Tag: senate

• Did Wisconsin Senators Break State's Open Meetings Law?

  about 1 year ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  In their haste to pass a union-busting bill in the dead of night, without a quorum, Wisconsin's Republican senators may have violated the state's open meetings law. As I report in Working In These Times, the Republicans are trying to cloud the issue by asserting that they followed senate rules ... Read More

• Senate Dems Unveil Roadmap for Filibuster Reform

  over 1 year ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  Open Congress has the latest on the senate Democrats' filibuster reform plan: Senators Tom Udall [D, NM], Tom Harkin [D, IA] and Jeff Merkley [D, OR] have released an official outline of their filibuster reform package. As expected, it would force senators who want to filibuster to actually ... Read More

• Get Off Your Ass And Vote!

  over 1 year ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  Turnout in U.S. midterm elections averages a dismal 40%. The lamest excuse not to vote is that there's no one good to vote for. That's chipper talk. As a hardcore voter, I can tell you that some of the deepest democratic pleasures come with voting against people. Let me tell you, 2010 is a great ... Read More

• Gawker: We Slut-Shamed Christine O'Donnell for for Truth, Justice (and Pageviews)

  over 1 year ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  Give it a rest, Gawker. Don't tell me you slut shamed Delaware Republican senate candidate  Christine O'Donnell for any higher purpose: What's missing from most of the criticism is this essential bit of context: Christine O'Donnell is seeking federal office based in part on her self ... Read More

• Stupak Smoke Signals

  about 2 years ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  Rep. Bart Stupak is being coy. On Monday, the anti-choice Democrat told a town hall meeting that there was "no such thing as compromise" on abortion funding under health care reform. Yet, in the next breath, he said he was "more optimistic than [he] was a week ago" that some kind of deal could be ... Read More