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To: Wrightclick

No. It takes 60 votes to end the Republican filibuster. That vote takes place at some point after tonight’s vote to begin debate. The filibuster must be stopped by 60 votes before the vote of 51 to pass the bill.


327 posted on 11/21/2009 1:15:41 PM PST by Round 9
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To: Round 9

No, small point but it’s a vote to Proceed, thereby PREVENTING a fillibuster, not ending a fillibuster.

And yes I said 50 votes on the floor to pass the bill, I meant 51.


334 posted on 11/21/2009 1:35:31 PM PST by Wrightclick (I refuse to suffer the socialist mediocrity of a Pringles Chip.)
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