[Peace-discuss] senators who voted against the $800 B +++ bailout bill...

[E. Wayne Johnson]

I have to rather firmly disagree with you on this one, Jenifer,
although that is a fairly standard partisan explanation that you provide.

Many of those who voted against it whether R or D, did so because the 
measure is fundamentally flawed,
and they see the only possible remedy as allowing the failing 
institutions to collapse and be liquidated,
following which event the economy will recover.  Propping up these 
institutions by printing more
money will not do anything for the long term and will further add to the 
continuing inflation and collapse of the dollar.

Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
> As I understand it (to generalize), the Dems/Indes voting nay wanted 
> the bill to have more restrictions and safeguards. The Repubs voting 
> nay wanted the bill to have fewer restrictions and safeguards. The 
> House Repubs prevented the bill from passing the first time, so 
> restrictions were removed... and then the Senate passed the bill that 
> was closer to the original Paulson plan. If the House holds it up, 
> they'll have to remove even more restrictions. Pathetic. And all the 
> protest from the public didn't make much difference at all.
>  --Jenifer 
>
> --- On *Wed, 10/1/08, E. Wayne Johnson /<ewj at pigs.ag>/* wrote:
>
>     From: E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag>
>     Subject: [Peace-discuss] senators who voted against the $800 B +++
>     bailout bill...
>     To: ronpaul-305 at meetup.com, republican-637 at meetup.com,
>     "Peace-discuss" <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>
>     Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 10:50 PM
>
>
>           Senators Who Voted Against the Rescue Bill
>
>     The modified $700 billion Wall Street rescue bill just passed the
>     Senate by a 74-25 vote. Now it heads to the House; if it passes
>     there, onto President Bush who favors the rescue plan.
>     Here is a list of the senators who voted against the rescue bill:
>     *- Waye Allard (R-Colo.)
>     - John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)
>     - Sam Brownback (R-Kan.)
>     - Jim Bunning (R-Ky.)*
>     *- Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)*
>     *- Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)
>     - Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)
>     - Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)
>     - Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.)*
>     *- Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)*
>     *- Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.)*
>     *- Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.)*
>     *- James Inhofe (R-Okla.)*
>     *- Tim Johnson (D-S.D.)
>     - Mary Landrieu (D-La.)
>     - Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)*
>     *- Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)*
>     *- Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)*
>     *- Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)
>     - Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)*
>     *- Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)
>     - John Tester (D-Mont.)*
>     *- David Vitter (R-La.)
>     - Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
>     *
>     *- Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)*
>     Of note:
>     - By party, 15 Republicans, nine Democrats and one Independent
>     voted against.
>     - Both senators from Alabama, Wyoming, Kansas and Mississippi
>     voted against the bill, all Republicans.
>
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