[Justin538]

I think they vote to bring it to a vote on whether they'll vote for it.

They vote it out of the committee. They ruin the bill with amendments (seriously, highway amendments on an aviation bill?) Can't remember the last time I saw a 747 taking 95...

Then after the bill is royaly effed up, Dip#### Reid, excuse me, Sen. Reid then uses parliamentary tricks, like parlor tricks, and makes it so that this bill will never be bi-partisan. (essentially dooming it).

They then vote to limit debate. In the old days, they would actually filibuster (talk for hours until they give up on the bill). Now, they just threaten a filibuster, and use the cloture vote as a way of defending against it.

Since the bill is so messed up, none of the republican wanted to limit debate. As much as I want this bill to go through, I can't argue with their requests, they're legitimate.

So the vote to go vote on it fails with 49-42. For a cloture vote you need 60 votes.

They will now extend the last reauthorization because there isn't one senator who will suck it up and allow a good piece of legislation go through without their own "project" on it.

This is why you don't vote for d-bags.