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In reply to the discussion: GOP Senators Urge Obama To Drop Hagel Nomination (LETTER) [View all]DetlefK
(16,423 posts)19. Obama should agree IMMEDIATELY and demand a filibuster-free vote in return!!!!!!!
A simple token of republican good will:
A letter signed by every single republican senator that they will give the next person Obama nominates a clean up-or-down vote in the Senate, without filibustering or any other obstacles related to Senate rules.
And then Obama should nominate a Democrat. (Is Hillary available?)
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As Dave Weigel says, NOW the threshold isn't 51 or 60 votes, it's 89 votes.
TwilightGardener
Feb 2013
#5
Shelby, Asshole-Alabama, was elected as a D. They've done this all over the country and we
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#18
I lived in AL when he pulled that crap. I simply meant they have lied their way into office as D's
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#29
I never understood why anyone that voted for him didn't ride him out on a rail.
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#32
Obama should agree IMMEDIATELY and demand a filibuster-free vote in return!!!!!!!
DetlefK
Feb 2013
#19