Senator Webb (D - VA) No More Healthcare votes until Brown Seated

[greatscott15]

Wow. I am afraid the Domino's are starting to fall.

[earthside]

1. Okay, fine.

If Webb thinks that is the fair, democratic thing to do, then fine.

BUT, then the fair and democratic thing is for a MAJORITY of Senators to win the vote on any and all legislation, right?

The Senate Democrats should use the 'nuclear option' and end the tyranny of the minority filibuster rule once and for all.

It is way past time to restore majority rule democracy to the United States Senate.

Right, Sen. Webb?

[greatscott15]

2. Gotta be Carefull

Remember we will be out of majority again some day (maybe by 2011 if we don't get our act together). Then the 60 votes will be all we have to stop the repubs.

[earthside]

3. But that's democracy.

The reason why Coakley and the Democrats have been getting killed in the polls is because they are too risk averse ... always plotting political strategy, just like thinking that maybe someday we'll need the filibuster ourselves again.

Instead, they need to fight the good fight and let democracy win -- Brown didn't win tonight because he got 60 percent of the vote, he got a majority.

It should be the same way in the Senate. And then the voters will judge the results. That's democracy, that's the American way.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

4. Did you encourage the repubs to do it when they discussed it?

[TicketyBoo]

11. Let's face it.

The reason why Coakley got knocked off is because she didn't bother to campaign once she won the primary. She thought she could coast right into that Senate seat without having to bother shaking hands and kissing babies and asking people for their votes.

She was wrong.

[Marr]

16. Democrats don't use the filibuster anyway.

Might as well ditch it.

[quaker bill]

18. That and

a veto

[weminuche223]

6. the fair and democratic thing is for a MAJORITY of Senators....

Yeah just scrap that annoying little document called the constitution.

I think it's a great idea...really....just go for it!

[earthside]

7. The 'filibuster' is not in the Constitution.

If that is what you mean. It is just a rule of the Senate.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. Free Clue:

I have a book suggestion ...... try reading US Constitution 101

[TicketyBoo]

15. By the way,

to DU.

[TicketyBoo]

5. That's not the way I understood that statement.

[Bluebear]

9. Well how did you understand it?

[TicketyBoo]

10. I understood it to be HIS opinion.

Not how it's going to be.

For what it's worth, it sounds like Barney Frank agrees?

Something smells fishy.

Do you suppose they figure they'll let this guy get there and kill the bill, and then blame it on him? Do you think that's the strategy?

[tomm2thumbs]

13. or they are telling the House - nothing is going to happen in the Senate, so take it or leave it

on HCR's Senate version

[TicketyBoo]

17. But Barney Frank

is in the House, and he's saying pretty much the same thing.

He's a very smart man. Something's up.

[LittleBlue]

12. Can't blame him with wanting a democratic process

That's just the way things are in a republic.

[Narraback]

14. House passed Senate Billl. President signes. Then the corrective,,

work starts...
We Have Both Houses and President,

Buck up!

From Mass!