
   Susan Collins (R-ME)
   Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
   Richard Lugar (R-IN)
   John McCain (R-AZ)
   Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
   Ben Campbell (R-CO)
   Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

Meaning there's a good chance this piece of shit won't even get a majority.

So if you live in these states, please call these folks and thank them.

(actually, the Democratic senators are worth calling as well; just because they're voting the right way doesn't mean they couldn't also use a little encouragement).

Comments

What exactly?

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

So is this the anti-marriage amendment?

[solarbird]

So far, this is by one (1) vote. It's going to stay hairy for a while yet.

Not to mention

[solarbird]

...that the bigger point is to have a nice big gaybashing campaign to crank up the fundy asswipe vote and elect more evil bastards.

[wrog]

there are other no's; this is just the first 34 they managed to confirm.

[firni.livejournal.com]

DUHbya really digs the whole amendment thing:

http://www.calpundit.com/archives/003358.html

Well, except for that nasty Equal Rights Amendment. Screw THAT.

Yeah, I saw this list yesterday

[llachglin.livejournal.com]

Notice how Cantwell's not on the list? Hopefully, she just hadn't been contacted yet.

And props to Holy Joe Lieberman for getting this right.

Re: Yeah, I saw this list yesterday

[wrog]

She's there; she was there last night. It's just that the list is not entirely in alphabetical order.

Re: Yeah, I saw this list yesterday

[llachglin.livejournal.com]

Oh good. I scanned it quickly and didn't see her.

I feel better now.

Cantwell's been slippery about her positions in the past, so it wouldn't have surprised me.