[ObamahatesPACoal]

If they get rid of the filibuster for legislation, amnesty will definitely pass in 2015.

[JRandomFreeper]

The Senate already passed amnesty. The house is where it is bottled up. For now.

/johnny

[kabar]

Amnesty, i.e., the Gang of 8 bill, already passed the Senate with 14 Reps voting with the Dems. The Senate passed amnesty (Hagel-Martinez) in 2006 and 2013. It will pass an amnesty regardless of filibuster or not.

If we get rid of the filibuster for all bills, not just appointments, we might have a chance to pass an enforcement bill and the repeal of Obamacare if we could get control of the Senate and the WH.

[staytrue]

“The prospect of returning the threshold for breaking filibusters on nominees to 60 votes from the simple majority established by the Democrats “

You did not read the article did you ?

McConnell wants to allow fillibuster of appointees changed from needing 51 to confirm to 60 to confirm.