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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:24 AM Original message |
Sounds like Democratic Senators are considering changing the filibuster rules. |
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theaocp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. I like the idea of limited filies, |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Rules of the Senate are just that and even Republicans have to follow them |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Any numerical limit is meaningless, since the majority can just attempt to pass the same bill over |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. That is not true at all. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Rules can be changed at anytime during a Senate session, even the first order of business rule. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. I don't think the Senate rules say that and I know the Constitution doesn't. |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
22. Change the rules to allow majority vote to bring a bill to the floor. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. They want to change the filibuster rules after we have lost the house? |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. good point |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Our senators may even need to filibuster now because the legislation from the house is going to be |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Doing the right thing is doing the right thing. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 10:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. A fact of American politics: it is always 'just in time for the election |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. n January the republicans take over. An election is not coming. It happened. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. We still control the Senate; there's no filibuster in the House (nt) |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. A rule change requires 2/3rds |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
7. Too late. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. They will certainly be changed for Democrats once Republicans take formal control of the Senate. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. We'll still hold the majority in the Senate. Remember? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Yes, but the Republicans will continue to run it. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. First of all the "constitutional option" is right wing language akin to "death tax" |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
12. democrats will change rules so they need 70 votes |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
13. Charge filibusterers (is that a word?) a percentage of their pension for each occurrence. |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
14. Two years too late. |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
19. simply require that the senators actually have to show up and filibuster |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
20. Just make them real filibusters and see how that works. |
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DLnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Exactly right. No more filibuster with actualling filibustering. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. 41 Senators rotating the floor can tie up the government for months, if not years |
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