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Edited on Mon Dec-14-09 04:17 AM by DeltaLitProf
Correct me if I'm wrong here:
If Reid removes the compromise from the current HCR bill and removes the public option . . . and if the Dems in the Senate all vote the resulting HCR out of the Senate, it goes to the conference committee to be reconciled with the House bill.
Then in the conference, let's say the terms of the House bill are superimposed onto the bare bones bill passed by the Senate.
When the reconciled bill is submitted for a vote in both houses, THERE IS NO ABILITY TO FILIBUSTER. Fifty-one votes wins in the Senate. Joe Lieberman and the other DINOS would be irrelevant.
So to say that Lieberman can stop real Health Care Reform on his own is to engage in untruth. What would stop it would be if Reid decides to stop trying after hearing of Lieberman's filibuster threat. If he refuses to try to pass a bare bones HCR bill, HE would be the one to sink health care reform. Since the option to add the goodies during the conference committee is always there.
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