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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:24 PM Nov 2012

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Help needed on Senate filibuster

Is there a chart going back a few years that shows when the Senate and House were controlled by one party including a filibuster-proof Senate?

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Help needed on Senate filibuster (Original Post) SHRED Nov 2012 OP

For about six weeks in the summer of 2009 the Dems had that control. Scuba Nov 2012 #1

except for the fact demwing Nov 2012 #2

maybe this? limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #3

awesome...thanks SHRED Nov 2012 #5

How long did it take to get Franken his seat? It was held up a long time. shraby Nov 2012 #4

Was quite a while ... publicly, the Repugs were telling the R candidate to give it up ... zbdent Nov 2012 #6

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. For about six weeks in the summer of 2009 the Dems had that control.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:33 PM

Nov 2012

demwing

(16,916 posts)

2. except for the fact

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:39 PM

Nov 2012

that within that "filibuster-proof" majority, were folks like Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh...hardly reliable votes in a crunch

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

3. maybe this?

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:40 PM

Nov 2012

Senate
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm

House
http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/partyDiv.aspx

Some other chart
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0774721.html

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

5. awesome...thanks

Reply to limpyhobbler (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:09 PM

Nov 2012

shraby

(21,946 posts)

4. How long did it take to get Franken his seat? It was held up a long time.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:51 PM

Nov 2012

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

6. Was quite a while ... publicly, the Repugs were telling the R candidate to give it up ...

Reply to shraby (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 03:08 PM

Nov 2012

but likely privately, they were cheering him on, holding things up so that there could not be "60" votes against the Repug 40 (mind you, Joe L. didn't bother acting like the "liberal satan worshipper" that he was painted in 2000)

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