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Vinnie From Indy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:27 PM
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Why not make the GOP Filibuster Healthcare?
Edited on Mon Sep-14-09 12:44 PM by Vinnie From Indy
Why was this strategy abandoned?
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:31 PM
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1. See, the GOP would filibuster health care
the Dem's would never stand up and filibuster anything. They won't even force the GOP to stand up and fight. We just fold..

The are the party of fold..
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western mass Donating Member (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:35 PM
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2. because coporate Dems don't want HC reform
seriously, how much evidence does it take to understand this?
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iceman66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:38 PM
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3. I think we should make them fillibuster EVERYTHING,
not just 'threaten' to fillibuster.

Otherwise Harry Reid is basically letting Mitch McConnel run the Senate with 40 votes.

That said, reconciliation seems to be the way to go here because we would NOT have 60 votes to break a fillibuster due to corporate sellouts within our own party.
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TiredOldMan Donating Member (160 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:42 PM
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5. Very sad, but you are completely correct!!
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:06 PM
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6. I have called Reid's office and Harkin (my senator)'s office begging
them to make 'em filibuster. Expose the bastards!
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:41 PM
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4. ??? "Make them"? It sounds like they would do it by themselves. All
republicans are against it - why would they not filibuster?
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