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kirby

(4,441 posts) Tue Jan 18, 2022, 05:23 PM Jan 2022

What ever happened to debate in the Senate?

What a joke... Most deliberative body in the world, my ass.

Anyone else remember a time when one Senator would ask another Senator to yield for a colloquy (discussion)? Where the hell is that? Why don't any of these members challenge the facts or ask questions that idiots like Chuck Grassley are up there are spewing.

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What ever happened to debate in the Senate? (Original Post) kirby Jan 2022 OP

Just like always big threats, nothing happens. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #1

Manchin said months ago he would be in favor of the talking doc03 Jan 2022 #2

Seems like a compromise? kirby Jan 2022 #3

onecaliberal

(32,858 posts)

1. Just like always big threats, nothing happens.

Reply to kirby (Original post)

Tue Jan 18, 2022, 05:33 PM

Jan 2022

That is why we lose and are going to lose democracy.

doc03

(35,336 posts)

2. Manchin said months ago he would be in favor of the talking

Reply to kirby (Original post)

Tue Jan 18, 2022, 05:47 PM

Jan 2022

filibuster, why not do it?

kirby

(4,441 posts)

3. Seems like a compromise?

Reply to doc03 (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 18, 2022, 06:54 PM

Jan 2022

If you want to hold the floor, do so, but I think because nobody wants an uncertain schedule, they don't really care.

One point of the filibuster was supposed to be that the minority is HEARD. Not that they STOP things.

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