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RedCloud

(9,230 posts) Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:23 PM Nov 2012

So will it still be 60 votes or bust in the Senate?

You know the repugs will play that card heavily in 2014 "They had the majority in the Senate and still couldn't get anything done!"

If only it had been a simple Senate majority in 2008 when Nancy was getting so much done...

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So will it still be 60 votes or bust in the Senate? (Original Post) RedCloud Nov 2012 OP

That depends on what the next Congress decides. MineralMan Nov 2012 #1

MineralMan

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1. That depends on what the next Congress decides.

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Thu Nov 15, 2012, 01:26 PM

Nov 2012

That doesn't begin until 2013. No doubt, Harry Reid will try to change the current Senate filibuster rules. If he succeeds, then it will no longer apply as much, although real filibusters could still make 60 votes necessary.

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