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To: Heartofsong83

The constitutional option (also called the nuclear option) ultimately only requires 51 votes on the floor of the Senate to break the filibustering of judicial nominees.

We can lose five RINO votes and still break the judicial filibuster.

This is what the Dims are facing if they invoke a filibuster. 51 votes (including VP Cheney, if needed) and they lose the filibuster hammer from now on (until they figure out a way to change it back should they ever be in the majority again).


27 posted on 11/01/2005 9:41:26 AM PST by savedbygrace ("No Monday morning quarterback has ever led a team to victory" GW Bush)
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To: savedbygrace
until they figure out a way to change it back should they ever be in the majority again

If Heaven forbid they ever get the majority again... they will have no reason to change it back.
30 posted on 11/01/2005 10:07:46 AM PST by Nervous Tick
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