So FMA failed. Actually, the vote for cloture failed. The Republicans gained five seats in the Senate in the last election, and they gained one vote on this amendment.
Get this:
"We're building votes," said Sen. David Vitter, R-La., who is among supporters of the ban who were not in the Senate when the amendment was last voted on in 2004. "That's often what's required over several years to get there, particularly to a two-thirds vote."
Building votes. At this rate, they should pick up their two-thirds majority by 2042. Just. Barely.
(By the way, Vitter seems to be eminently quotable on this issue:
"I don't believe there's any issue that's more important than this one," said Sen. David Vitter, a Louisiana Republican.
A senator from Louisiana, former home of New Orleans.
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