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Obama’s SuperMajority? for how long? (Original Post) busterbrown Dec 2014 OP
Only 51 votes are required to modify the filibuster rule so 60 votes PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #1
About three months, IIRC Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #2
July'09 thru Jan'10 .... about three months or so ...nt quadrature Dec 2014 #3
What exactly has he wanted to pass that he couldn't? Fearless Dec 2014 #4
Well he has a group of congress critters fasttense Dec 2014 #5

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
1. Only 51 votes are required to modify the filibuster rule so 60 votes
Sun Dec 14, 2014, 11:05 PM
Dec 2014

aren't required to pass any legislation.

Prophet 451

(9,796 posts)
2. About three months, IIRC
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 12:45 AM
Dec 2014

It took an age to get Franken seated because his opponent was a sore loser and insisted on dragging everything through the courts.

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
5. Well he has a group of congress critters
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 09:24 AM
Dec 2014

Coming in at the end of the year that agree with him on fascism and free market economics.
So he should be able to reduce social security, implement more austerity and pass the TPP without any problems.

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