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To: newfreep

The cloiture vote was already taken...


47 posted on 02/13/2009 5:22:59 AM PST by UCFRoadWarrior (The Threat To Our Soverignty Is Rampant Economic Anti-Americanism)
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To: UCFRoadWarrior
-- The cloiture vote was already taken... --

Most bills have multiple steps where cloture could be necessary in order to overcome a recalcitrant senator.

Motion to take up a bill
Agreement to vote on an amendment
Agreement to vote on final passage
Motion to take up a conference report is NOT debatable, so no cloture there
Agreement to vote on a conference report IS debatable. This conference report has no statutory time limit for debate. Some subject matters have statutory time limits for debate, budget resolutions being one subject matter with a statutory time limit for debate, IIRC.

61 posted on 02/13/2009 5:43:42 AM PST by Cboldt
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