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2016 Postmortem

tritsofme

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12. You are mistaken. The Senate is a continuous body, the rules will stay the same

Reply to still_one (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 05:20 PM

Dec 2016

unless the majority takes affirmative action to change them. The rules can be changed back to pre-2013 at the beginning of the session, but such a move of unilateral disarmament would be illogical and only benefit Senate Democrats.

It is doubtful that the legislative filibuster will be felled this term, but it is already dead for appointments.

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Will any of Trump's appointments be rejected by Congress? [View all] still_one Dec 2016 OP

only if filibuster is used beachbum bob Dec 2016 #1

I really should put that as an option. I will add it now. Thanks still_one Dec 2016 #3

Tillerson isn't making it passed the confirmation Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #2

I hope you are right Jean, but I am not so sure still_one Dec 2016 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #9

I am being optomistic katmondoo Dec 2016 #5

Even the rethugs know that they will get killed if they let Txbluedog Dec 2016 #6

Democrats eliminated the filibuster for all appointments in 2013 tritsofme Dec 2016 #7

The filibuster rules are determined traditionally at the being of a Senate session still_one Dec 2016 #8

Doesn't matter kudzu22 Dec 2016 #11

You are mistaken. The Senate is a continuous body, the rules will stay the same tritsofme Dec 2016 #12

Nope budkin Dec 2016 #10

a couple of the most egregious will get cut, for the sake of perceived GOP "independence" 0rganism Dec 2016 #13