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To: rabscuttle385

Why is he in Halifax with a big vote in the Senate today?????


6 posted on 11/21/2009 10:10:18 AM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Don Corleone

You don’t have to be present for cloture if you are going to vote no anyway. Cloture requires 60 yes votes to pass. If they can’t get 60 yeses, no cloture, no matter how many are in attendance.


14 posted on 11/21/2009 12:30:48 PM PST by Heliand
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