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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: GOP warns of shutdown over filibuster [View all]CraigPBell
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You do realize as always that at the 11th hour miraculously Repubs/Dems will have a deal, right?
boingboinh
Dec 2012
#32
Bring it assholes, bring it. Regardless of party affiliation, people are sick of this shit...
Rowdyboy
Nov 2012
#3
They've already shut the Senate down with their fillibusters, what else can they do?
Mr.Turnip
Nov 2012
#6
They have used the filibuster and cloture rules to shut it down for the past 4 years.
Texin
Nov 2012
#8
They're not going to cooperate no matter what we do, so we might as well go nuclear on them. n/t
backscatter712
Nov 2012
#9
Try it GOP. Shutting down government over filibuster rules? That's the strategy -- get the
Filibuster Harry
Nov 2012
#10
Cornyn calls it an abuse of power? Hah. What does he think his Repub buddies have been
Jennicut
Nov 2012
#15
that my fellow Californians call or email Senators Feinstein and Boxer to ask them to support filibu
xxxsdesdexxx
Nov 2012
#21
Senator Feinstein's response when I asked her to support filibuster reform
xxxsdesdexxx
Nov 2012
#24
List of how the Democratic Senators voted in the 112th congress on Filibuster Reform (S. Res. 10)
xxxsdesdexxx
Nov 2012
#25
let us filibuster to shut down any all bills that we do not like or we will shut it down ....
Botany
Nov 2012
#27
Sigh. If only they could do something constructive - but then they wouldn't be Republicans eom
LiberalElite
Dec 2012
#33