If the Senate passes this bill, then the House will also have to pass the bill. Then a Conference Committee will have to meet to make both bills exactly the same!! At which time, both the Senate and the House will again have to pass the bill, before it can go to Dubya to be signed into law.
All of this will have to take place before adjournment for elections. If this bill is passed by the Senate, there is still time to launch a well thought out campaign.
Sorry, I wish this was true, but it’s not. The House will vote on this bill tonight, and this isn’t a “could go either way” kinda thing. It will pass. It’s a Port Security bill. It will pass. The Senate will then vote on it. It will pass. Bill Frist worked his pathetic ass off to get this language in something, ANYTHING before the elections, and he has done it. This is pretty much the end, as in, enjoy the next six-twelve hours and pray for a miracle. I know a lot of people here think people have been crying wolf for years, but the wolf is here. Updates here:
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