Probably couldn't even get an amendment against the killing of kittens.

It is not as though we needed further evidence, but we now see more clearly than ever that Dianne Feinstein is an enemy of the Constitution.

given Hatch's threat, perhaps it would be wise to take a moment and write our senators to thank (if they opposed the bill) or chide (if they supported the bill) them, esp given the likelihood we will see this amendment again.

potential talking point?: the recent poll showing 54% of Americans do not in fact support the proposed amendment. [speaking of which, anyone know what is with the disparate results reported at USAToday directly versus on PollingReport.com?]

Frist is a joke...i can't wait to watch him crash in burn in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Why on earth do you think Frist might have wanted to win?

This is, of course, one of those measures designed to keep the base riled up against the elites who frustrate the natural wishes of the real Americans: how would that design be served by passing S J Res 12 (the vote details, by the way)?

(Some circumstantial evidence comes in the fact that Frist managed more or less to clear his bench of regular enablers but left one or two notables behind - Pryor, for instance, whose state-mate went with the yeas. Why would pandering to AR's Neanderthal element stir Miz Blanche (whose seat is up in 10) to vote for the res whilst Pryor (up in 08) remained unmoved?)

As jax suggests upthread, the flag-burning amendment will be back ere long - probably not for the last time.

But, this time, Frist not only gets his crazies fuming: he gets Uncle Harry joining most of the Dem Fristies (they're Great!), on the other side of the vote from 2/3rds of his party.

Just a couple of legislative days after the duelling Dem Iraq amendments, once more he shows the Dems in disarray, and over a pretty damned trivial issue, too.

Meanwhile the Video Doctor has only three going off the reservation, Chafee, Bennet of UT and - Mitch McConnell?! Losing his Whip does look like carelessness. But - perhaps one of the Fristies welshed at the last moment, and he had to get McConnell to oppose to ensure the res didn't pass?

More to explore here, I fancy.

Frist is a joke!  

The Republican party is making a joke out of our entire government, unfortunately, it isn't funny.  

At a time where they remind us every chance they get that we are in the middle of war (even though we are really in the middle of an occupancy), at a time when there is so much that needs to be done for our safety and well-being, they continue to bring before our government worthless wastes of time such as amendments to our constitution with issues that are clearly for the sole purpose that we are in an even year and have no chance of passing or doing any good.  

It is a disgrace!

Yeah!!!!

Now, remember the Dems who voted for it, including Reid, Leiberman, Diane whats her name, and my new senator, Menendez.  

Never forget.

Oops.  I was wrong on Leiberman.  I guess Ned has him spooked.

Just a factoid for people.

The only countries that have made the burning of their own national flag illegal are:

Cuba
North Korea
China
Iran

The ironies of all ironies is that list decreased by one recently.  The country:  Iraq.  

The minimum wage is stagnant for nearly a decade. Republicans are pushing gay marriage crap, tax cuts for millionaires, rasised for themselves, and now the key crisis we are all facing - people burning American flags.

If we can't beat the Republicans with a record like this, we have no business governing.

Can anyone post the full list of Democrats who voted for the ban?  I can't seem to track it down yet.

Thanks jax!  I am in shock that they would vote Yea...especially Feinstein and Reid...outta control!

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/ro ll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?con gress=109&session=2&vote=00189

Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Dayton (D-MN)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Johnson (D-SD)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Stabenow (D-MI)

By another measure it should have never come up because Congress would be better off with a D majority which wouldn't put such distractions on the agenda.

The 3 Republicans who voted 'Nay' deserve note:

Bennett - R - UT
Chafee - R - RI
McConnell - R - KY

Chafee I can see, but Bennett and McConnell?  I bet that just burns Frist up!  I wonder if he will make THEM pay at election time?

For whatever reason, McConnell has been against this stuff. He does have a strong 1st amendment claim as he is also strongly opposed to campaign reform. I am curious about Bennett; someone mentioned his strong libertarian bent, maybe so, I am wondering whether there is a jealousy factor against his senior senator and sponsor of the law, Hatch. The one thing that I recall about Bennett is that he recognized that his side plays dirty in the judicial wars - of course his response was: so what.  It had to do with the failed nomination of that MO judge - White?      

well?