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This is Durbin, the man who sobbed on the Senate floor that he
certainly didn't mean to say anything unpleasant about American
torturers...<br>
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Who can take him seriously? --CGE<br>
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On 9/15/10 2:33 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
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--- On <b>Wed, 9/15/10, Dick Durbin <i><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:info@dickdurbin.com"><info@dickdurbin.com></a></i></b>
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<p>Jenifer --</p>
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Right now we are facing one of
the biggest threats to Senate
progress, and, frankly, to
democratic Senate elections
we've
ever faced: Secrecy.<br>
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As soon as next week, the
McCaskill/Wyden/Grassley bill
to stop
secret holds is going to the
floor for a vote. And, as you
can
imagine, there are many who
want to see it fail --
especially
all of those who have
benefited from the clandestine
sabotage
we're trying to stop.<br>
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Those senators who are still
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The use of "anonymous holds,"
the arcane procedure that
allows a
single senator to secretly
torpedo any piece of
legislation, has
skyrocketed in the last few
years. And with its rise, our
ability to pass strong
legislation -- and hold
senators
accountable for their actions
-- has nosedived. <br>
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The bill would end this
practice by taking the
"secret" out of
secret holds by requiring
every senator who puts a hold
on
legislation to come out in the
open and identify themselves.<br>
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Senators who want to hide
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These anonymous holds are
endangering our ability to get
urgently needed legislation
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more
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our
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In politics, your record is
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The era of Senate secret holds
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Sixty-nine senators have
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Thank you for your help.
Together we can make our
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progress,
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transparent accountability.<br>
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We're glad you're with us in
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P.S. Time is not on our side
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working to stop secret holds
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