We have discussed the impending disaster being engineered by Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid. His legislation to reform the “ethics” of the U.S. Congress is a disguised attempt to protect his newborn majority.

I assumed there was little chance to defeat his plans to silence Christian conservatives by regulating their grassroots information/organizing efforts. And, in fact, when I learned that the Senate had passed his legislation, I thought disaster had befallen all of us out here who work to keep you informed about the doings of the powerful and infamous.

We’re nearly giddy to report that lightning has struck. An amendment to strip out the “grassroots lobbying” provision of the bill actually passed! Proposed by Utah Senator Robert Bennett, the amendment passed on a vote of 55-43.

All of the Republicans in the Senate voted for the measure – except Kansas Senator Sam Brownback. (I assume he missed the vote because of his presidential campaign efforts). And there were several Democrats who bucked Senate Leadership:

Sens. Nelson, Baucus, Bayh, Conrad, Landrieu and Salazar all voted for Bennett’s amendment.

There is still the threat of identical language in the House – but it seems that Reid’s plans to restrict our ability to hold these folks accountable has been derailed for awhile. No doubt he’s hard at work planning other assaults on the Constitution.