To: gridlock
doesn't voting against cloture require the debate to continue This is confusing. Sen Stevens said voting for cloture would allow the amendments to be considered, which would continue the debate. Must be some procedural details we ordinary citizens can't possibly understand.
758 posted on
06/28/2007 7:40:58 AM PDT by
RightWhale
(It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
To: RightWhale
This is confusing. Sen Stevens said voting for cloture would allow the amendments to be considered, which would continue the debate.LOL - yeah. I just go by which ever way Sessions votes.
To: RightWhale
Voting for (yes) cloture ends debate and the bill goes to the floor for a vote!
879 posted on
06/28/2007 7:48:14 AM PDT by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: RightWhale
"doesn't voting against cloture require the debate to continue?"That's the spin -
Cloture means debate ends and a vote (not requiring a 60 vote majority) takes place. The 'bipartisans' are NOW claiming that passage on a simple majority vote would encourage debate, presumably when the Senate and House bills met in conference.
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