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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-10 09:13 PM
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12. The Senate Armed Services Committee
A hearing was shut down becuase some childish GOP senators refused to show up.
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  -WTF? The GOP can shut down every hearing? What kind of bullsh!t maneuveur is this??? Pryderi  Mar-24-10 09:04 PM   #0 
  - I have no idea what you are talking about.  virgogal   Mar-24-10 09:07 PM   #1 
  - There were some hearings scheduled and the Repubs wouldn't let the Dems  gateley   Mar-24-10 09:10 PM   #6 
  - Thanks.  virgogal   Mar-24-10 09:11 PM   #9 
  - see link below: I guess Either party in the Senate is allowed to object to holding hearings  Pryderi   Mar-24-10 09:10 PM   #7 
  - Thank you.  virgogal   Mar-24-10 09:11 PM   #10 
  - The Senate Armed Services Committee  Canuckistanian   Mar-24-10 09:13 PM   #12 
     - Thanks. It's all quite wearing,isn't it?  virgogal   Mar-24-10 09:23 PM   #16 
        - They really give drama queens a bad name  Canuckistanian   Mar-24-10 09:48 PM   #18 
  - I seem to remember  lazarus   Mar-24-10 09:07 PM   #2 
  - Yep- however, don't expect much of a quid pro quo  depakid   Mar-24-10 09:09 PM   #4 
  - I believe that was the House committee's not the Senate. Different rules.  harkadog   Mar-24-10 09:09 PM   #5 
  - That's what I would do unless it's against the laws of congress.  The Wielding Truth   Mar-24-10 09:08 PM   #3 
  - I believe it comes under another of those rules of the Senate like the filibuster. nt  laughingliberal   Mar-24-10 09:10 PM   #8 
  - Will probably backfire on them the same as when Newt shut down the government. nt  laughingliberal   Mar-24-10 09:12 PM   #11 
  - If the GOP are just going to be whiny little bitches, the "comity" rules should be ditched.  Mayberry Machiavelli   Mar-24-10 09:17 PM   #13 
  - Not unlike the federal government shutdown in 1995 by Gingrich.  DemoTex   Mar-24-10 09:17 PM   #14 
  - They're having a poutrage  WeDidIt   Mar-24-10 09:18 PM   #15 
  - That word sums it up well. They'll get over it after their timeout.  harun   Mar-24-10 09:50 PM   #19 
  - Hey. Neither myself nor my co-workers want to work after 2pm either. I'm sure my corporate masters  Pryderi   Mar-24-10 09:28 PM   #17 
  - Start working at 5 AM and hold hearings before 2 pm  ThoughtCriminal   Mar-24-10 10:28 PM   #20 
 

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