Thu
Sep 28 2006
01:09 am
An Open Letter To Congressman Ford
By: Brian A.

Dear Congressman Ford,

Thank you for your vote for H. R. 6166 (alternatively known, in the words of R. Neal, as "this piece of shit.")

It's refreshing to see our new generation of leaders showing such backbone. 

Sincerely,

A Tennessee Voter Who Supports the United States Constitution 

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R. Neal's picture

I e-mailed the Ford and

Submitted by R. Neal on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 9:07am.

I e-mailed the Ford and Corker campaigns last week to ask them where they stood on this. No wonder I never got an answer.

JaHu's picture

The other morning, I heard

Submitted by JaHu on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 9:29am.

The other morning, I heard someone mention a website that lists the complete voting record of all of the congressmen and senators, not just their recent records, but also their votes from years past. Anyone familiar with the website? If so could you post a link.

michael kaplan's picture

the numbers suggest that the

Submitted by michael kaplan on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 9:40am.

the numbers suggest that the republicans had this vote anyway, so the 32 or so democratic votes wouldn't have made a difference. and i haven't heard anyone but corker accuse ford of being a 'liberal'...

Andy Axel's picture

I heard someone mention a

Submitted by Andy Axel on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 10:33am.

I heard someone mention a website that lists the complete voting record of all of the congressmen and senators, not just their recent records, but also their votes from years past.

I use this one some:

(link...)

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JaHu's picture

Thanks Andy

Submitted by JaHu on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 11:56pm.

I use this one some:

http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm

This is the one they were speeking of. Thanks again!

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