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Reply #8: The rule has been in place for a long time
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quaker bill
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Thu Nov-11-10 05:21 AM
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8. The rule has been in place for a long time |
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but the tradition by both parties was not to use it except in the worst of circumstances. This deal held up over the centuries. With the 2008 election, Republicans pitched tradition over the rail and now use it constantly to slow or stop business in the senate. Reform is needed not because the rule exists, but because it is being abused.
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