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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 05:44 PM Original message |
Senate ends practice of secret holds (vote 92-4) |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. The 'no' votes were.... |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. must be good then |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. who were the no votes on ending or amending the filibuster itself? |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Here ya go |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. For non-clickers |
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deminks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. a small step, but a step, nonetheless. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well, a tippy toe extended for progress. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. ALSO one more bill passed.... (Updated with 3 failed bills) |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. So now all the rethug flotsam that dems could have nixed secretly gets nixed publicly. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The 'secret holds' pertain only to the Senate. |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Yes. But jibberish that is passed to the upper house must now be debated and voted on. |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. That is very important. |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. EXCELLENT. rec n/t |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. Senator Claire McCaskill's tweets |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
11. Senator Bernie Sanders Statement |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Here's a link to CNN's article with more info regarding the new rules |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. Here's a link to a new AP article regarding what passed and what failed to pass |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 01:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Thanks for your many excellent additions to this thread. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. You're welcome :) n/t |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. A good rule. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. Senate ends practice of secret holds |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. At least there has been some progress in reforming Senate rules. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Yup, this puts a leash on Tom Coburn. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. Senate ends practice of secret holds |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
19. so it hasn't been passed yet? |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-27-11 11:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Banning 'secret holds' DID pass |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 12:46 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Good! why didn't they go further and reform the filibuster? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
26. Great. Eliminating holds entirely would have been much better, but |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. Right after Tom Coburn released HIS hold |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
30. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) comments after filibuster reform vote |
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Democat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
31. Democrats will wait until they are in the minority to get rid of the filibuster! |
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