The votes aren’t there…why bother?
Wednesday, June 30th, 2004Senate Republican sources say Frist will have trouble mustering a simple majority, much less the two-thirds needed to pass the amendment.
It appears that the Senate doesn’t seem interested in this one. So that means they must not be hearing much from their constituents in favor of passing the amendment.
Also, it looks like some senators are actively trying to pull people away from getting involved…
Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee tells TIME he has begun organizing G.O.P. moderates who oppose the amendment — and even some conservatives who object to tinkering with the Constitution — to “send a message” to Frist that it’s a losing cause.
The most telling piece of this whole story follows…
“We have so many more important issues to grapple with,” says Chafee. “This is just a distraction.”
