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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:09 PM Original message |
Should Senate Democrats simply end the fillibuster to pass heath care reform? |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. No. It would be tougher to pretend to be progressive |
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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Being "progressive" has noting to do with it. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. You miss the point |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I got it the first time. Just like the war. |
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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Actually, Obama, Clinton and Edwards all ran on some variation |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. You know, you're right about that. |
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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. You do have a point there. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sure, but there's *zero* chance Reid has the balls to do that. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. Absolutely not! Only if you agree its ok to the repubs to do it in the past and future |
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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. You don't think they would anyway? |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. So you're afraid it would be like Democrats on the appointment of a Senator in Mass? |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. Only if you trust a future Republican Senate with this power. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
7. I thought it was 67 votes to change the rules of order in the Senate. |
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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. But Frist threatened to do this very thing, |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. That was the nuclear option. |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, because the current filibuster is bullshit, but they won't. |
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rgbecker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. Read up on this: Wikipedia, Reconciliation |
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iceman66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. It may well come to that. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. Wait for the joint committee bill |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. I really, really hate to say this, but if they can't even get the 60 votes in the Senate |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
20. if it was that easy, the republicans would have done it |
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