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To: AuntB

I don’t understand how this tactic gives any advantage.


18 posted on 06/18/2007 5:03:18 PM PDT by Principled
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To: Principled

I don’t know either, I’ve never seen it used.


21 posted on 06/18/2007 5:07:23 PM PDT by AuntB (" It takes more than walking across the border to be an American." Duncan Hunter)
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To: Principled
I don’t understand how this tactic gives any advantage.

As I understand it the bill will be brought to the floor as a collection of 22 amendments. Once the cloture vote is passed, Harry will "shoot the clay pigeon" and break the bill into 22 separate amendments and force a vote on each one. The idea is to take up the 30 hours of debate voting on each individual piece of the bill so no other new amendments have a chance to be brought.

Something like that at any rate. The idea is to use up the debate time so no opposition can be heard.

37 posted on 06/19/2007 5:25:30 AM PDT by IamConservative (I could never be a liar; there's too much to remember.)
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