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Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Even if Democrats lose the special election to pick a new Massachusetts senator Tuesday, Congress may still pass health-care overhaul through a process called reconciliation, a top House Democrat said.

That procedure requires 51 votes rather than the 60 needed to prevent Republicans from blocking votes on President Barack Obama’s top legislative priorities. That supermajority is at risk as the Massachusetts race has tightened.

[not2worry]

Does anyone have a list of the “51” or are they all zoned out in Nevada?

[Truth is a Weapon]

They have threatened this before. But that which can be passed by 51 votes can be repealed by 51 votes.

If the Dems start to think they may be the minority party in the Senate some day soon, they are going to try to preserve the filibuster rule not weaken it.

[SmokingJoe]

“— Even if Democrats lose the special election to pick a new Massachusetts senator Tuesday, Congress may still pass health-care overhaul through a process called reconciliation, a top House Democrat said”

Fine.
Pass this bill by reconciliation, and we will REPEAL IT by reconciliation in 2012.
Easy.