As Cboldt helpfully pointed out it is 2/3rds now.
Legally the Senate makes their own rules so the majority can technically do anything they want. That is why Levin recommended that Republicans take such an approach ~ 2006.
So if Rs have the House but filibusters are more difficult then what does that really do, assuming they disagree and still cant stuff to Os desk?
It allows Reid to force Republicans to vote 'no' rather than vote block. Those voters can be used against them I suppose. It also makes the Senate look more functional than it has been by ‘getting stuff done’ when Senate Republicans are scared to go on the record as 'no ' and Bills get to House.
Now if the problem is the bohner Republican House than there are few solutions. We got the wrong party to depend on.
Technically the US constitition requires that all tax bills originate in the house but they ignore that, so the senate extended some of the tax cuts and is calling on the House to do the same.
isnt that 2/3 of present members ???
which begs the question of whether or not the commprogs believe they really will face another electorate after bambamII...???
reid has been pretty much playing 2nd monkey to the bambam for a long time, simply being the blocker...he may just decide that he can get a lil of the glory, and maybe even a statue or three ifn he goes all-in and ramrods some agenda...not to mention the possibility above concerning another election, if bam tells him the final push is going *forward*...
i dont put anything past these scumbag csers...