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2016 Postmortem

Proud Liberal Dem

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5. Yes but

Reply to Still Sensible (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 02:03 PM

Mar 2013

Any legislation would still have to go through the House too and an AWB is going to get (pardon the pun) shot down there even if it gets through the Senate. Better IMHO to focus on things like universal background checks and other things that stand a better chance of passage.

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Durbin: Criticism that Reid gutted gun bill is ‘baloney’ [View all] Eugene Mar 2013 OP

While Durbin's statement is undeniably true, Still Sensible Mar 2013 #1

Exactly. It's like Reid wanted to keep that rule to cover his own ass. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #2

In this instance, the filibuster wouldn't have mattered, premium Mar 2013 #4

In that case, I can see why Reid simply accepted reality karynnj Mar 2013 #12

Yes but Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2013 #5

That's the reason I'm more upset by the lack of Still Sensible Mar 2013 #7

Didn't think about that Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2013 #9

Harry Reid got his ass handed to him in Vegas the other day. Wellstone ruled Mar 2013 #3

He sure did. premium Mar 2013 #6

They Are A Small Noisy Group otohara Mar 2013 #16

The Problem, Sir, Is That It is A Poor Political Calculation The Magistrate Mar 2013 #8

They are going to vote on it, as an amendment, not as part of the main bill. n/t Kurska Mar 2013 #11

Respectfully, you COULD make that argument for allowing a (domed) vote on it as an amendment karynnj Mar 2013 #13

I think the political calculation centered on 2014 Senate elections hack89 Mar 2013 #14

What about bringing each piece up separately? jinx1 Mar 2013 #10

Ah, but . . . CobaltBlue Mar 2013 #15

The thing is that Reid can count votes. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #17