Did Dems Have Control of House/Senate....

getmeouttahere

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Sat Jul-23-05 10:55 AM
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Did Dems Have Control of House/Senate....

from Clinton's inaugural in Jan. '93 until the '94 midterms? Can anyone verify this? I could swear that was the case. And I certainly don't recall any calls for eliminating the filibuster. Just thought a comparison of behaviors is in order, to give perspective.

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Eugene

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Sat Jul-23-05 11:00 AM
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1. Completly true. n/t

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getmeouttahere

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Sat Jul-23-05 11:06 AM
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2. Thanks Eugene....

for a minute there, I thought I was terribly mistaken!

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sandnsea

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Sat Jul-23-05 11:09 AM
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3. Changing the filibuster, yes

I think that's the right time period. Under Dole, the Pubs went filibuster crazy. The Dems suggested changing the rules, sort of a phase out filibuster. That's the time period where they got some of those Dem quotes on the filibuster, earlier this year. I think that's all correct, pretty sure.

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getmeouttahere

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Sat Jul-23-05 11:11 AM
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4. But how far did it go?

I mean, it's still on the table to eliminate it now.

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sandnsea

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Sat Jul-23-05 02:39 PM
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5. Legislation was introduced

It's been debated several times, even with the recent filibuster stuff. Every so many days, the number required for cloture is reduced, until a 51 majority is all it takes. It never passes, so I don't think anybody really wants to change the filibuster rules.

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