Over the last few weeks, several Democratic senators who say that they don’t support EFCA “as currently written” have, nonetheless, declared that because the bill addresses important issues it deserves to be brought to the floor for a vote (i.e., a Kerryesque vote for EFCA before voting against it).

These senators aren’t fooling anyone close to the EFCA debate. Both supporters and opponents know that a vote for cloture is a vote for EFCA “as currently written.” If EFCA passes a cloture vote, supporters will likely have enough votes to pass the bill even with a handful of defections.

EFCA opponents must continue to make it clear that a vote for cloture is a vote for EFCA.