ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 14, Number 125
December 16, 2005

In This Issue: PATRIOT Update-- Cloture Delayed

An enormous push of grassroots activity in the past weeks has 
contributed to the success today in holding off a vote for cloture 
that would have ended debate on PATRIOT Reauthorization. The "no" 
vote on cloture means that debate will continue on PATRIOT Act 
reauthorization.  

Majority Leader Frist (R-TN) blocked a proposed 3-month extension 
of the expiring PATRIOT provisions that would have allowed a more 
informed debate and further real improvement to the PATRIOT Act.  
Further, because Sen. Frist changed his vote on cloture at the 
last minute from Yea to Nay, he can invoke cloture at any time 
once he has 60 votes.  So if Frist can convince 60 Senators to 
join him, he can cut off the debate at any time.  Because of this 
possibility it is important to continue to monitor updates, 
organize your grassroots participants, and encourage your Senators 
to keep urging real improvements on this vital legislation.

Below is a list of Senators who voted "Nay" on the on the motion 
to invoke cloture.  Please call them and THANK them for their 
support of libraries and privacy. 

NAYs ---47  
Akaka (D-HI) 
Baucus (D-MT) 
Bayh (D-IN) 
Biden (D-DE) 
Bingaman (D-NM) 
Boxer (D-CA) 
Byrd (D-WV) 
Cantwell (D-WA) 
Carper (D-DE) 
Clinton (D-NY) 
Conrad (D-ND) 
Corzine (D-NJ) 
Craig (R-ID) 
Dayton (D-MN) 
Dorgan (D-ND) 
Durbin (D-IL) 
Feingold (D-WI) 
Feinstein (D-CA) 
Frist (R-TN) 
Hagel (R-NE) 
Harkin (D-IA) 
Inouye (D-HI) 
Jeffords (I-VT) 
Kennedy (D-MA) 
Kerry (D-MA) 
Kohl (D-WI) 
Landrieu (D-LA) 
Lautenberg (D-NJ) 
Leahy (D-VT) 
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT) 
Lincoln (D-AR) 
Mikulski (D-MD) 
Murkowski (R-AK) 
Murray (D-WA) 
Nelson (D-FL) 
Obama (D-IL) 
Pryor (D-AR) 
Reed (D-RI) 
Reid (D-NV) 
Rockefeller (D-WV) 
Salazar (D-CO) 
Sarbanes (D-MD) 
Schumer (D-NY) 
Stabenow (D-MI) 
Sununu (R-NH) 
Wyden (D-OR)
 
Vote details can be viewed at: 
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vo
te_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00358 

Thank you for continuing to monitor PATRIOT updates and for your 
support. 


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