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Just_Vote_Dem

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1. I've never liked the 60 vote rule

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 01:47 PM

Feb 2021

Filibuster should be what it used to be, talk talk talk to try and hold up the vote, not this 60 vote thing which makes it difficult to pass legislation

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538: Dems split on how much party and American Democracy itself are in danger [View all] Fiendish Thingy Feb 2021 OP

I've never liked the 60 vote rule Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2021 #1

Actually in the third group there is oneManchin. Just look on where those three stand on the issues still_one Feb 2021 #2

You might need to recalibrate your thoughts on Sen. Sinema: Salviati Feb 2021 #6

Different view here still_one Feb 2021 #7

Sinema has clearly stated she opposes modifying the filibuster rules Fiendish Thingy Feb 2021 #8

There's a lot of overlap between Camps 1 and 2. It comnes down to willkingness to get rid of the KPN Feb 2021 #3

The GOP plans on "winning" without popular mandates. Dawson Leery Feb 2021 #4

Split is a great advance over the cluelessness of just a few years ago. Hortensis Feb 2021 #5