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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill McConnell change voting rules to bypass 60 vote requirement
Won't be surprised if that happens. He may look like turtle ..but he really is a snake
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Will McConnell change voting rules to bypass 60 vote requirement (Original Post)
Le Gaucher
Jan 2018
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Demsrule86
(68,779 posts)1. He doesn't have 50 votes
no_hypocrisy
(46,295 posts)3. Ha! He'll change the rules so that if Republicans want it, they'll get it
even if they have a minority vote.
BigmanPigman
(51,650 posts)4. He has his head inside his shell trying to figure out what to do
with the schizophrenic moron who says completely different things every 23 min. Ryan is trying to stay ahead of the moron's tweets which make no sense to him either. They have no idea what he will do or say from one min to the next. They own this shit show!
tritsofme
(17,432 posts)5. No way, they're not going nuclear over a continuing resolution. The government will likely shutdown
until one side caves.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)6. He can call for a Voice Vote.
or what is known as a Unanimous consent.