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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:01 PM Original message |
Reid triggers ‘nuclear option’ to change rules, prohibit filibusters |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. If this is confirmed, it's going to be HUGH |
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Bloke 32 (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Jackman or Grant? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. It's an old DU tradition |
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razorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. Hefner. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, good for him. Finally. |
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TheBigotBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. Would have been in January 2009. |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. It is going on now |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. GIVE THEM HELL HARRY!!! nt |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. Holy shit! I know bout time to tend this fillibuster |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. How does this really make a difference? If we still held the House, I'd think it was something... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. They might be finding this |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'd like to think so, but I think that's an over-optimistic assessment. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. The real cynic in me says that they are doing this |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. It's not the 'Arab Spring' |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. It is connected at a deep level |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. ??? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. The parallel to this world wide movement is 1848 |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Oh...okay...I think you're on the right track! -nt |
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louslobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. lol......a backbone.....I'm stealing that cartoon Nadin........thanks. n/t |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Oh it is a classic... |
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louslobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I hadn't seen it before, thanks again......I'm already sending it out lol....I love it. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. This of course could have been done by the Democratic Senate in 2009/2010 when they |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. That's probably the point... |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Exactly! |
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rampart (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. i agree. this is too late to help wwhen we were on the offensive |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
11. brilliant, limiting filibusters while the republicans control the house. |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well, if and when WE become the minority, we'll rue this day. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Too bad for us. The filibuster was anti democracy. It cuts both ways. |
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razorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
42. Absolutely. In 2005, the roles were reversed. Harry Reid was fighting to preserve the filibuster, |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. OWS, and now this? Holy shit! Am I dreaming? |
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Bloke 32 (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
26. Story and Link |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. Here's what happened. The filibuster has not ended -- just a particular kind of dilatory tactic. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Thanks. So Sen Reid could have invoked the nuclear option to end republican |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Yes. This has also been true for all past leaders since 1806. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Thanks, that's what I thought. nt |
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Volaris (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. So what Reid did was deploy |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
33. time for: |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
36. And more than a few people insisted the Democrats could not stop Republican filibusters in 2009/2010 |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
37. So, basically all this does is prevent unlimited amount of motions for amendments to be introduced. |
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BlueCheese (897 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
38. From the one article I read... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
39. Why the FUCK has he waited until October of 2011 to grow a god-damn spine? |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
40. A very good explanation |
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