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To: JoeDetweiler

It does still take 67 votes in the senate to override a veto.


8 posted on 11/19/2014 3:35:49 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: WayneS

That’s what I thought too, actually. I was mainly commenting on news sources out there and there are more than one saying veto-proofing. It seems the news media really isn’t doing its job in being concise about the mechanics of the vote.

I tend to think it was a cloture vote to keep it off the floor vote. IIRC the cloture vote rules were changed by Reid with respect to filibustering and the like, however.


12 posted on 11/19/2014 3:42:05 AM PST by Gaffer
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