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I thought they already voted for cloture...what’d I miss?

I think that’s the 1 AM Monday vote - there was a thread yesterday with a timetable.

No, they didn't vote for cloture yet. All that happened is that Nelson said he'd vote for cloture. All politicians go back on promises. He can go back on that one.

As I understand it, due to the fact that were were different versions of this bill and/or amendments submitted and floating around the precedural cesspool, there's THREE cloture votes coming up, as announced by Reid; they each require 60 vots, and a NO on ANY of them would effectively kill the bill:

Monday, 1:00 AM – Vote to end debate on the manager’s amendment. 60 votes are necessary.

Tuesday, 8:00 AM – Vote to invoke cloture on the original Reid substitute amendment (the 2,000-page bill). 60 votes are necessary.

Wednesday, 3:00 PM – Vote to invoke cloture on the underlying bill. 60 votes are necessary.

Still praying? Good. So keep working, too. You can only pray for what you'd work for.