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To: servo1969

And, a bit of history:

Filibuster first limited in 1917 with 66 votes...by Democrats

Filibuster further limited in 1975 with 60 votes...by Democrats.

Filibuster further limited (for convenient votes) in 2013 with 51 votes...by Democrats.

Source: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Filibuster_Cloture.htm


25 posted on 04/06/2017 9:36:01 AM PDT by TankerKC (If Mitt Romney is elected, everyone in the US will die!)
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To: TankerKC

so... it’s only nuclear when Republicans do it?


50 posted on 04/06/2017 9:58:37 AM PDT by infool7 (The ugly Truth is just a big lie.)
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