The Pro-Lynching Senators
The Senate, for many decades, killed each and every anti-lynching bill sent to it from the House. Yesterday, at long last, the Senate finally expressed its remorse at this shameful past. Well, most of the Senate. Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana introduced Senate Resolution 39, a resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation. Most of her fellow Senators signed on as co-sponsors. But a select few Senators opposed the resolution and refused to allow the usual roll-call vote, which would have put them on record as having opposed it. Those pro-lynching Senators too cowarardly to admit their pro-lynching stance are:
- Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
- Robert Bennett (R-UT)
- Thad Cochran (R-MS)
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Kent Conrad (D-ND) - John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Michael Crapo (R-ID)
- Michael Enzi (R-WY)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- Judd Gregg (R-NH)
- Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
- Trent Lott (R-MS)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Richard Shelby (R-AL)
- John Sununu (R-NH)
- Craig Thomas (R-WY)
- George Voinovich (R-OH)
It's funny how the folks behind some of the most dastardly deeds on the planet crave their anonymity. The members of the Ku Klux Klan wear robes and masks; the hostage-taking terrorists in Iraq and other places wear scarves. And Senators? Well, some of them just thrive on secrecy.
Thanks to John Aravosis for assembling the list.
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The vote was unanimous; it's been passed. The Senate has apologized for the filibusters of southern Democrats. It's time to move on.
Bill Frist refused to allow a roll call vote on this resolution, which meant that no Senator would have to go on record as having opposed it. "Unanimous," in this instance, is misleading. The resolution was passed by voice vote late at night, at a time when only a handful of Senators were present. Of the six or so Senators who were there, none opposed the bill. "Unanimous" in this case means that six Senators, out of 100, voted yes. So the only real measure of support for this resolution is the names of the co-sponsors. Anyone not signing on as a co-sponsor does not support the resolution and, therefore, is pro-lynching.
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