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Filibuster follow-up
From Kevin Drum again:
..Republicans have just killed an amendment sponsored by James Webb and Chuck Hagel that would have standardized military rotations. It actually passed 56-41, but since you routinely need 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate these days, it fell four votes short.
And from BlueGrass Roots:
Mitch McConnell has now vowed to filibuster any amendment dealing with Iraq this Fall. The party of the “nuclear option” is now the party of filibustering any legislation that challenges Bush’s failed Iraq policy.
And why, might you ask, does this play into the hands of McConnell, Smith, Coleman and Collins? Well, with the 60 votes required to pass, such Senators in close ‘08 elections can vote for this legislation, knowing that it might get, say 58 votes.
If you don’t remember what the “nuclear option” is, here’s an explanation at Wikipedia.
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1. University Update - Chuck&hellip replies at 12th July 2007, 1:00 pm :
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