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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Harry Reid: ‘I’m Not Ready…To Get Rid Of The 60-Vote Threshold’ [View all]Kablooie
(18,571 posts)28. Wow. That sounds convoluted and ineffectual.
So we can expect 2 more years of a stone dead Senate.
And watch, if the GOP ever gets a majority, first thing on the agenda will be to eliminate the filibuster completely.
Reid, you have disgraced your position.
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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