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To: dangus

If I were you I wouldn't be calling anyone stupid. How many filibusters do you need to witness before you understand that the Republicans couldn't break them and then the gang of 14 hijacked the entire process?



47 posted on 10/14/2005 11:10:38 PM PDT by Dolphy
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To: Dolphy

It takes only 50 votes to rule a filibuster out of order. And none of the seven took the "nuclear option" off the table if the Democrats tried to filibuster. In fact, only two need to vote for the nuclear option, and four explicitly backed it. As did one Democrat. So that's 53 certain votes.


51 posted on 10/14/2005 11:17:03 PM PDT by dangus
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