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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 12:54 AM
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There is a possible strategy what the Senate is doing with HCR which may work
All they need to do is get it to committee, put in a public option, Medicare buy-in, whatever, and then it requires only 51 votes to win

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7269165#7269195

If this is the strategy it would be ingenious
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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 12:55 AM
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1. Legislation can be filibustered after the House-Senate conference. NT
NT
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 12:58 AM
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3. Then let them get the cots, bibles, dictionaries and a shitload of throat spray
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tritsofme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 12:56 AM
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2. See response two to your own thread.
The conference report will still face a 60 vote test.
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-19-09 01:05 AM
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4. I missed it, thanks /nt
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