The Hill reports today that Senate Democrats expect to come up one vote short of a veto-proof majority on Senate Bill 5 -- the bill allowing federal funds to be used to conduct research on stem cells taken from blastocysts headed for the trash bin anyway. The one vote they need -- Bobby Casey Junior, the theocrat from Pennsylvania whose agenda includes advancing the policies of the Roman Catholic Church.
Earlier this week, Junior Casey told asupporter reporter that he only came to the decision, to support the Bush regime and deny more federal funds for stem cell research on purely religious grounds, after "months of meetings" with people on both sides of the issue.
Casey spokesman Larry Smar and scheduler Sara Mabry have failed to respond to requests for a list of the meetings that Casey claims to have had since taking office. Too bad the AP didn't bother to ask Casey for the list before reporting that the meetings happened. Too bad Casey's office won't provide information about Casey's alleged meetings which supposedly formed his opinion on the crucial stem cell bill which could be voted on today. Too bad theocracy is more dear to Casey than democracy. Too bad Casey is from my state.
More on the bill itself here.
{UPDATE: Junior voted NO. philly was right.}
Contact Senator Casey:
Email: senator@casey.senate.gov
Fax: 202.228.0604
Phone: 202.224.6324
Casey's Senate Web Contact
Further Reading:
WaPo: Stem cell vote set for U.S. Congress this week
WaPo: Senate Revisits Debate On Stem Cell Research
NYTimes: Senate, Bush Head for Showdown on Stem Cells
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ohio senators split on stem-cell bill
Des Moines Register: Harkin rekindles stem cell battle
CQ: Stem Cell Research Backers Disagree Over Prospects for Senate Veto Override
Orlando Sentinel: A chance for breakthroughs
Kaiser Network: NIH Director Zerhouni Calls for Expanding Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Earlier this week, Junior Casey told a
Casey spokesman Larry Smar and scheduler Sara Mabry have failed to respond to requests for a list of the meetings that Casey claims to have had since taking office. Too bad the AP didn't bother to ask Casey for the list before reporting that the meetings happened. Too bad Casey's office won't provide information about Casey's alleged meetings which supposedly formed his opinion on the crucial stem cell bill which could be voted on today. Too bad theocracy is more dear to Casey than democracy. Too bad Casey is from my state.
More on the bill itself here.
{UPDATE: Junior voted NO. philly was right.}
Contact Senator Casey:
Email: senator@casey.senate.gov
Fax: 202.228.0604
Phone: 202.224.6324
Casey's Senate Web Contact
Further Reading:
WaPo: Stem cell vote set for U.S. Congress this week
WaPo: Senate Revisits Debate On Stem Cell Research
NYTimes: Senate, Bush Head for Showdown on Stem Cells
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ohio senators split on stem-cell bill
Des Moines Register: Harkin rekindles stem cell battle
CQ: Stem Cell Research Backers Disagree Over Prospects for Senate Veto Override
Orlando Sentinel: A chance for breakthroughs
Kaiser Network: NIH Director Zerhouni Calls for Expanding Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
2 comments:
"aawww crap..." I thought you'd like that. Sorry, but man I had no idea who to send the "chain letter" to then I saw you're avatar and the rest is history.
Don't be too harsh on the payback. ;-)
a dish best served cold . . . .
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