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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 10:21 AM
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How many votes do we need to advance Levin/Reed?
Do we just need a majority, or do we need 60 votes?

By my count, we have 53 now.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 10:21 AM
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1. 60 votes to stop debate
but only 51 to pass the bill
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 10:23 AM
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2. Thanks -- that's what I thought, but just wanted to confirm.
If they don't have the votes to stop debate, will they continue debating? They should do so until they get the votes.
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corkhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 10:25 AM
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3. 60 votes to stop a filibuster.
Edited on Wed Jul-18-07 10:26 AM by corkhead
they need to keep debating until they get 60 votes, period. The American people are on our side. They better not cave on this one.

Time to use some of all that "dry powder" they've been saving up.
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southerncrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 10:25 AM
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4. This has really confused me. Makes me civically ignorant. This may be
a stupid question, but....why would we need to debate if we can pass the bill now? :shrug:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 10:26 AM
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5. We don't. They're filibustering.
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southerncrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 10:27 AM
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7. Thanks.
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shireen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 10:28 AM
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8. filibustering for the right to cause more American soldier deaths, innocent Iraqi deaths .... nt
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 10:32 AM
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9. And the media is in on it, refusing to say the word.
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corkhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 10:27 AM
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6. they can't call for a vote until all debate has ended, which takes 60 votes
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