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snowbird42

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Fri May-20-05 08:36 PM
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Did you see the motion for cloture

http://www.redstate.org/documents/Cloture_Owen052005.pdf

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cyberpj

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Fri May-20-05 08:52 PM
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1. All the usual suspects. Only 18? Is that a min requirement or something?

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indy_azcat

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Fri May-20-05 08:56 PM
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5. Actually, you only need 16 for a cloture motion

and there's no debate before the vote on tuesday

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cyberpj

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Fri May-20-05 08:53 PM
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2. And Welcome to DU!

:hi:

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whistle

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Fri May-20-05 08:53 PM
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3. That's all it takes, 18 senator signatures?

Edited on Fri May-20-05 08:54 PM by whistle

:wtf:

Oh and welcome to DU :applause:

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indy_azcat

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Fri May-20-05 09:03 PM
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6. 16 is what it takes to get a vote on cloture

Edited on Fri May-20-05 09:06 PM by indy_azcat

more blah blah blah at:

pdf:
http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/98-425.pdf#search='cloture%20motion%2016'

yahoo cached html:
http://66.218.71.225/search/cache?p=cloture+motion+16&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&u=www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/98-425.pdf&w=cloture+motion+16&d=6C281627A0&icp=1&.intl=us

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indy_azcat

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Fri May-20-05 08:55 PM
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4. I'm a little surprised Specter is #2... especially after his speech today.

Edited on Fri May-20-05 08:59 PM by indy_azcat

ETA: Manners - Welcome to DU! :bounce:

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cyberpj

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Fri May-20-05 09:05 PM
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7. That thought crossed my mind too but he did keep saying

he wanted a vote ---just that he wanted people to break free of party control to do so.

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indy_azcat

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Fri May-20-05 09:09 PM
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8. Yeah - "Vote your conscience"

I really expected Lott or Santorum to be right under Frist.
I mean, of all the republican senators, who would you NOT put in the top 10 for supporting this?

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snowbird42

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Fri May-20-05 09:12 PM
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9. I didnt see it anywhere else but Red State

Dont they have to wait two days after signing it?

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indy_azcat

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Fri May-20-05 09:16 PM
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10. All I saw was Cornyn putting it out there on CSPAN

Edited on Fri May-20-05 09:19 PM by indy_azcat

this afternoon. After the Motion is made (w/ 16 signatures) they have to wait at least 1 full day to vote on it (Meaning monday - so that'll be more debate on filibuster/owens). On Tuesday, they vote for cloture. No cloture means the repubs may or may not 'pull the trigger' or 'go nuclear' or 'shove poles up their arses' or whatever to change the rules.

ETA: More stuff over here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1797010

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indy_azcat

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Fri May-20-05 09:17 PM
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11. Now this quote gets me:

Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania
"I'm going to use every ounce of my energy, Wolf, to avoid confronting the nuclear option, because I think it would be disastrous for America. The Senate has a long, rich tradition for protecting minority rights."
CNN's "Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer," 02-27-05

Stolen from:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1797845

How about that Mr. #2? Eh?

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