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To: DJlaysitup
Penn State used to host a 46 hour Dance Marathon for charity...it would be cool if he can go that long :^)

By some rule that I don't understand, he has to quit at some point so Harry can call for a vote.

23 posted on 09/25/2013 8:40:50 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (Waiting for next tagline.)
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To: Tenacious 1

He isn’t technically filibustering.

That’s because the bill had not yet been officially introduced, or something like that. Because it’s technically not a filibuster on a bill, the rules make him stop when Reid takes the floor to call for a vote to proceed on the bill. BTW, this vote is not the cloture vote to shut down debate on the bill. It is preliminary to that. It’s just a vote to start on this bill.

Roughly, this is why Reid can stop him and he can’t continue when Reid does.


26 posted on 09/25/2013 8:45:09 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear." (Glenn Beck))
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