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In reply to the discussion: Reid caved -- AGAIN?? [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)26. The minority party has been doing that for years. Just not this much, is the issue.
The Republicans have done it to a shameful degree, to the point of stopping the running of government, almost. But the Democrats did it, too, when they were in the minority. It's the only way to stop legislation by the other side, I think. Or the main way.
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We as activists need to make it very difficult for them to retake the majority.
LiberalFighter
Jan 2013
#15
OK, Tx4obama -- I'll hunker down and find out whether my knee-jerk reaction needs to
gateley
Jan 2013
#5
Okay -- read them all and I'll change "caved" to really dropping the ball, really
gateley
Jan 2013
#10
Not difficult enough. Republicans are liars and Reid is a spineless fool if he thinks
catbyte
Jan 2013
#28
Who were the likely Senators against or on the fence for the Merley-Udall-Harkin rule?
LiberalFighter
Jan 2013
#35
I had heard before that Reid didn't reallly want to end fillibustering, or reform it much, because
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#6
Ah.... I see, good point. It's never as cut and dried as we out here think it is, is it? Thanks!
gateley
Jan 2013
#22
The minority party has been doing that for years. Just not this much, is the issue.
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#26