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meatloaf Donating Member (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-05 02:38 PM
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A question about the "nuclear option"....
Let's say the a$$holes manage to pass their nuclear option. What's to stop a Dem, any Dem, from doing it the old fashioned way by taking the floor and talking until they can't stand anymore? Would they simply be physically removed from the Senate Floor for a rules violation? If they were wouldn't that speak volumes to the American public about the loss of checks and balances and the damage done to our so-called democratic republic?
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CalebHayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-05 03:08 PM
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1. If that were to happen we would have 43 others ready to stand in his place
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