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lapucelle

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18. Nor will they realize that it needed 60 votes. That's my point.
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 11:38 AM
Jan 2018

Hit Republican "friends" with these facts. If they don't understand the nuances, then they need to become better educated.

Even if Democrats voted for cloture and every Democrat voted FOR the House bill BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #1
Yes, but McConnell failed in getting the vote to the floor lapucelle Jan 2018 #7
However Der Drumpenfuhrer is tweeting about the 60 vote threshold BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #10
You need to delete your post SCantiGOP Jan 2018 #22
I don't see how this is innacurate. lapucelle Jan 2018 #23
Is Thad Cochran back in DC? n/t malaise Jan 2018 #2
Guys.. this is a procedural vote. The Majority Leader has to vote no in order to allow him hlthe2b Jan 2018 #3
Saved me some typing. Lochloosa Jan 2018 #5
Unfortunately, I've found most people post in threads without reading other comments hlthe2b Jan 2018 #6
I read it ! Thank you for posting that, many of us don't know all these procedures etc...n/t Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #12
But those of us who do know that this was a procedural vote lapucelle Jan 2018 #14
It's also a good talking point because most deplorables won't realize about the Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #15
Nor will they realize that it needed 60 votes. That's my point. lapucelle Jan 2018 #18
Many even fail to read the entire OP. lapucelle Jan 2018 #19
Many people would be saved typing if they read the whole OP. lapucelle Jan 2018 #17
Yes, I know it's procedural, but that's not how Republicans are framing it, lapucelle Jan 2018 #9
That's why it's important to read the entire OP. lapucelle Jan 2018 #13
Wow! sheshe2 Jan 2018 #4
Calm down. It's just procedural so the majority leader can bring it back to a vote. Nf procon Jan 2018 #8
Yes, I know. I said that in the OP lapucelle Jan 2018 #11
Maybe you should add this to the OP because everybody is just getting hung up on Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #16
It is in the OP. lapucelle Jan 2018 #20
I edited to bold the information so speed readers don't miss the point. N/T lapucelle Jan 2018 #21
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