By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor
Those who talk about both parties being the same, most of whom are paid by organized crime to peddle this crap, don’t want you to see this. In voting down the Patriot Act extension, something the GOP is trying to push “piecemeal” now, Rand Paul went over to the Democrats. As you can see, this was hardly “bipartisan.”
Worse still, the Freedom Act, intended to restrict NSA surveillance died with Rand Paul voting along party lines.
What is clear, there is a very strong divide between the parties, particularly where the lives and freedoms of Americans is involved. Perhaps you might want to go to your Facebook page or favorite blog and look around, see how you have been played and take responsibility for failing to pay attention. Can Americans make a difference? Stupid ones do every day, look around you. See who Sheldon Adelson owns.
For those who have, for years now, blamed Obama for insane curbs on America’s freedoms, see how the real process works. Learn how you have been blaming the wrong person for over 6 years.
Party crossover votes in red. (Source: US Senate)
Patriot Act Extension: Failed (win for President Obama and America)
Grouped By Vote Position
| YEAs —45 | ||
| Alexander (R-TN) Ayotte (R-NH) Barrasso (R-WY) Blunt (R-MO) Boozman (R-AR) Burr (R-NC) Capito (R-WV) Cassidy (R-LA) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Cotton (R-AR) Donnelly (D-IN) |
Ernst (R-IA) Fischer (R-NE) Flake (R-AZ) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hoeven (R-ND) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johnson (R-WI) Kirk (R-IL) Lankford (R-OK) McCain (R-AZ) Nelson (D-FL) Perdue (R-GA) |
Portman (R-OH) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Rounds (R-SD) Rubio (R-FL) Sasse (R-NE) Scott (R-SC) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Sullivan (R-AK) Thune (R-SD) Tillis (R-NC) Toomey (R-PA) Vitter (R-LA) Wicker (R-MS) |
| NAYs —54 | ||
| Baldwin (D-WI) Bennet (D-CO) Blumenthal (D-CT) Booker (D-NJ) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Coons (D-DE) Crapo (R-ID) Cruz (R-TX) Daines (R-MT) Durbin (D-IL) Feinstein (D-CA) Franken (D-MN) Gardner (R-CO) |
Gillibrand (D-NY) Heinrich (D-NM) Heitkamp (D-ND) Heller (R-NV) Hirono (D-HI) Kaine (D-VA) King (I-ME) Klobuchar (D-MN) Leahy (D-VT) Lee (R-UT) Manchin (D-WV) Markey (D-MA) McCaskill (D-MO) McConnell (R-KY) (His own bill) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Mikulski (D-MD) Moran (R-KS) |
Murkowski (R-AK) Murphy (D-CT) Murray (D-WA) Paul (R-KY) Peters (D-MI) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Sanders (I-VT) Schatz (D-HI) Schumer (D-NY) Shaheen (D-NH) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT) Udall (D-NM) Warner (D-VA) Warren (D-MA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR) |
| Not Voting – 1 | ||
| Enzi (R-WY) | ||
Now for the Vote on the Freedom Act to restrict surveillance: FAILED (loss for President Obama and America)
Grouped By Vote Position 60 votes needed
| YEAs —57 | ||
| Baldwin (D-WI) Bennet (D-CO) Blumenthal (D-CT) Booker (D-NJ) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Coons (D-DE) Cruz (R-TX) Daines (R-MT) Donnelly (D-IN) Durbin (D-IL) Feinstein (D-CA) Flake (R-AZ) Franken (D-MN) Gardner (R-CO) |
Gillibrand (D-NY) Heinrich (D-NM) Heitkamp (D-ND) Heller (R-NV) Hirono (D-HI) Hoeven (R-ND) Johnson (R-WI) Kaine (D-VA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Lankford (R-OK) Leahy (D-VT) Lee (R-UT) Manchin (D-WV) Markey (D-MA) McCaskill (D-MO) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) |
Murphy (D-CT) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Peters (D-MI) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Sanders (I-VT) Schatz (D-HI) Schumer (D-NY) Scott (R-SC) Shaheen (D-NH) Stabenow (D-MI) Sullivan (R-AK) Tester (D-MT) Udall (D-NM) Warner (D-VA) Warren (D-MA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR) |
| NAYs —42 | ||
| Alexander (R-TN) Ayotte (R-NH) Barrasso (R-WY) Blunt (R-MO) Boozman (R-AR) Burr (R-NC) Capito (R-WV) Cassidy (R-LA) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Cotton (R-AR) |
Crapo (R-ID) Ernst (R-IA) Fischer (R-NE) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) King (I-ME) Kirk (R-IL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Moran (R-KS) Paul (R-KY) |
Perdue (R-GA) Portman (R-OH) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Rounds (R-SD) Rubio (R-FL) Sasse (R-NE) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Thune (R-SD) Tillis (R-NC) Toomey (R-PA) Vitter (R-LA) Wicker (R-MS) |
| Not Voting – 1 | ||
| Enzi (R-WY) | ||
Gordon Duff posted articles on VT from 2008 to 2022. He is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A disabled veteran, he worked on veterans and POW issues for decades.
Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of the top global intelligence specialists. He manages the world’s largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with governments challenged by security issues.
Duff has traveled extensively, is published around the world, and is a regular guest on TV and radio in more than “several” countries. He is also a trained chef, wine enthusiast, avid motorcyclist, and gunsmith specializing in historical weapons and restoration. Business experience and interests are in energy and defense technology.
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