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HOW ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES VOTING

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July 8, 2009
I am really confused. Perhaps I should not be, having tracked the votes of the Senators from Indiana for several years. Anyway, the two votes illustrated, below, should be noted. I will add some comments:

Vote 219 was held in the Senate. The vote was relative to the e-verify system. The e-verify system required/allowed employers to verify the employment eligibility of persons through a government website. Since it is against the law to employ illegal aliens, the system assisted employers. The vote was to table, not allow a vote in the Senate, of Senator Sessions amendment 1371 to HR 2892, to make the program permanent. The motion to table failed: Nay - 53, Yea - 44. Some votes:

Bayh - Yea
Lugar - Nay
Franken - Yea

Vote 220 was held in the Senate on Senator DeMint's Amendment 1399 to the same bill. The amendment will require completion of the border fence between Mexico and our country. The Amendment passed, Yea - 54; Nay - 44; Not Voting - 2. Some votes were:

Bayh - Yea
Lugar - Nay
Franken - Nay
[Does anyone else see a reason for confusion? Employers must comply with the law - good and bad. We must protect our borders - good and bad. You can ask the question at http://www.senate.gov ]


February 24, 2009
A vote re Indiana SB 580 was held in the Indiana State Senate. The bill passed Yeas - 37; Nays - 13. The bill will hold accountable employers who hire illegal aliens. Senators' vote are below. It now goes to the Indiana State House of Representatives for consideration. [As of June 12, 2009, The democrat controlled Indiana House of Representatives has taken no action on SB 580.]





March 13, 2008
Vote No. 00069, Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70 was held in the US Senate. The amendment would have denied federal funds to cities that had designated themselves as "sanctuary cities" for illegal aliens. The vote was to table the amendment so that a vote to pass or reject could not be held. The motion to table passed: Aye - 58; Nay - 40; Not Voting - 2. Some votes were:

Bayh - Aye
Lugar - Aye
Clinton - Aye
Kennedy - Aye
Kerry - Aye
Obama - Aye
McCain - Not Voting [Would have liked to have seen a vote here. Did the Senator get the memo or is he ducking? He was present for Vote 00054 and then seems to have gone AWOL Everyone gets picked on here.]


October 24, 2007
Vote No. 00394, S 2205, "The Drean Act" [Amnesty Lite] to invoke cloture was held in the Senate. Cloture failed Yea - 52; Nay - 44; Not Voting - 4. Votes were:

Lugar - Yea
Bayh - Yea
Clinton - Yea
Kennedy - Yea
Kerry - Yea
[A Nay was a vote to stop amnesty for illegal aliens. It seems Senators Bayh and Lugar did not get the memo from Indiana voters]


June 28, 2007
Vote 00235, another cloture vote, was held on S 1639. Cloture failed, Yea - 46; Nay - 53; Not voting - 1. Votes were:

Lugar - Yea
Bayh - Nay
Clinton - Yea
Kennedy - Yea
Kerry - Yea
[Again, Nay was a vote to kill the bill]


June 27, 2007
Before we go further, the Webmaster is pleased no one placed any bets on the outcome of the Senate cloture vote, even though he would have broken even. On June 26th, Vote No 00228 re S 1639, Immigration, was held. Cloture passed: Yea - 64; Nay - 35; Not Voting - 1. Votes of interest were:

Lugar - Yea
Bayh - Nay
Clinton - Yea
Kennedy - Yea
Kerry - Yea
[If one were opposed to amnesty, Nay would be the correct vote]


June 22, 2007
Reportedly a cloture vote to allow the invasion bill to come to the floor of the Senate with a limitation that no more amendments would be acceptable was held. A "yes" vote is a vote for a flawed proposition. The webmaster is taking bets on how Indiana Senators vote.


June 20, 2007
It has risen again. It is now S 1639. Still amensty with a new number.




