50/50 chance of Fillibuster

[pstokely]

just heard on Majority Report

[blm]

1. Proving that the media has been spinning this against the Dems for a week

now, just as their fascist corporate masters instructed.

[seabeyond]

17. alito will have his big smile as he will be confirmed later this week

they voted him in senate committee and it is expected he will be voted in by majority. not a single message of him being challenged or any issue with the man. just news flash of alito smiling huge and his wife behind with little giggles.

i dont watch news. hardly ever look at it so when i went into room with it on the channel i heard what all was talking about on this board about msm doing repug work. like it isnt night and day msm vs this board. and we wonder why the average american doesnt know shit

no controversy here. move along

[still_one]

2. that is a meaningless statement

I prefer this story:

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Conservative_Democrat_balks_on_approving_Alito_0124.html

One of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) today announced he would vote no on Judge Samuel Alito Jr.’s confirmation to the Supreme Court -- raising the possiblity of a filibuster, RAW STORY has learned. Just one Democrat has said he'll vote to confirm Alito.

[goclark]

3. Joey L. right?

[John Q. Citizen]

6. No, Liebermann has said a filibuster is still on the table. The only

Dem to say they will vote for Alito is Nelson from Nebraska.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

4. I predict

all Dems will vote no and make a statement that way, but I am doubting they will fillibuster.

But I'm a newby,

[mom cat]

5. Check out this...Repub holdouts:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x230777#230882

[peekaloo]

9. Ted "NO" Stevens????

Did they take his bridge away again?

[mom cat]

13. Go work on it!

[oc2002]

18. no, are you kidding? they killed the project, but still gave them the $$$

to do what they wish with it.

[peekaloo]

7. I wanna see Gloria Bolger's eyes pop out of her head.

Please.

[Avalux]

8. Leahy said today it's Reid's decision to make -

so I guess there is a 50/50 chance then, eh?

[kohodog]

10. So what? It needs to be 51% top 49%, at least. n/t

[John Q. Citizen]

11. No it doesn't. Senate rules require a 2/3 vote to change Senate

rules.

A filibuster, under senate rules, requires 41 votes to sustain a filibuster.

If the Republicans want to violate the rules of the Senate and claim a 2/3 vote is "unconstitutional," let them cheat to win. Let them try to change the rules in the middle of the debate.

This will only drive home to the Nation that Republicans are unethical cheaters who will go to any lenghts to get their way.

I say make them cheat to win, if they want to.

[kohodog]

14. Sorry JQ, I was attempting to say that

to ditch Alita in an "up or down" vote a majority is required. For a filibuster to succeed we only need 41 (or mis it 44?). For them to cheat they only need to cheat and ignore the rules.

Been a bit crazed lately.

peace

[John Q. Citizen]

15. We are all a bit frazzled. Senate rules require a 3/5 vote of the Senate

(at least 60 votes)to invoke cloture, so 41 votes against cloture will support a filibuster.

[upi402]

12. get sen lincoln chafee and maybe 50/50

Senator Lincoln Chafee

http://chafee.senate.gov/

contact him here;
http://chafee.senate.gov/webform_original.htm

[LeftHander]

16. 50% chance that is correct

Either way you take it...I'm on the fence on this...

lol