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To: WillT
The Senate requires 60 votes to prevent a filibuster. Right now, they are not there yet.

Landrieu and Salazar have both gone on record as saying that while they oppose Alito and will vote no, they will not support a filibuster.

55 Pubs (if CHapsME or the Maine Moonbats dont do something stupid), 3 Dems (JOhnson, Nelson, Byrd), Landrieu, Salazar = 60 = no filibuster

100 posted on 01/26/2006 12:52:51 PM PST by commish (Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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To: commish

Chafee can't afford to not vote for cloture. He might be able to get away with voting no on the floor, but Laffey will clean his clock in the primaries if he backs a filibuster.


101 posted on 01/26/2006 12:55:28 PM PST by mosquitobite (As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.)
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