11 Republican Senators, 41 Republican House Members and One Republican President Signed BCRA-2002

Congress | 12/10/03 | John Walsh

[jwalsh07]

11 Republican Senators who voted for the BCFA of 2002:

McCain, Fitzgerald, Lugar, Collins, Snowe, Cochran, Domenicic, Spector, Chafee, Thompson Warner

41 Republican House Members voted for the BCFA of 2002:

Bohlert, Bono, Capito, Castle, Ferguson, Foley, Frelinghausen, Ganske, Gilchrest, Gilman, Graham, Greenwood, Grucci, Houghton, Horn, Johnson(CT), Johnson(IL), Kirk, LaTourette, Leach, LoBiondo, McHugh, Morella, Osborne, Ose, Petri, Platts, Quinn, Ramstad, Ros-Lehtinen, Sanders, Shays, Simmons, Smith(Mi), Thune, Upton, Walsh(not my clan), Wamp, Weldon(Pa), Wolf

One President Signed BCRA of 2002:

President Bush

[GulliverSwift]

The idea of signing BCFRA was a terrible gamble on Bush's part. He lost big time.

Let's hope he learns the lesson: Never, ever trust the Supreme Court to base its decisions on the law. Never trust it to make the right decision.

[Tamzee]

What a load of crap!

Elegant command of the language you have there ;-)

The country is still approximately HALF liberal/Democrat... the right has nowhere near a good majority yet, our work is simply not yet done. In addition, the conservatives only make up a PORTION of the GOP, there is a large portion that is yet centrist and they also have a vote according to the Constitution. This leaves us in a rather SMALL segment of the entire population and our Constitution is written in such a way as to PREVENT us from pulling a coup and running the entire country as we wish. Perhaps you missed it but America went radically to the left in the last couple of decades?

I for one appreciate any and all efforts you have made dragging this country back to the right. However, now is a pretty poor moment in our history for conservatives to have a temper tantrum because the job isn't finished.

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

Most of the usual suspects, the moderates or the appeasers.

These people however should know better:

Sen. Thad Cochran (R - MS)
Rep. Tom Osborne (R - NE)
Rep. Todd Platts (R - PA)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R - FL)
Rep. John Thune (R - SD)
Rep. Zach Wamp (R - TN)

I understand Thune. He was running against Tim Johnson at the time and I suppose he didn't want Johnson clubbing him with a "he voted against corporate reform" charge or something of the kind.

Cochran I really don't understand.

[lowbridge]

Believing that one party will get away with skirting campaign finance reform while the other one won't is ridiculous. They're ALL going to get around this law.

They all will, but my point is the difference is that the democrats and their friends in the media will hold Republicans accountable if they so much as even try to get around the law, while skirting the law themselves.

[Teacher317]

So Bush ignored a huge public outcry against this measure? I don't recall any such outrage by the "masses".

He took an Oath. He swore to uphold the Constitution. He doesn't need the "masses" to be outraged to do his [expletive deleted] job. He should do the proper thing anyway! Sheesh!

[Fledermaus]

Oh, but those of us that complained when it was signed were told to shut up, support Bush right or wrong, and not to worry...there was NO WAY the Supreme Court was going to uphold this ridiculous law.

Now they tell me I'm a fool not to fully support Bush in 2004 since I'm such a "purist" and will just "elect Dean". Funny, not ONE vote has been cast in any Democratic primary and I'm already electing Dean president.

So who are the true "purists"?

[Fledermaus]

BCRA = Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

[Fledermaus]

these people ought to have their tes%$#@!#@$#les removed and put into a lock box!

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Apologies to Rush Limbaugh

ROFL...you listen to him also! I loved it yesterday!

[Fledermaus]

You assume they follow the law! Boy, I have bridges to sell you!

[Fledermaus]

Zach Wamp is getting senile in his old age.

[Fledermaus]

EXCELLENT POST!

Bush could have vetoed this bill and came out a HERO for free speech.

[af_vet_1981]

Oh my! ...now what happens?

Isn't it obvious. We throw up our hands and shout. We elect 435 Democrats to the HoR, 100 Democrats to the S, and 2 Democrats to the WH. We'll show those Republicans we are not dumb ...
We have principles ...

[Fledermaus]

Wrong, all Bush had to do was veto the CFR and it would have died.

But he doesn't even understand the word "veto". I bet he thinks it's a character in "The Godfather".

[Fledermaus]

Wake up technomage...the long term goal is to become the Democratic Party of the last 60 years while (after the purge of the far left in the DNC) the Dems become the Republican Party of the last 60 years.

And since time moves much faster today, it won't take 60 years to take over again. Once all the old, FDR loving farts are dead, the Hillary wing will take the young with them and move centrism back into the majority and, get this, actually ATTACK the GOP as fiscally irresponsible, pork barrel addicted, unaccountable bureaucrats, etc.

And, of course, the GOP will just stock up on KY jelly and just beg them to use a condom...again.

[Fledermaus]

... how much worse will it be if President Dean appoints the next few Supremes?

No worse than the jerks the GOP appointed that vote against the Constitution. Or won't stop the Dems from putting people like Ruth Buzzie Ginsburg on the court.

Thomas, Scalia and Renquist...that's about it! You can't rely on Kennedy or O'Conner and the rest are senile.

[Fledermaus]

If the opposing point of view can't pay to put it on TV when it matters...what will they do with the loss of half their revenue? Is it worth it?

Wake up. The #1 TV show in America, CSI, only gets 25 million viewers a week. They aren't risking any revenue whatsoever.

[Fledermaus]

AMEN!

[Fledermaus]

The country is still approximately HALF liberal/Democrat...

Prove it.

The polls that are well done and scientific have it as 30% Dem, 33% GOP and 35% Independent with 2% that don't know what planet they live on.

[Kuksool]

{Zach Wamp is getting senile in his old age.}

I believe Wamp is positioning himself to run for Bill Frist's Senate seat in 2006.

[Fledermaus]

I won't vote for him. And if Frist is still Majority Leader, he'll run again in 2006.