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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 01:41 PM Original message |
Senator Reid, why bring up a cloture vote on the defense bill if you know it won't pass? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Cloture opens debate, right? Why would this fail? It's not a vote for |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Because Republicans have the power to do that and no downside... |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. One staffer said that if cloture failed, DADT could be dropped off 2010 agenda altogether. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 02:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Will there be 60 votes anytime between now and the end of... |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Cloture ends debate so that a floor vote can be taken to vote it up or down. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Ah, OK--got confused. I was not aware that debate was ongoing. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Senate definitely needs to end the filibuster to take up a bill for discussion and amendments! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. self-delete |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. This is beginning to sound like an already |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 02:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Turtleman is acting like he'll be in charge next year, but he won't--not yet. |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. This is the very kind of vote.... |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
12. Pure political posturing.....its worked to keep him in the leadership for years |
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