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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 07:24 PM Original message |
Democrats Need 51 Senate Votes to get things passed, not 60 votes like Republicans claim |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. They need the 60 votes to break a filibuster ... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Strange, because during the Bush era, they never needed 60 to get anything they wanted done |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. well ... |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. They'll be hard-pressed to get fifty... |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. frankly, the dems want to have a reason they aren't getting anything done as promised. |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. Hey, break the news to Harry, will ya? |
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