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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:40 AM Original message |
Hey Harry Reid call 'em out and make them do a real life filibuster! |
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Goldstein1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:43 AM Original message |
They're all in one big club |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. Those "friends across the aisle" are committed to the democrats political ... |
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cilla4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. That's it |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
24. I remember when Congress was like that, before 1994 |
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Goldstein1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. So, have they traded unity by friendship for unity by common |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. *shrug* These were the high school prom kings and queens, for the most part |
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Goldstein1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I don't think there's a DU hatred for anything corporate |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. YES! I cannot understand why we let the THREAT of a filibuster |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. That wasn't the "threat" of a filibuster; that was a filibuster |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. I agree. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. Some thoughts |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. It has been explained on DU like 5000 times that it no longer works that way |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Forget it,he's on a roll. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. explain it to me smart guy |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. No. A successful cloture vote ends debate. A failed cloture vote is a filibuster |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. So the minority can dictate what the majority can do? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. No, he cannot dictate what the majority can do |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. It does if they want it to. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. No, it really doesn't |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. Yeah, it really does. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. OK, what motion does Reid initiate to do that? |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. He's done it over and over again? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Dupe (again). Self-delete |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Yes, he did, in December of last year for Health Care |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Because the legislation was unpopular... even among democrats. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. For the learning impaired, let's go for 5001: |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Why does it have to be theater? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Quorum votes are all "present"; there's no division |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Does no one understand PR? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Better than you, apparently |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Because people are quite as stupid as you think. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Even after this conversation I'm not sure *I* would know why he would be... |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Oh get real. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. They just did a real life filibuster |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. But do not Senate rules allow for those who wish to see a bill to be |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. No. They don't |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. But can the democrats keep the floor if they wanted to? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I'd have to check what the current parliamentary status is |
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MrsBrady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
12. this could help you understand |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
20. Good strategy! Takes as stand against MSM. |
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AC_Mem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. WRITE TO YOUR SENATORS |
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