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Originally posted by live2beknown
Conspiracy's are getting off the hook, this thread is proof of it..
Originally posted by Evil_Santa
He's saying it how it has been for the last few years of his presidency.
GOP manufactured crisis to control public opinion.
www.dailykos.com...
Did you know, for example, that a total of 375 bills that passed the Democratic-majority House have been blocked by Republicans in the Senate? That’s THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE BILLS!
Oh were you trying to use this thread as a hit piece on Obama?
Originally posted by Evil_Santa
reply to post by steppenwolf86
It takes 60 votes to stop a bill from being filibustered. Dems only had 60 for a short period of time between '08 and '10 due to Al Franken's late entrance to the senate, and then Kennedy's death. Dems have not had 60+ members in the senate since then to stop filibusterers.
You should learn how congress works, as well as read robert's rules for parliamentary procedure, before spouting ignorance.
en.wikipedia.org...
en.wikipedia.org...edit on 18-2-2013 by Evil_Santa because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by steppenwolf86
Originally posted by Evil_Santa
reply to post by steppenwolf86
It takes 60 votes to stop a bill from being filibustered. Dems only had 60 for a short period of time between '08 and '10 due to Al Franken's late entrance to the senate, and then Kennedy's death. Dems have not had 60+ members in the senate since then to stop filibusterers.
You should learn how congress works, as well as read robert's rules for parliamentary procedure, before spouting ignorance.
en.wikipedia.org...
en.wikipedia.org...edit on 18-2-2013 by Evil_Santa because: (no reason given)
Right, cause filibustering actually works. Out of all those bills, there were what, 3 threats of a filibuster and one time when it actually happened? Maybe if the Democrats decided to make a bipartisan effort instead of ramming through legislation no one even reads they could have gained the votes needed.
Since 2007, the Senate Historical Office has shown, Democrats have had to end Republican filibusters more than 360 times, a historic record.