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To: WOBBLY BOB
In 1974 in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal when the Dems had 61 votes in the senate they revised the cloture rule to require 61 votes instead of the 2/3 that had been historically required. Now they are trying to drive it down to a simple majority. If they succeed I can't wait to hear them squeal when the GOP regains control of the senate.
8 posted on 01/22/2010 5:40:26 AM PST by Natural Law
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To: Natural Law

remember it was the GOP who coined the phrase NUCLEAR OPTION. = 51 VOTES.


52 posted on 01/22/2010 8:35:48 PM PST by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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