for the record

Did Your Senator Vote Yes on Matthew Shepard Act?

If your senator said yes to the hate crimes legislation attached to the Defense Department budget bill as an amendment, then he also said yes to adding the death penalty option for criminals convicted under the act. If he voted no, then he didn’t support any federal protections for gay and transgender folks — or maybe he just had a problem with a line item on the budget bill. That’s the problem with passing these things as amendments: There’s no clear answer what your legislator did or didn’t support. Either way, here’s the list.

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By: editor editor
On: Jul 21, 2009
Tagged: death penalty, Hate Crimes, legislation, Senate

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No. 1 · 7SK
“Sen. Sessions (R) — No”

Wait. Wait. So. This guy gets his amendments to the bill, but then doesn’t support it?

I have no idea what is happening anymore :(

Jul 21, 2009 at 4:01 pm · @Reply ·
No. 2 · Hannah
Neither of the TN senators voted. Assholes.

Jul 21, 2009 at 4:01 pm · @Reply ·
No. 3 · InExile
Looks like all the Democrats were in support plus a few republicans. We need more legislation for them to vote on.

Jul 21, 2009 at 4:21 pm · @Reply ·
No. 4 · Quack
Wait, did Queerty just link to an HRC website full of useful information? I thought this site’s position was that HRC was a pointless useless organization with no value whatsoever?

Queerty: For trolls, by trolls.

Jul 21, 2009 at 4:46 pm · @Reply ·
No. 5 · terrwill
Quack……..Thank you for admitting that you are a Troll!!!!

Jul 21, 2009 at 4:53 pm · @Reply ·
No. 6 · terrwill
And isn’t it interesting that Miss Lindsey Grahmm didn’t vote???
maybe she IS developing a conscience!!!!

Jul 21, 2009 at 4:54 pm · @Reply ·
No. 7 · DanM
I can understand why Hannah is frustrated but I also find it kinda funny that both TN senators didn’t vote. So if anyone from TN starts complaining about the Matthew Shepard Act being passed, just point out that their senators (republicans too) decided the Act wasn’t important enough to their constituents to even vote on it.

I noticed a lot of Republicans where missing in action on this vote. Also note that both Maine’s republican senators voted yes!

Jul 21, 2009 at 5:20 pm · @Reply ·
No. 8 · Jon
Two of my Senators are She, so I can’t reply.

Jul 21, 2009 at 6:44 pm · @Reply ·
No. 9 · D-Sun
Two for two. Nice.

Jul 21, 2009 at 8:10 pm · @Reply ·
No. 10 · TANK
@Jon:

Except both of ‘em republican, huh?

Jul 21, 2009 at 8:35 pm · @Reply ·
No. 11 · Jon
Nope, both democrats, both Women. Washington State.

My comment is about the main post in this thread. . .”he also said “. . . “he voted no”. . . “he didn’t support” . . .” he just had a problem” . . .

I cannot be the only male on the planet that calls this out.

Perhaps the term “they” would have worked.

Jul 21, 2009 at 9:07 pm · @Reply ·
No. 12 · Chitown Kev
Yep, both of mine did. Even the bozo Burris.

Jul 21, 2009 at 9:14 pm · @Reply ·
No. 13 · Amygdala
Only 2 Democrats who didn’t vote were Senators Byrd and Kennedy for obvious reasons.

Republicans?

Jul 21, 2009 at 10:24 pm · @Reply ·
No. 14 · hyhybt
@Hannah: I wish my senators would use that tactic more often. They voted “no,” surprising exactly no one… but I can honestly say it won’t cost them my vote :)

Jul 22, 2009 at 1:43 am · @Reply ·
No. 15 · Cynic or Realist?
@terrwill: First of all, Lindsay Graham is a dude. Secondly, don’t get excited that this twit is developing a conscience. Many here in SC think Lindsay is a closeted homo. He doesn’t have the guts to come out. Lindsay is a good ole boy who plays everything to his own advantage. It wouldn’t be to his advantage in this conservative state to actually support this bill. But he probably has a few moneyed gay supporters in Charleston so he didn’t want to totally piss them off by voting no so he just didn’t vote at all.

Jul 22, 2009 at 9:21 am · @Reply ·
No. 16 · Hannah
@DanM: Both of them need to explain to this constituent why they couldn’t even vote on it. If they can get paid for not voting on bills, then so should I, and every other Tennessean voter.

I wish I would’ve put that in the emails.

Jul 22, 2009 at 4:28 pm · @Reply ·
No. 17 · schlukitz
@7SK:

I’m with you. I don’t know what the fuck is happening anymore either.

All of our representatives seem to be totally fucked up and so full of bullshit anymore.

Jul 23, 2009 at 12:39 am · @Reply ·