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pecosbob

(8,241 posts)
20. Eliminating the filibuster would reduce the Senate's ability to cock-block the will of the people.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 04:18 PM
Nov 6

Just as the founding slavemasters intended.

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We shall see....................... Lovie777 Nov 6 #1
Tillis will go where the lobbying winds blow. yardwork Nov 6 #2
They won't eliminate the filibuster. 33taw Nov 6 #3
They know it's staying and this "opposition" is as fake as MT Green's. live love laugh Nov 6 #15
DJT: "Shame if anything happened to your loved ones" durablend Nov 6 #4
Emperor Tangerine says he will make their life a "living hell," while they say... Ol Janx Spirit Nov 6 #5
Wow, Repugs showing the presence of a hint of spine - nothing definitive yet, but this is a good sign. lark Nov 6 #6
It's a "concept" of a "blueprint" for a spine. BumRushDaShow Nov 6 #10
Of course, they know that PatSeg Nov 6 #12
Conservatives have abused the Filibuster forever. Gore1FL Nov 6 #7
Can anyone explain why they can't pass a budget bill with 50 votes + Vance? House of Roberts Nov 6 #8
Current Senate rules allow only one fiscal bill per year... WestMichRad Nov 6 #9
Those reconciliation bills are per FY, so the new FY period started Oct. 1 of 2025 BumRushDaShow Nov 6 #11
Sounds like to me they could pass whatever they want, House of Roberts Nov 6 #14
"Sounds like to me they could pass whatever they want" BumRushDaShow Nov 6 #16
Thanks for the clarifications on the Reconciliation process WestMichRad Nov 6 #17
Former Senator (obviously now-deceased) Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) BumRushDaShow Nov 6 #19
It's a list of the most notorious flip-floppers Bobstandard Nov 6 #13
Poor lil pResident Felon, he doesn't have blackmail material on ALL the GOP office holders and it makes him sad Attilatheblond Nov 6 #18
Eliminating the filibuster would reduce the Senate's ability to cock-block the will of the people. pecosbob Nov 6 #20
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