Reportedly, this bill is dead. Stay tuned. Dead things have been said to have risen before



On June 7, 2007, cloture on S 1348 was tried once again. Cloture Vote 00206 failed: Yea - 45; Nay - 50; Not Voting - 4. [Difficult to understand what changed between last cloture vote and this one to cause Senator Lugar to change his mind.] Votes follow:

Lugar - Yea
Bayh - Yea
Clinton - Yea
Kennedy - Yea
Kerry - Yea
Obama - Yea


On June 7, 2007, Vote 00204, was held to invoke cloture regarding S 1348, the immigration bill, and bring the bill to the full Senate for passage. Cloture failed: Y - 34; Nay- 61; Not Voting - 4. Votes were as follows:
Lugar - Nay
Bayh - Yea
Clinton - Yea
Kennedy - Yea
Kerry - AWOL
Obama - Yea


On June 6, 2007, Vote 00198, concerning Amdt 1151 to S 1348, the immigration bill. The Amendment would have established English as the official language ofthe United States. The Amendment passed: Y - 64; Nay - 33; Not Voting - 2. Votes were as follows:
Lugar - Yea
Bayh - Nay
Clinton - Nay
Kennedy - Nay
Kerry - Nay
Obama - Nay


On June 6, 2007, Vote 00187, concerning Amdt 1184 to S 1348, the immigration bill. The Amendment would have established a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists and other criminals [felons and those under deportation orders] from being legalized under the Z-Visas. The amendment failed: Yea - 46; Nay - 51; Not Voting - 2. Votes were as follows:

Lugar - Nay
Bayh - Nay
Clinton - Nay
Kennedy - Nay
Kerry - Nay
Coburn R-OK - Not Voting
Johnson D-SD - Not Voting


On May 24, 2007, there came a vote in the Senate relative to S 1348, the immigration bill. The vote pertained to an Amendment 1158 which would have facilitated the sharing of immigration status of individuals between federal and local law enforcement agencies. The amendment would have changed a 1996 restriction. I will take the opportunity to report the vote and to make some comments. Vote 00177, S 1348, Amendment 1158 failed: Nay - 49; Yea - 48; Not Voting - 3

Lugar - Nay
Bayh - Yea
Clinton - Nay
Kennedy - Nay
Kerry - Nay

Those not voting were:

Senator Brownbeck (R) KS
Senator Johnson (D) SD
Senator Thomas (R) WY

[If we were to assume that Brownbeck and Thomas would have supported an amendment to increase the ability of Law enforcement to protect the Homeland, the vote would have been Yea - 51. Had Johnson voted Nay, the vote would have been 50 Yea; 50 Nay. The President of the Senate, the only Constitutional duty of the Vice President, could have broken the tie. Senator Bayh broke with his party's position. and supported the amendment. Represented his State? I hope so. Senator Lugar is no conservative. His votes have, however, been consistent. We got what we voted for.]

President Bush has signed the Border Fence Bill. Cool beans. But before we celebrate, there ain't no bucks. Our Senators can say they voted for after they voted against. Scroll down for the July 13, 2006, vote. They still think we are stupid.


On September 29, Vote No. 00263 was held in the US Senate to Authorize the border fence. Both Senators Lugar and Bayh voted yea.


On September 28, 2006, Vote No. 00260 was held in the US Senate to invoke cloture on the debate re HR 6061, Security Fence Act, to allow a vote on whether or not to erect a fence along some of our Southern border. Cloture passed Yea - 71; Nay - 28; Not Voting - 1. Both Senators Lugar and Bayh voted yea. Presidential hopefuls Clinton and Kerry voted nay.

On September 21, 2006, Vote #168, Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006, received a vote on final passage in the House of Representatives. Yeas - 277; Nays - 140.

Republicans Voting Yea = 215
Republicans Voting Nay = 5
Democrats Voting Yea = 62
Democrats Voting Nay = 134
All Indiana Representatives voted yea except Representative Julia Carson, Indiana Congressional District 7.


