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Hokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 09:12 AM
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The auto loan filibuster vote demonstrates that all big deal over 60 votes is BS
Edited on Fri Dec-12-08 09:31 AM by Hokie
These votes never break along party lines. Four Democrats defected and voted no and ten Repub's voted for cloture. This shows that all the BS over 58 vs. 59 or 59 vs. 60 was just that. This would have passed the new Senate with the additional Dem votes.
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