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friendly_iconoclast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 08:58 PM Original message |
So, what can be done with 60 that can't be done with 59? |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Or 58 |
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friendly_iconoclast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Guess that was a question that should not be asked.... |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. One thing that can be done, is we can blame the Democrats |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. Override Republican filibusters for Supreme Court nominees. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. Good point. Sell out do-nothings (largely) at 60. 59 won't be much different. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not a thing, considering that 60 |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 09:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Exactly. It's not like it was 60 Republicans |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Wrong. With 60 votes we can have a HCR bill that is a product of negotiations |
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ChicagoSuz219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 04:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I don't think I'd include Spector in that list... |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. Good point. Dems can't do squat with 60. But I don't want bRown serving as a MA senator. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 10:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. With 60 we can approve Supreme Court justices without any Rethug votes. n/t |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 08:00 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. In theory yes. But it's like herding cats to get them all onboard. |
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malletgirl02 (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Will Rodgers Quote |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. It will allow the Media to have Democrats, especially progressives, |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. The 60 is anotherweird myth centrists are using |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 05:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. The Prop 8 fight is headed to the Supreme Court |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. What can be done? Pass a HCR bill with some changes initiated by the House side. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
14. Confirm a SCOTUS nominee. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
18. It wouldn't matter if we had 100 Democrats in the Senate |
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CanonRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
19. We could give them 72 and they still wouldn't get anything done |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
20. The Problem Is The Damage One Can Do... |
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