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To: Cboldt

Thank you... I needed to read that.


726 posted on 01/29/2006 9:29:45 AM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Arizona Carolyn; A.Hun
Thank you... I needed to read that.

I just reread it, and found a blatant error - that happens more often when the data appears in more than one place! One paragraph should be ...

Of the remaining seven, five are against filibuster. That leaves a maximum of two Gang-of-14 Senators being willing to cast a vote for filibuster. None of them has expressed an intention to vote for the filibuster.

I suspect that before 2PM tomorrow, it'll be clear that 60 Senators will vote to confirm. That moots the cloture activity. In light of 60 votes to confirm the nominee, Reid and Frist are empowered to "vitiate" the cloture motion - deem it unnecessary. The effect of that would be "no cloture vote, and vote on the nominee occurs as scheduled, at 11AM Tuesday morning."

753 posted on 01/29/2006 9:37:48 AM PST by Cboldt
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