Failed Legislation

Via NYTimes.com:

A proposal that Democrats put forward as their best chance of changing the course of the Iraq war died on the Senate floor on Wednesday, as Republicans stood firmly with President Bush.

Another failed vote for a change in course on the Iraq war, surprising...There's some small hope in several other war proposals (especially Feingold's [D-Wis], and Levin [D-Mich]) to be voted on today and tomorrow, but few, if any, have any hope of achieving the 60 votes necessary to end a filibuster.

Via Restore-Habeas.org:



Another failed vote for the constitution, surprising...This one, however, does have a little more hope, in that Chris Dodd has not given up this issue, despite it's failure. Maybe, one day, other countries will respect our legal system. One day...