What's this BS that the Pubs are now demanding 80 votes

napi21

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:19 PM
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What's this BS that the Pubs are now demanding 80 votes

to pass a HC bill? I'm listening to this on Rachel now, and apparently several Pubs Enzie, Grassley & Hatch are all calling for that!

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stray cat

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:21 PM
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1. Grassley wants to hear from you! contact info below

http://grassley.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Contact Senator Grassley
Senator Grassley has an office in Washington, DC, and six offices in Iowa to serve constituents. Office location information and telephone and fax numbers listed here.

For whistleblowers interested in establishing communication with Senator Grassley regarding wrongdoing within federal agencies or misuse of public dollars please go to the Government Oversight page under Issues and Legislation for more information.

Washington Office
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-1501
(202) 224-3744 (O)
(202) 224-6020 (F)

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napi21

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:29 PM
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8. I don't live in Iowa, and I've heard the only people they listen to are

constituents. Do you think I can get away with faking a name & address in Iowa? I'm really pissed that these ah's think they can even get away with saying stuff like that!

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Lint Head

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:46 PM
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13. This is what I sent to Grassley's ass.

I would like to report a criminal act. Someone in the GOP is trying to subvert the Constitution of the United States of America by saying that there has to be 80 votes to pass a bill in the Senate. That sounds treasonous.

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Davis_X_Machina

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:21 PM
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2. They've lost already...

...they're arguing about how much they can lose by and still cover the spread.

Stick a fork in 'em.

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SharonAnn

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:30 PM
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9. They were going to go to the "Nuclear Option" to get what they wanted, but

the Democrats should do the opposite to get what they want?

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tj2001

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:21 PM
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Why hasn't any high-ranking Democrat swatted them down?

They'll demand a "fair share" of committee chairmanships next.

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hedgehog

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:21 PM
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3. Does this mean they can't get 40 senators to vote against the health bill?

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Davis_X_Machina

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:26 PM
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5. Not without some Democrats...

...they must be expecting to lose Snowe at a minimum on the cloture vote, and are trying to game some Democrat.

They need 51 to stop final passage -- actually agreeing to the conference report.

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dschis

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:26 PM
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4. We need to write Sen Reid

and demand that he fire Baccus for this boondoogle. I'm writing Sen Brown now

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eShirl

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:27 PM
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6. I'm waiting to see if they demand a constitutional amendment before this is over

so individual states have to vote on it

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Parker CA

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:27 PM
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7. If this is their new line, they're flailing, and it's only a matter of time before the hammer comes

comes down hard and puts them out of their misery.

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Deep13

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:30 PM
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10. Here's a vote for them.

Edited on Thu Aug-20-09 08:32 PM by Deep13

WWJD?

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msongs

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:30 PM
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11. lol why not demand that? Obama wants to be bipartisan to racists who hate him lol nt

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Samantha

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Thu Aug-20-09 08:31 PM
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12. Did the Republicans have 80 votes to pass the Bush* tax cuts?

No, they rammed it through via reconciliation.

Sam

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steven johnson

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Thu Aug-20-09 09:03 PM
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14. Charles Grassley who proposed this is an egotistical hick

Edited on Thu Aug-20-09 09:10 PM by steven johnson

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_anqVy8b414Q/Sc3wdgcLRnI/AAAAAAAABa8/_mc68JRZS48/s200/grassley+gothic.jpg

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