The Senate and the lynching resolution. Gee, where are their hearts and minds? Midnight legislation...comments from sponsors. Quoth Mary Landrieu (D-Just Barely)
Asked why the resolution was not put to a straight yes-or-no vote and why the debate on the Senate floor had to take place at night, Landrieu said she had accepted the conditions she was offered by the Senate leadership. She noted Congress' busy schedule.