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5. Senate GOP kills disabilities treaty

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 02:14 PM

Dec 2012

By Steve Benen
Tue Dec 4, 2012 1:00 PM EST

Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.) made a rare Senate appearance this morning, sitting in a wheelchair just off the floor so that members would have to see him as they entered the chamber. Why? Because they were poised to vote on ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, and Dole hoped to send a message.

It didn't work. The Senate killed the treaty this afternoon, with a final vote of 61 to 38, which seems like a lopsided majority, but which fell short of the two-thirds necessary for ratification. Eight Republicans broke ranks and joins Democrats in support of the treaty, but the clear majority of the Senate GOP voted to block it ...

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/12/04/15675104-senate-gop-kills-disabilities-treaty?lite

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Senate rejects UN treaty for disabled rights in 61-38 vote [View all] Paul E Ester Dec 2012 OP

Sick WORLD obstructionists. elleng Dec 2012 #1

How very 90s. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #2

OTOH, that's when this happened... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #49

Unbelievable and disgraceful n/t livetohike Dec 2012 #3

Link to the vote... PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #4

The GOP cuts Social Security, Healthcare and Human Rights every chance they can freshwest Dec 2012 #20

The GOP should be banned from humanity, unfit to serve as human. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #54

so it was fillibuster proof but PatrynXX Dec 2012 #31

Senate GOP kills disabilities treaty struggle4progress Dec 2012 #5

GOP Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri voted NAY.......to no one's surprise! LongTomH Dec 2012 #26

There must be a roll call vote report somewhere, but I can't find it yet struggle4progress Dec 2012 #39

See... PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #51

thanks! struggle4progress Dec 2012 #63

Politic Averse posted a link to all the names above. By name, state and it shows the party. freshwest Dec 2012 #65

I'm not in Missouri, but he seems a consistent asshole to me. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #55

At least he won't have Mr. Legitimate Rape to vote with him! alp227 Dec 2012 #71

My son has a word for these folks evilhime Dec 2012 #6

Kind of ironic that "-tard" would be in there KamaAina Dec 2012 #17

Son's gotta expand his vocab. alp227 Dec 2012 #72

If only repukes were such isolationists when it came to war. KamaAina Dec 2012 #7

Editorioal: Treaty Rights for the Disabled (NYT) struggle4progress Dec 2012 #8

Sad but unsurprising. Our side was totally disinterested in this treaty while the RW crowd had Mass Dec 2012 #9

By "our side" you presumably mean mainstream Dems without disabilities KamaAina Dec 2012 #11

I totally agree. I meant usual people who promote the causes of Democratic activists Mass Dec 2012 #14

I can see where you would be angry at Dems since you only got 100% of the Dem vote. ieoeja Dec 2012 #21

The point was that the Dem establishment spent little or no political capital KamaAina Dec 2012 #22

Uggggh. LeftishBrit Dec 2012 #10

And so my contempt for republicans continues to grow... davidthegnome Dec 2012 #12

Congratulations, repukes. Thanks to you, we are still behind Sudan and Syria on this issue. KamaAina Dec 2012 #13

Yes, but doesn't the treaty set a policy that the US has been following for 2 decades already? n/t hughee99 Dec 2012 #24

Pretty much KamaAina Dec 2012 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #15

So John2 Dec 2012 #16

Yes, Here Is The Full List DallasNE Dec 2012 #35

Am I misreading this, or does it say that the treaty require signatories to comply with standards hughee99 Dec 2012 #18

No, you' re not misreading this. Mass Dec 2012 #19

Yup. Since July of 1990... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #50

Despicable, Republicans excel at that, don't they? n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #23

R Yea's lobodons Dec 2012 #25

Thanks for that, lobodons. When I first read it.. Cha Dec 2012 #56

Pandering to the black helicopter crowd n/t SpartanDem Dec 2012 #28

NAILED. it. - Whipping the Senate into shape for Rand Paul's Pledge of Allegiance to the NRA. nt patrice Dec 2012 #52

"Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) argued the treaty would infringe on U.S. sovereignty.." pampango Dec 2012 #66

How Many Of Those No Votes Were Cast By Lame Duck Senators? n/t DallasNE Dec 2012 #29

Alas, all three seats we flipped were Yes votes KamaAina Dec 2012 #58

The headline should say: blackspade Dec 2012 #30

Exactly! That Hill headline is a lie. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #37

I think Inhofe and his ilk should Duval Dec 2012 #32

Here's how senate voted listed by state vlyons Dec 2012 #33

PS:sincere apologies to progressive Texans.n/t Duval Dec 2012 #34

Wow - Republicans outdo themselves with their gawdforsaken "values" Berlum Dec 2012 #36

Even Bob Dole, fresh out of the hospital, couldn't convince the heartless, obstructionist GOP Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2012 #38

Such a disheartening, pointless vote. Kudos to Kerry, Dole and Langevin on their personal and pinto Dec 2012 #41

I'd like to think that this is as low as the GOP could go - AnnieK401 Dec 2012 #40

Actual Roll call happyslug Dec 2012 #42

mean spirited heaven05 Dec 2012 #45

2014 will be here before you know it.Vote the free-loading GOP obstructionists OUT of office asap! judesedit Dec 2012 #43

That's just nasty politicasista Dec 2012 #44

They have no shame. That's the problem. nt SunSeeker Dec 2012 #47

It's all about religion, folks. CindyinIndy Dec 2012 #46

The GOP is truly a craven, evil party Politicub Dec 2012 #48

This was John2 Dec 2012 #73

My grandmother ran a group home in NC Politicub Dec 2012 #75

Yep, sooo human-like, kick around those that need help, are disabled and disadvantaged in this RKP5637 Dec 2012 #53

I emailed my Senators Debau2005 Dec 2012 #57

C'mon clue-by-four, the Senate needs you. sakabatou Dec 2012 #59

Canada signed it. riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #60

Explain to me again why we are supposed to rush to compromise with these creatures. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #61

+1000 Blue_Tires Dec 2012 #81

Sen Inhofe is worried that this body would force the US to do things we might not want. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #62

Sad news. wisteria Dec 2012 #64

Bad Vote elbloggoZY27 Dec 2012 #67

The lesson we should take from this: maddogesq Dec 2012 #68

What does this treaty do that the ADA doesn't do? davidn3600 Dec 2012 #69

... The treaty is based on existing U.S. law. Its advocates argue convincingly that nothing struggle4progress Dec 2012 #74

Are there any mechanisms for enforcement AlexSatan Dec 2012 #78

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities struggle4progress Dec 2012 #79

Thnx AlexSatan Dec 2012 #80

what would jesus do?..... madrchsod Dec 2012 #70

This is what happens when you believe in the UN Black Helicopters BS. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #76

These people are truly lunatics CanonRay Dec 2012 #77

More true evil from the Repukes The Genealogist Dec 2012 #82