Reply #21: so they're on the record for it but they weren't there to vote for it? [View All]

[Fleshdancer]

the only reason why I ask is because this news article says there were no Democrats there (I linked to it down thread):

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, in the Middle East, consulted by phone with Frist. Frist offered assurances that if the Senate met, Republicans would conduct no business other than passage of the Schiavo bill. Reid agreed - and in an unusual occurrence, not a single Democrat was in attendance when the bill passed by a voice vote at mid-afternoon on Sunday.

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Reid is the minority leader. If he's out of town, wouldn't he at least want another Democrat there?