[rogue yam]

The number of votes it will require in the Senate to repeal Obamacare will be determined by Senate rules. The Senate rules are whatever the Senate says the Senate rules are.

Step 1: Get GOP control of the Senate.

Step 2: Have the GOP Senate caucus pass a bill repealing Obamacare.

The details can and will be worked out by the GOP Senate caucus once they have the majority.

The ‘Rats did not let any previously-existing rules stop the adoption of Obamacare.

There is no reason the GOP should let any previously-existing Senate rules stop the repeal of Obamacare.

People need to wake the heck up.

[srmorton]

True, but the way it was passed in the first place was by reconciliation of a bill that started in the House. That only requires a simple majority to pass whatever rules happened to be in effect in the Senate. Even when in the majority, most Senators are reluctant to do away with the filibuster entirely because they realize that they may one day be in the minority again.