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To: ConservativeMan55

So with the new Senate rules can they approve any deals without a super majority?


23 posted on 11/23/2013 6:21:55 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver
So with the new Senate rules can they approve any deals without a super majority?

No. The 2/3 approval for treaties is a Constitutional imperative, not a Senate rule.

30 posted on 11/23/2013 6:24:26 PM PST by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: driftdiver
So with the new Senate rules can they approve any deals without a super majority?

Yes. They passed the so called "Nuclear Option" last week, even if the republicans wanted to block it, they can't.

307 posted on 11/24/2013 7:25:05 AM PST by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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