On July 13, 2006, Vote No. 00200, HR 5441, was held in the Senate to fund the fence on our Southern border. Funding was rejected Nay - 71; Yea - 29.
Lugar - Nay
Bayh - Nay
Clinton - Nay
Kerry - Nay
Kennedy - Nay

On July 13, 2006, Vote No. 00201, HR 5441, was held in the Senate to fund additional immigration investigators to guard against fraud. Funding was rejected Nay - 66; Yea - 34.
Lugar - Nay
Bayh - Nay
Clinton - Nay
Kerry - Nay
Kennedy - Nay


On 25 May, 2006, a vote was held on passage of SB 2611, the Immigration Bill. The bill passed: 62 Yea; 36 Nay; Not Voting 2 [It was interesting to note that four Democrats voted against the Bill: Byrd WV, Dorgan ND, Nelson NE and Stabenow MI, all facing real challenges in the upcoming election.]

Lugar - Yea
Bayh - Yea
Clinton - Yea
Kerry - Yea
Kennedy - Yea


On 25 May, 2006, Vote No. 0154, Amdt 4108, S 2611, was held. The amendment would have prohibited elligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Illegal aliens and those who entered the country illegally prior to Jan 7, 2004, would have been unable to claim the credit. The amendment failed Nay - 60; Yea - 37; Not Voting - 3:

Lugar - Nay
Bay - Nay
Clinton - Nay
Kerry - Nay
Kennedy - Nay


On 24 May, 2006, Vote No. 0144 was held to end debate on S 2611, The Immigration Bill. The cloture motion passed: Yea - 73; Nay - 25; Not Voting - 2.

Lugar - Yea
Bayh - Yea
Clinton - Yea
Kerry - Yea
Kennedy - Yea


On 23 May, 2006, Vote No. 0138, Amdt 4087 to S 2611, to modify condidtions by which illegal aliens could obtain legal status. Would essentailly have constituted amnesty. The amendment failed Nay - 61; Yea - 37; Not Voting - 2. Votes:

Lugar - Nay
Bayh - Yea
Clinton - Yea
Kerry - Yea
Kennedy - Yea


On May 18, 2006, Vote No. 0130, a vote to table Amdt 3985, to S 2611. The Amendment would have prevented illegal aliens who had used forged documents or otherwise broken the law from drawing Social Security benefits even though their employers may have made payments. The motion to table succeded Yea 50; Nay - 49; Not Voting - 1 [A yea vote was to allow access to Social Security benefits even though stolen or forged documents were used to obtain employment] Votes:

Lugar - Yea
Bayh - Yea
Clinton - Yea
Kennedy - Yea
Kerry - Yea


On May 18, 2006, vote No. 0132, Amdt 4073, S 2611, The Immigration Bill was held in the Senate. The Amendment declared that English is the common and unifying language of the United States. The Amendment passed 58 - yea; 39 - Nay; Not Voting - 3. [Considering vote No. 0131, below, have no idea what this one denotes] Votes:
Lugar - Nay
Bayh - Yea
Clinton - Yea
Kerry - Yea
Kennedy - Yea


On May 18, 2006, vote No. 0131, Amdt 4064, to S 2611, The Immigration Bill, was held in the Senate. The Amendment required that Title 4, US Code be changed to reflect that English is the national language of the United States. The Amendment passed Yea - 63; Nay - 34; Not Voting - 3:

Lugar - Yea
Bayh - Nay
Clinton - Nay
Kerry - Nay
Kennedy - Nay


On May 16, 2006, vote No. 0121, Amdt 3961 to S 2611, The Immigration Bill, was held in the Senate. The Amendment would have required that the borders first be secured before any action is taken re guest workers or legalization of illegal aliens currently in our country. The amendment failed Yea - 40; Nay 55; Not Voting - 5:

Lugar - Nay
Bayh - Nay
Clinton - Nay
Kerry - Nay
Kennedy - Nay

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