Sorry, but you can't hang this one on Bush. Senate 89-3, House 424-1. Even if he vetoed it, it would have still become law. With a democrat controlled congress, it can't even be blamed on the republicans.

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Agreed, but from the numbers, it's pretty clear few Republicans voted against it.

This is the quintessential act of politicians. Do something which is mostly symbolic in benefit, with little tangible value. And in this case, apparently actual negative benefit

Doug

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And very few if any democrats. BTW, it was sponsored by an Illinois democrat.

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Oh, they're the worst kind

Doug

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Found a different source for the voting and hopefully more accurate : GovTrack

101 democrat co-sponsors and 5 republican co-sponsors.

Senate

Yes Dem 44 Rep 33

No Dem 0 Rep 13

Not voting Dem 5 Rep 3

House

Yes Dem 215 Rep 192

No Dem 0 Rep 0

Not voting Dem 16 Rep 9


The only no votes in the whole deal were 13 Republican senators.

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LOL! At least they are consistent.

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BTW, I think that was a Washington Post article that I pulled the original incorrect numbers from. Shocking, eh?

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Well, when toys and children's "anythings" go through the roof in price and/or become scarce and people start raising h3ll with their representatives/senators maybe something will change.

I guess I'll have to just start going to Mexico to get all my cheap kiddie junk OL JR

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well the great savior will make everything right in the world . the thing here is will estes do the right thing and bring to market what they say. march is not all that far off. if they do all this other stuff does not matter. but there track record is not good i will buy a bunch of the classics if they really produce them.

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So what y'all are saying, is that now in addition to cigarettes and toilets that actually flush right, there will be a black market of toys coming across the border from Canada?

Let me know what you need, when we go to the UP this summer it's just a few miles extra to visit our friends to the North. I'll pull the trailer if you make it worth my while...