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Old 11-24-2009, 08:55 AM   #85 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by flstf View Post
in order to get the 60 votes and pass something.
Do you think the "wouldn't vote for it" democrats would support a filibuster? Because if not, then only a simple majority is needed to pass the bill. They only need a supermajority to pass a cloture vote to terminate a filibuster. Is it just me, or is it about time for a Roberts Rules Reset?

I say, let those Dem holdouts twist in the wind come re-election time when the public option is working and they're in record holding out against it. And obviously, let the Repubs flounder like the minority they are.
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