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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 05:32 PM Original message |
What's happening with Senate filibuster rules? |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. the PuKKKes are trying everything to convince everyone the Seante doesn't have the right |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The first day of the new congress is TODAY and also Jan. 24th |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. they are meeting today --heard they weren't |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yes, They started at noon. They were talking on the floor about the rules reform earlier. n/t |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Funny, isn't this exactly what they were going to do |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. Lots of stuff. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. And here is a DU thread link with a live blog of what is happening now |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. I think it's a bad idea. Maybe if they did it last time, ok. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. That doesn't make sense to me. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. so they are making it harder to filibuster what doesn't make sense to you? nt |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. What makes sense to me is .... |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Why didn't they do this before? How can you be so sure they will benefit us. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. They didn't do it the first day in 2009, because |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Some info |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Yes, so that only filibusters that are WORTH THE WORK are brought. Not frivolous ones. |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I'd love it if they made them actually talk. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
9. That's Why Scalia is Hanging Out With the Repig Leadership So Much |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 08:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. We need some (new) blood on the SCOTUS. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Talk Him Into Going Hunting With Dick Cheney Again |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-05-11 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. Right NOW: ***** Official LiveBlog = Senate Filibuster Rule Debate ***** |
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