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To: fortheDeclaration
We aren’t going to get 60, but since Reid changed the rules to pass Obamacare, going to simple majority vote, we can do likewise to end it.

That is not the point, it still takes 60 to get a vote to vote ( cloture ) for all new important legislation, unless McConnell and or his replacement have the cohones to change cloture.... The shananigan's Reid pulled was attaching Obamacare to another bill, so it can be repealed with 51.

130 posted on 10/21/2012 4:42:57 PM PDT by taildragger (( Fubarward Obama 2012, think about it :-) ))
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To: taildragger
As I said, since Reid changed the rules on cloture, we will be able to do so as well.

Cloture is simply a 'gentlemen's agreement' that neither Party wanted to mess with since it could come back to bite them when they are in the minority.

Reid changed the rules to allow majority votes that didn't need cloture to stop Republicans from blocking the votes.

We can do the same now.

132 posted on 10/21/2012 6:37:34 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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