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In reply to the discussion: Harry Reid: ‘I’m Not Ready…To Get Rid Of The 60-Vote Threshold’ [View all]Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)7. Closing women's clinics down and gerrymandering is going on at the STATE level.
Those two things have nothing to do with the U.S. Senate or Harry Reid.
And did you even read everything in the OP up above. Senator Reid got everything that he has wanted in the past four years.
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The 41 vote idea at least made the blockers put in the effort instead of the Democrats
high density
Jan 2013
#1
It seemed to die not long after I posited that we might monitor those situations here yesterday...
cascadiance
Jan 2013
#36
Closing women's clinics down and gerrymandering is going on at the STATE level.
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
#7
After four years of voting abuses, this 'leader' will never be ready. Ridiculous institutionalist.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#8
What's wrong with majority rule, Harry? The filibuster is NOT even in the Constitution.
Zen Democrat
Jan 2013
#9
Reid got the majority of what he wanted. Please take time to read all of the OP :)
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
#11
The problem it seems to me is that what he appears to want is to allow obstruction
Dragonfli
Jan 2013
#14
OK fine, but he should have wanted more and fought for more. He only had to change two votes. n/t
totodeinhere
Jan 2013
#38
The Democrats will likely be in the minority in 2014. Harry Reid knows this.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2013
#16
If they are in the minority, which I doubt, the GOP can go ahead and eliminate the filibuster
totodeinhere
Jan 2013
#39
Eliminating the cowardly anonymous holds is a huge improvement! GOP did it too mcuh under Bush.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#18
Thank YOU. You're the first person that I've seen (other than me) that has said anything good...
Tx4obama
Jan 2013
#19
The sudden interest in arcane procedural drama by those who wanted Obama to assume the powers of a
freshwest
Jan 2013
#23
Thanks for the most minimal piece of fucking shit you could possibly fucking do Harry!!
ncteechur
Jan 2013
#21