Hmm...So America Wanted A Change

Save The GOP is reporting news that bloggers should be concerned with. Apparently, the U.S. Senate's ethics bill had language that required all bloggers with 500 readers to register or face a
criminal offense. Thank God, though, that the majority of U.S. Senators did not agree with the
action to oppress the grassroots movement of America. That is the good news! The vote was
55-43 to strip the language out that would have oppressed bloggers, as well as any other person active in grassroots politics. Below is how the senators voted. The list comes from the U.S. Senate webpage on floor votes.



Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---55
Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME)Conrad (D-ND) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Dole (R-NC)Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK)Nelson (D-NE) Roberts (R-KS) Salazar (D-CO) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME)Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA)

NAYs ---43
Akaka (D-HI) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA)Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Clinton (D-NY) Dodd (D-CT) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI)Feinstein (D-CA) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) McCaskill (D-MO) Menendez (D-NJ) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Obama (D-IL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sanders (I-VT) Schumer (D-NY) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT)Webb (D-VA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting - 2
Brownback (R-KS)
Johnson (D-SD)


Look again at the nays. There seems to be six of the new senators who took seats away from Republicans in there. You could expect this out of Rhode Island. But to Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia I give a sarcastic thanks. I am certain that former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, as well as former Virginia Senator George Allen would of voted opposite of their replacements on this one. These states had Iraq on the brain so much that they put in these poor examples of leadership in the U.S. Senate. Not that Iraq is not important, but there are many issues here at home that are very crucial as well. This Senate Bill 1 is a very important piece of legislation. Not only was it originally supposed to restrict bloggers, but also keep legislative activities from the American people. The bill would also keep legislative activities under wrap from groups like the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family, institutions that do a good job in informing America of legislation that affects our moral and constitutional standards that have served us well for nearly 200 years. So, America seems to have wanted a change, but my sense would tell me that it looks to be a change toward the old Great Britain before we won our independence. Worse yet, this looks like it could have been a bill that would have been put into effect in the U.S.S.R. several decades ago, rather than our country which was founded on freedom. The next time America looks for change, I hope the voters seriously think about who they vote for and what the consequences will be.

Although the Republicans still have a long way to go to find their roots, notice that none of them voted with the likes of Durbin, Schumer, Clinton and Obama. Hopefully, the GOP is on the right track again!