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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:06 PM Original message |
Who's idea was it to agree to 60 vote majorities in the Senate? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. US Senate Rule 22 |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. 60 votes to break a filibuster. Simple majority to pass a bill. See Senate rules above. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Don't they get a chance to amend the rules every year? |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Because if Republicans take over the Senate in 2012 election, Dems will want the option to filibust |
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CleanGreenFuture (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. And for the first time in history a 60-vote majority is required to raise the debt ceiling. |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. People will STOP buying |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. The people who... |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The modern filibuster is not like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. All the more reason to make an issue of their Politburo-crade voting conformity n/t |
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Seedersandleechers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. Let me take a guess |
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