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boxman15 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:08 AM Original message |
McConnell, Reid: And while we're at it, let's tear up the Constitution |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. Truly frightening if accurate. Kiss what still exists of democracy goodbye. nt |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. No, can't. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. How is a joint select committee unconstitutional? |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. Parliamentary bodies... |
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boxman15 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Thanks. This still frightens me nonetheless. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. This precedent has been set a long time ago |
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mindwalker_i (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. Sounds like McConnel really doesn't want to do his job |
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Blue State Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
7. I really hope this is a ploy to make a GOP'r do something sooo unconstitutional... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Seriously, what do you see as unconstitutional here? |
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Blue State Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. This is no "Gang of 6" caucus they are talking about. And though it may seem... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. You realize they've done this before about other issues, right? |
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Blue State Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. What, allow for 12 votes to constitute passage of both houses? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 03:34 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. If you call suspension of debate "passage of both houses" |
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Lionessa (842 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
8. Also the False representation of even party split, doesn't represent the actual |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. BTW: that's good for us, right now (nt) |
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Lionessa (842 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Not an us or them issue, it's a fair representation issue. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Nope. |
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Blue State Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 05:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Bingo! This is the problem. (attn: Recursion) |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 07:12 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. This power is used most years for reconciliation already |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. Since you edited the text, why didn't you edit the title? |
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