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To: katieanna
OK, so how does it work when one person calls for a filibuster?

One Senator can withhold consent to move to the vote. As a practical matter, this is futile unless that Senator has 40 like-minded Senators, so as to be able to overcome a cloture motion.

There are other methods to delay taking the vote, but that's the most likely one in play here; and it won't play because Kerry won't find 40 like-minded Senators, willing to vote NAY on cloture, for this nominee.

865 posted on 01/26/2006 1:15:34 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

I read that FRist and Reid are meeting later..an annoucement will come today, on the vote, because senators have to make travel plans..do you think it will come on MOnday...


871 posted on 01/26/2006 1:17:12 PM PST by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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