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To: JohnBovenmyer

Do you think Paul thought that far ahead? I hope so. I haven’t seen him drink any liquids in 7 hrs.

I was just hoping someone would bring him a bucket, takeover and let him slip into a corner.

I don’t know much about filibusters, but if Ken5050 is correct (post 169), not leaving the floor during a filibuster is new.


231 posted on 03/06/2013 4:48:13 PM PST by thouworm (DEMOGOGUE: leader who makes use of prejudices, false claims and promises to gain power.)
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To: thouworm

The Senate has apparently changed the filibuster rules again.

Old days, a filibuster continued until the speaker relinquished the floor.

A few years ago, when Frist was majority leader (IIRC), they allowed filibusters to take place in 2-hour sessions. The speaker could stop after 2 hours and be allowed to continue at a later time.


249 posted on 03/06/2013 5:06:31 PM PST by TomGuy
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