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They don't need him. They need his vote. He says they can't have it. So... Why keep him?

Posted by TWuG Dec 16 '09, 11:09

Change the Senate rules, bring the Bill to the floor with the public option, pass it with 50 votes, plus Biden and be done with it.

Since the Senate can make its own rules, it can change its rules to whatever suits actually getting legislation passed with a simple majority vote.

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Isn't it fear of a filibuster? How long could those things last anyway? -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 11:13 2
- indefinite. They don't make people actually talk anymore. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 11:14 1
  - That's insane. -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 11:15
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- Only if they need 60 votes to get it to the floor. That's a self-imposed restriction. Remove it and he can be left - TWuG Dec 16, 11:18

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They *don't* need him. They need his vote. He says they can't have it. So... Why keep him?

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They don't need him. They need his vote. He says they can't have it. So... Why keep him?