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To: Cboldt

Are they voting on the nuclear option now?


207 posted on 04/06/2017 9:32:31 AM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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The nuke has been armed.


210 posted on 04/06/2017 9:34:04 AM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: Right_in_Virginia
Yes, vote is in Gorsuch's favor.

Now taking the cloture vote again, this time a simple majority is sufficient to limit debate.

211 posted on 04/06/2017 9:34:38 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Right_in_Virginia

Yes, in a sense. It’s a weird vote. Basically McConnell says ‘I want to do away with the filibuster rule’. The Senate President has to say ‘No, you can’t’. So now McConnell says I want to vote to ‘overrule’ the Senate President’s objection. He’s says, ‘Do you support the Senate President’s objection’. So it’s the NO votes that count, not the YES votes. If the NAYS prevail, the Senate President is overruled and McConnell can kill the filibuster.


215 posted on 04/06/2017 9:35:59 AM PDT by LoneStarGI (Vegetarian: Old Indian word for "BAD HUNTER.")
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To: Right_in_Virginia

Voting to end debate.


216 posted on 04/06/2017 9:36:15 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Right_in_Virginia

That is already concluded with success. Now voting on cloture, which now requires simple majority.


227 posted on 04/06/2017 9:39:30 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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