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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:43 PM Jan 2017

Which issues would you say President Obama should use those privileges to speak on, and how soon?

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Former presidents get Senate floor privileges(and the right to speak in Senate debates)for life: (Original Post) Ken Burch Jan 2017 OP

ALL of them ! pangaia Jan 2017 #1

I never knew that elfin Jan 2017 #2

I think Truman did, once. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #3

And they'll probably change the rule the minute annabanana Jan 2017 #4

He'd still have floor privileges as a former Senator, though. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #5

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1. ALL of them !

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:53 PM

Jan 2017

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2. I never knew that

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:56 PM

Jan 2017

Wonder if any former Pres. has used it.

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3. I think Truman did, once.

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 05:58 PM

Jan 2017

Mind you, most former presidents were or are considerably older than President Obama is.

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4. And they'll probably change the rule the minute

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 06:00 PM

Jan 2017

he wants to.

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5. He'd still have floor privileges as a former Senator, though.

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 08:59 PM

Jan 2017

No way for them to revoke that without revoking it for themselves.