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(15,429 posts)Let's see if he pulls a Boehner and puts a vote out he cannot get to pass.
kentuck
(111,094 posts)..about the future direction of this country.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Please let it die.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Yahoo News @YahooNews 10m10 minutes ago
BREAKING Senate Republicans: No deal in Senate means Patriot Act provisions will expire at midnight @AP
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TDale313
(7,820 posts)Does that mean there is no deal, or that if no deal is reached that's what will happen?
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)this fails... they are still voting
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)counting chickens early (Not that I would mind)
TDale313
(7,820 posts)Thanks for the clarification.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)then they move to the real meat, the vote on the actual legislation. Cloture, this is it, requires 60 votes, legislation a simple majority.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)Although if the cloture vote passes, they'll probably have the votes to extend it, correct?
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)but none can pull a last second filibuster... since debate is closed.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)No cloture vote will be needed after this.
Essentially, this is for cloture through the back door.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)they need 60
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)It's over. The only hope was a filibuster.