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Old 03-27-2009, 11:06 AM   #38
TheMercenary
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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey View Post
The filibuster that would have otherwise caused it to take 60 votes.

Laws are supposed to take 51 votes to pass.
Not for things that cost 600 billion dollars and radically change the way business is done in this country.

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It's only the ridiculous overuse of the filibuster that has made 60 votes a de facto requirement.
Your opinion.
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