Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 10:24:55 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Denise Ryan Subject: Re: Arctic Vote Beginning Now MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Senator Murkowski, (R-Alaska) is expected to push an amendment to open the coastal plain to oil drilling, a move that Senators Kerry (D-Massachusetts) and Lieberman (D-Connecticut) have vowed to filibuster. To head off that filibuster, drilling proponents would have to secure 60 votes, a prospect that remains unlikely. This is a really weird vote where we only need 40 votes to maintain the filibuster - which is what will continue to protect the Arctic. We think we have 49 - 50 votes to maintain the filibuster. These rules are so crazy -- I'd like to know who made them up??? Anyway, the rumor is that once they reach the 40 votes to maintain the filibuster to protect the arctic, the rest of the crowd will pile on and it could be 100% voting to maintain the filibuster. How's that for real profiles in courage? Denise Ryan Washington, DC -----Original Message----- From: Jerry and Laura Tarbell [mailto:birdersforever@EROLS.COM] Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:10 AM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Arctic Vote Beginning Now Denise, Any idea what the head count is as far as whta dircetion the vote should/could go? Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: Denise Ryan To: Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:00 AM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Arctic Vote Beginning Now > Arctic Vote Right now > Thanks to everyone that made calls this morning - keep it up, it takes these > folks a while to vote. > > Sen. Bob Smith has said he is switching back to voting to protect the Arctic > late last night after intense pressure. We'll see if he keeps his promise. > > Denise Ryan > Washington, DC > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================