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Democrats plan all-night protest ahead of DeVos vote
The Hill ^

Posted on 02/06/2017 10:02:44 AM PST by Blue Turtle

Senate Democrats are planning a rare all-night talkathon to protest Betsy DeVos's nomination for Education secretary ahead of an expected vote on Tuesday."Democrats will hold the floor for the next 24 hours, until the final vote, to do everything we can to persuade just one more Republican to join us," Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said from the Senate floor Monday.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: 115th; bds; bolsheviktheater; devos; dopeydems; marxists; nea; schoolchoice; tantrum; trump45; trumpcabinet; trumpeducation; unionvote
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1 posted on 02/06/2017 10:02:44 AM PST by Blue Turtle
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To: Blue Turtle

Can you imagine what would have been said about Republicans if they had tried even one-tenth the shenanigans on Obama’s cabinet choices as the Democrats have against DJT’s?


2 posted on 02/06/2017 10:04:16 AM PST by Steely Tom (Liberals think in propaganda)
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To: Blue Turtle

Children!


3 posted on 02/06/2017 10:04:31 AM PST by Ace's Dad ("America is Great because America is Good " Alexis de Tocqueville)
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To: Steely Tom

New twist. The boy who cried “Trump!”.


4 posted on 02/06/2017 10:05:32 AM PST by Eddie01 (It's 13 deg. F out and I want ice cream)
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To: Blue Turtle

I understand people were recently wearing yellow neck scarves to symbolize their support for school choice. I’m going to make one for myself. Go Betsy!


5 posted on 02/06/2017 10:05:37 AM PST by American Quilter (Congratulations to Tom Brady and the Patriots--what a comeback!)
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To: Blue Turtle
Unless Democrats agree to yield back some debate time, a final vote on DeVos is expected for noon Tuesday, when Vice President Mike Pence breaks the tie. DeVos has been the subject of fierce opposition from teachers unions and other liberal groups over her support for charter schools and tuition vouchers using public funds.

Let it be done. If the unions hate her, she's the best candidate.

6 posted on 02/06/2017 10:06:29 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Blue Turtle

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE ....


7 posted on 02/06/2017 10:06:37 AM PST by 11th_VA (Resistance is Futile !!!!)
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To: Blue Turtle

We shall overrrrrrrcuh-uh-uh-um! Can we get some more pillows and blankies in here? And BTW, where’s the cocoa and marchmelons? Anybody gonna send out for some Church’s or Popeye’s?


8 posted on 02/06/2017 10:06:52 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Blue Turtle

Repubs better hold the line...I want her in just as much as Sessions. The more resistance the dems put up, the more I know it was the right choice.


9 posted on 02/06/2017 10:07:44 AM PST by Blue Turtle
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To: 11th_VA

Why isn’t the vote today? And when the hell is the AG vote?


10 posted on 02/06/2017 10:09:17 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: Blue Turtle

Patty Murray....the dumbest broad in the Senate.


11 posted on 02/06/2017 10:09:20 AM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Our 8 Year Nightmare Has Ended!)
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To: Blue Turtle

Defending their generational indoctrination machine


12 posted on 02/06/2017 10:10:00 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: Steely Tom

Lock the bathroom doors


13 posted on 02/06/2017 10:11:12 AM PST by ptsal
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To: Blue Turtle

A friend o mine is a teacher. She spent the last 2 weeks talking about how horrible Devos was.

We talked about it in the past, about how bad the education department is run and the money wasted and books being bought then burned and money wasted.

So when she started in on how Devos was “not qualified” because she never ran education before I simply said “look how good the people who ARE qualified have done”

Not a peep in reply...


14 posted on 02/06/2017 10:12:11 AM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: Blue Turtle

Beating up a woman! How nice of them.


15 posted on 02/06/2017 10:12:26 AM PST by jokemoke
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To: Blue Turtle

All this is being paid for by Soros. If these “protesters” weren’t receiving money for it, they wouldn’t bother. Heck, those human filth can’t even be bothered to clean up their own mess at the pipeline “protest.” Lazy animals.


16 posted on 02/06/2017 10:12:52 AM PST by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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AG vote will be last. Session’s vote is needed (for say ) DeVos to get past the ‘resistance’ RATs.


17 posted on 02/06/2017 10:13:15 AM PST by 11th_VA (Resistance is Futile !!!!)
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To: gibsonguy

The 2 redpubs need to pay a price for this. 24 hours is a long time with Linda & McTraitor and a couple of others getting pressured.


18 posted on 02/06/2017 10:13:25 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: Ace's Dad; vette6387; flat; unkus; SkyPilot; HarleyLady27; MinuteGal

They’re INSANE and treasonous, IMO. Calling them Children doesn’t begin to cover their sins. Come 2018 they will pay for their insanity at the ballot box! People are losing patience and I mean from both sides.

The RAT party is showing the country and the world that they are trying to destroy our rights and our country. Their God Obama taught them well, IMO.


19 posted on 02/06/2017 10:13:41 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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