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Loyola, yes. They've essentially turned the Senate into a "Supermajority required" body. -- nm

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Dec 16 '09, 11:16

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I was just going to ask, if you have 51 Senators in favour of something, 49 other guys can say "We filibuster that" and go home. - Loyola Dec 16, 11:18 7
- basically, if they forced them to make good on their threats it would tie up all other business in the Senate for God knows how long. - znufrii Dec 16, 11:20
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  - If that's the case you might as well run elections on the basis of if you don't get 60% of the vote, forget about it. - Loyola Dec 16, 11:23 4
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    - You don't need 60 to pass, you need 60 to bring it to the floor for a vote. 51 votes carries it *IF* it can get to the floor. -- nm - TWuG Dec 16, 11:24 2
      - Same difference though, isn't it? -- nm - Loyola Dec 16, 11:25 1
        
        Only because the Senate is highly partisan on this particular issue -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 11:27

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