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To: Red Badger

Bills can be filibustered. To break the filibuster, you need 60 votes.

They don’t bother trying.

I say make them do it, on the floor, in front of everyone.


17 posted on 01/19/2018 8:18:21 AM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: RinaseaofDs
WH brief on now (Mulvaney). WH to use 'carry forward' funds to make "Shumer Shutdown" as painless as possible.

RATs need to filibuster to make Shumer shutdown work - sounds like WH wants to wear hem down ...

22 posted on 01/19/2018 8:23:02 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: RinaseaofDs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconciliation_(United_States_Congress)


24 posted on 01/19/2018 8:27:26 AM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: RinaseaofDs
"Bills can be filibustered."

Not all bills according to the Reid change of Senate rules,IIRC.

33 posted on 01/19/2018 8:36:47 AM PST by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: RinaseaofDs

“Bills can be filibustered. To break the filibuster, you need 60 votes.”

That’s only because that is the current Senate Rule. It is not enshrined in the Constitution. It’s simply the way the majority party prefers to do business. They can change the rule any time they want, but they don’t want to.


47 posted on 01/19/2018 9:06:34 AM PST by vette6387
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