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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 08:04 PM Original message |
All Senate Democrats But Dodd Sign Letter Demanding Senate Rule Changes - FDL |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. If they change the rule |
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Yurovsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Nail, meet head... |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. +1000 |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 09:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. they would need the Senate, House and the White House |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 09:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. How soon we forget that when the Repukes did have a majority in the Senate, the Demo's rarely |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 09:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. The Massachusetts candidate for Kennedy's vacated seat was |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. They should change this minimally to help with judicial and other appointments... |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. The proposed rule change still allows for filibustering. |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 09:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Sounds like a good start to me. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sounds like a good idea to me. |
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xynthee (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. I hope they do it |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. Time for a change. nm |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. This would be a terrible mistake. As much as many DU members like to pretend that the Democratic |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 09:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. we know it won't endure forever, we also know that we don't hold things up |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Baloney. Both sides, when in the minority, use the current rules to simply keep things they care |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 10:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Sorry Pal |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. How did Senate Republicans stop a Senate filibuster of Bush's Supreme Court picks in 2005? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. Senate Dems can easily halt Republican "procedural filibusters" Just end the "dual-track" practice! |
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