To: PapaBear3625
They will try to pass the rules change with 51 votes by using procedural slight of hand. No sleight of hand required. Rules changes on the first day of congress only require a simple majority.
21 posted on
01/05/2011 12:55:42 PM PST by
Bubba Ho-Tep
("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
To: Bubba Ho-Tep
Rules changes on the first day of congress
And a "day" is not one 24 hour period but begins when the Senate is called to session and can be extended.
24 posted on
01/05/2011 1:10:52 PM PST by
Eagle of Liberty
(formally known as Kerretarded....I changed my name)
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