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Edited on Thu Nov-13-08 10:51 AM by OPERATIONMINDCRIME
Yes, it is clear to just about everybody that 60 dem senators does not guarantee 60 dem votes for cloture. We get that. We really do.
But stepping outside of our bubble a little bit it is clear to see that there are just as many on the other side of the aisle that vote with our side, as there are members from our side that vote with the other. Us getting to 60 Senators almost GUARANTEES that just about every single piece of legislation we have will be able to pass.
Don't believe me? Naysayers got you down? Have you been sucked into the negativity and constant cynicism about everything and truly believe 60 means nothing? Well then I ask you to educate yourself.
Go online and research the vote counts of every single piece of legislation in this past congress that was blocked via a filibuster. Know what you'll find? You'll find that almost EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM now would have enough votes to move on. Almost EVERY SINGLE ONE.
So please, don't let the naysayers get you down or let the negativity infect you. Understand that this number of 60 is huge because it means we'll have enough numbers on our side, DESPITE blue dogs, to pass just about every single piece of legislation that we want. Like I said; do your due diligence. Do your research. Look at the bills that failed due to filibuster. Look at the vote counts. What you'll see is that in just about every single instance there were enough repubs voting on our side (despite how many dems didn't) that when combined with our new Dem pickups, would now cause more than enough yes votes for the cloture motion to pass.
So technicality just for sake of negativity and cynicism only means so much and only serves to needlessly bring people down. Look at the facts, because FACTS MATTER. When looking at the facts of all the legislation that failed due to insufficient cloture votes, you'll feel pretty damn good as to how many, if not all, would now have the votes to pass if we pick up these other seats.
We are in a position to cause a WHOLE LOT of positive change here, and we dominated this election. That's an amazing thing and Obama should have a VERY cooperative congress to work with. Successful filibusters, in spite of what the naysayers say, will be quite a rarity.
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