HR 810 PASSES! Funding and opening new lines for stem cell research!

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40 Republicans voted in support of funding/opening.

This is a great day, gang, a great day.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3721529&mesg_id=3721529

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1. But can't Bash still veto it?

from the Guardian:

"Mr Bush called it a mistake and said he would exercise his presidential veto to block it.

"This bill would take us across a critical ethical line by creating new incentives for the ongoing destruction of emerging human life," the president, surrounded by babies and toddlers born from test tube embryos, said in a speech before the vote. "Crossing this line would be a great mistake."

The bill was passed after an emotional debate in Congress, with supporters arguing that approving the measures could speed up cures for diseases and spinal injuries, while opponents likened it to abortion. It will now go to the Senate where it also has considerable support. Although the bill fell a long way short of getting the two-thirds majority required to prevent a veto, it showed that even with a Republican majority in both houses the president cannot rely on Congress."

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2. Of course he can, but the re-election Repubs may decide,

due to popular support, to override it.

FIFTY Republicans crossed the aisle on it, despite last minute pleas from the WH.

That's pretty impressive, IMHO.

Any victory is a sign that the walls are coming down, IMHO.

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3. Oh yeah, I wasn't putting down the victory!

Just wondering how far they can go against Bush.