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To: jazusamo

Does confirmation require 2/3 of the Senate, or 51 percent?

4 posted on 03/10/2011 2:05:00 PM PST by Signalman

To: Signalman

51% but the Dems have to have 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.

5 posted on 03/10/2011 2:26:05 PM PST by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)

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