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2016 Postmortem

BlueStreak

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3. This type of crap needs to be part of the Senate rules reform.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:57 AM

Nov 2012

Last edited Thu Nov 15, 2012, 02:45 AM - Edit history (1)

No secret holds.

No single-Senator holds of any kind.

Bring all Judicial appointments to an up-or-down vote within 90 days of the nomination unless both parties agree otherwise. If there is no vote in 90 days, the appointment is considered approved by the Senate.

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Collins Requests Confirmation Votes on Judicial Nominees in Lame Duck [View all] Tx4obama Nov 2012 OP

Let's see a Hatch vs. Collins + Inhofe fight elleng Nov 2012 #1

What a bunch of crying baby ass sore LOSERS!! Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #2

There are a whole bunch (19) of them that already had hearings and have been sent to the full senate Tx4obama Nov 2012 #4

Then the Senate is not doing their job .......... Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #5

The Dem Senators are doing their job, it is the GOP Senators that keep blocking the votes. Tx4obama Nov 2012 #8

I was going to reply to you in a different way but decided Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #9

This type of crap needs to be part of the Senate rules reform. BlueStreak Nov 2012 #3

I like that Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #6

Why address only the filibuster? Fix all the rules that make the Senate non-functional. BlueStreak Nov 2012 #7

Excellent proposition! BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #10