Baucus, Tester Vote to Block Lawsuit Against Arizona

[swag]

Source: Flathead Beacon

Montana Democratic Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester joined Republicans Wednesday in voting to block the Justice Department from moving forward in its lawsuit against Arizona’s immigration law.

The amendment, which was sponsored by Republican Sens. Jim DeMint, Arkansas, and David Vitter, Lousiana, failed on a 43-55 vote. Along with Montana’s senators, three other Democrats supported the measure: Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas; and Ben Nelson of Nebraska: From the Associated Press:


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[BootinUp]

1. How the fuck can they do that???????????

The Senate runs the DOJ now?

[Demeter]

2. I think it's just posturing

Justice is an Executive function. More red meat for the tea party.

If I am wrong, we are truly done for.

[butterfly77]

3. They are voting for..

their teabagging buddies..

[swag]

4. Remember when Tester was the darling of "progressive" blogs?

[DFW]

5. Montana isn't a bastion of progressive thinking

In such situations, some members of Congress make sure the bill in question will pass no matter what, and then
make a "posturing" vote that their right-wing opponents at home can never toss in their faces to embarrass them
in the eyes of the right-wing majority voters in their states.

[RKP5637]

7. Good point! n/t

[BlueIdaho]

10. Yes and no...

Have you ever heard the Governor of Montana speak? He speaks occasionally on MSNBC and also spoke at the Democratic Convention. He is very progressive and as outspoken as Congressman Alan Grayson. I don't know what the hell Baucus's problem is.


Edit = typo

[DFW]

17. Not only have I heard him speak

I was there in the hall in Denver when he did. He is quite a public speaker, too.

He's good, but one of the reason he is, is that "all politics are local" and he knows the ropes. So does Tester, who
is still in his first term. I don't know what kind of contaminated water Baucus drinks, but I think Tester would never
have voted this way without Reid's blessing. It's an old Senate (and House) tactic that permits reps to vote against
their own consciences, but to play to a local audience, as long as their party leader or whip is positive he or she
doesn't need that particular vote to assure a victory.

[neverforget]

14. It used to be. But then Reagan happened and the place went to shit

politically.

[DFW]

15. The days of Mike Mansfield are long gone for sure n/t

[bluestateguy]

6. I still haven't endorsed anyone for the Arkansas senate race yet

(course, I don't live in Arkansas so it's all symbolic)

But I remain neutral. My support is us for grabs.

[SoapBox]

8. CONTACT these Haters here:

...haters one and all.

Baucus

http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact-me.cfm

Tester

http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm

[Jefferson23]

9. Shameful. n/t

[blondeatlast]

11. And the Senate has a dog in this fight just how? I'm confused!

Nonetheless, , may they uquefe' themselves with an unpleasant object and spin.

(I'm a Zonie, btw, and I want the DoJ to smack this so hard it will never come back).

[christx30]

12. I think the senate

has more in this fight than Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru.
Should be none of their business. They should have no standing in a US court.

[Unvanguard]

13. Senators can file amicus curiae briefs too if they like. And sometimes do. n/t

[grantcart]

16. Trying to stop the AG moving against an unconstitutional state law

with an unconstitutional Congressional action.

[FirstTimeVoterAt37]

18. Gawd I live in a stupid state

Not all the time, but a lot of the time this place is really idiotic.

[Overseas]

19. Disgusting. //nt

[Ter]

20. This was expected, Montana is anti-federal government to the max

The only state more is Idaho.