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kacekwl

(7,037 posts) Wed May 25, 2022, 08:53 AM May 2022

It's not 50 senators it's 50 REPUBLICAN SENATORS.

Why won't they say it ? Steve Kerry's righteous rant was great but it was 50 senators not 50 REPUBLICAN senators. I heard it many times since the killing of children and adults Monday. It's the REPUBLICANS the REPUBLICANS the REPUBLICANS damn it.

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It's not 50 senators it's 50 REPUBLICAN SENATORS. (Original Post) kacekwl May 2022 OP

Plus two Democrats (which they are not) . .. Lovie777 May 2022 #1

Technically, 50 republican senators can't stop the bills to be passed alone. Claustrum May 2022 #2

The Elephant in US democracy's room is that the US Senate is not democratic. RicROC May 2022 #3

50 Republican Senators FalloutShelter May 2022 #4

Steve Kerr did mention Mitch McConnell by name, yorkster May 2022 #5

Lovie777

(12,504 posts)

1. Plus two Democrats (which they are not) . ..

Reply to kacekwl (Original post)

Wed May 25, 2022, 08:54 AM

May 2022

Claustrum

(4,846 posts)

2. Technically, 50 republican senators can't stop the bills to be passed alone.

Reply to kacekwl (Original post)

Wed May 25, 2022, 08:57 AM

May 2022

There needs to be at least 1 democrat to stop the bills.

RicROC

(1,206 posts)

3. The Elephant in US democracy's room is that the US Senate is not democratic.

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Wed May 25, 2022, 09:23 AM

May 2022

The Senate is obsolete.
The Senate is not proportionately representative of the voice of the people.

FalloutShelter

(11,949 posts)

4. 50 Republican Senators

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Wed May 25, 2022, 09:23 AM

May 2022

AND Joe Mansion who said yesterday he would not support a filibuster carve out to pass this bill.

yorkster

(1,571 posts)

5. Steve Kerr did mention Mitch McConnell by name,

Reply to kacekwl (Original post)

Wed May 25, 2022, 10:02 AM

May 2022

but Republican does need to be said over and over. Voting them out is the only way out of this. That and some behind the scenes pressure on any reluctant Dems.

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