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Baitball Blogger

(51,957 posts)
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:41 AM 17 hrs ago

So, who is watching the progress of the Save Act in the Senate?

With Susan Collin's vote, isn't this a sure thing?

Can the ACLU step in afterwards? At least to slow it down so we can have a safe midterm vote?

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So, who is watching the progress of the Save Act in the Senate? (Original Post) Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago OP
She's not the deciding vote newdeal2 17 hrs ago #1
When will this nightmare end? Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #2
A new liberal SCOTUS being installed? newdeal2 17 hrs ago #4
I hear that as written, JD Vance would not be able to vote because Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #10
60 votes will be needed to pass senate. lamp_shade 17 hrs ago #3
The articles I have been reading this morning have made it sound like they only needed 51. Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #7
FYI - lamp_shade 16 hrs ago #11
SAVE rso 17 hrs ago #5
It should be called the Save Republicans Act yourout 17 hrs ago #6
Good observation. Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #8
Save Republicans ASS Act. nt Trueblue Texan 17 hrs ago #9

newdeal2

(5,088 posts)
4. A new liberal SCOTUS being installed?
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:54 AM
17 hrs ago

That's probably the safest bet.

Otherwise, I don't know. They don't have much time to pass this and actually implement it for 2026. It would already cause chaos for November and lower courts would issue an injunction to sort out the mess. My guess / hope is they give up when it becomes impractical.

Baitball Blogger

(51,957 posts)
10. I hear that as written, JD Vance would not be able to vote because
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:09 AM
17 hrs ago

his birth name and current name do not connect.

Baitball Blogger

(51,957 posts)
7. The articles I have been reading this morning have made it sound like they only needed 51.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:06 AM
17 hrs ago

So, I am relieved to hear this from you.

It really does sound like even reliable sources are trying to create urgency to get readers to read their articles. I'm thankful to have DU as a source.

rso

(2,654 posts)
5. SAVE
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:55 AM
17 hrs ago

It’s DOA in the Senate, GOP leadership already said that any attempt to kill the filibuster will be opposed by most republican Senators. Thats why the felon says he’ll do it via executive order which would of course be meaningless.

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