derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Dec 15, 2009 6:31pm
you forgot the weeeeeeeeeee
believer
Posts: 8,153
Dec 15, 2009 7:15pm
^^^^LOL 
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Dec 16, 2009 7:39am
The last I heard, Rolland Burris, the successor to Obama in Illinois, is now withholding his vote.
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
Dec 16, 2009 11:31am
I like filibusters, but I do think we should go back to breaking out the cots. I was strongly against the "nuclear option" back when Rs were pushing it a few years ago, and I'm strongly against changing procedural rules for the exigencies of the moment now.
It's a good thing that neither party can ramrod through whatever it wants by having a mere majority. Supermajority reqs are common in many settings. What I don't like, though, is that the supermajority restrictions seem to come into play constantly, rather than being reserved for big issues (like we have here).
It's a good thing that neither party can ramrod through whatever it wants by having a mere majority. Supermajority reqs are common in many settings. What I don't like, though, is that the supermajority restrictions seem to come into play constantly, rather than being reserved for big issues (like we have here).
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Dec 16, 2009 1:35pm
...and this is certainly a big issue in my opinion.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Dec 16, 2009 2:46pm
The bottom line is that only 40% of the country supports this steaming pile of crap. Anyone in congress who has the gonads to stand up and kill it is okay in my book.
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jmog
Posts: 6,567
Dec 16, 2009 3:14pm
EXACTLY!fish82 wrote: The bottom line is that only 40% of the country supports this steaming pile of crap. Anyone in congress who has the gonads to stand up and kill it is okay in my book.