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2016 Postmortem

Phoenix61

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5. Ok, so it's symbolic

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 08:38 PM

Jan 2017

Why not do it? Sometimes you need to be like a mosquito. Why? Have you ever tried to sleep with a mosquito buzzing around? Being nice isn't going to change anything. I'm not sure anything would so why not irritate the heck out of them.

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Can Senators in Committees put a hold on nominees? [View all] adigal Jan 2017 OP

Thanks for posting. Couldn't bring myself to watch the hearings because DeVos makes me skylucy Jan 2017 #1

Im pretty upset.,this was embarrassing in so many ways adigal Jan 2017 #7

Yes, but the hold only lasts until the end of the term or unless a cloture motion guillaumeb Jan 2017 #2

End of their term ? drray23 Jan 2017 #3

There are still open and closed holds. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #4

Ok, so it's symbolic Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #5

I agree. My feeling is that the Democratic Senators guillaumeb Jan 2017 #9

This could be a way to require 60 votes though karynnj Jan 2017 #6

DeVos "claims" at this time to support the idea of publci schools. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #11

Thank you! Much appreciated! Nt adigal Jan 2017 #8

You are welcome. eom guillaumeb Jan 2017 #10