Senate getting ready to vote on cloture...

[kentuck]

of Patriot Act provisions.

[MohRokTah]

1. McConnell must think he has the votes.

Let's see if he pulls a Boehner and puts a vote out he cannot get to pass.

[kentuck]

2. I think the vote will tell us all we need to know...

..about the future direction of this country.

[joeybee12]

3. An over-reaching bill passed by fear and intimdation...

Please let it die.

[octoberlib]

4. No deal!!

Yahoo News ‏@YahooNews 10m10 minutes ago
BREAKING Senate Republicans: No deal in Senate means Patriot Act provisions will expire at midnight @AP

[TDale313]

7. I saw that...

Does that mean there is no deal, or that if no deal is reached that's what will happen?

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. If cloture is not reached

this fails... they are still voting

[octoberlib]

10. I don't think they have the votes but I'm not sure. It's confusing.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. We will know soon

[octoberlib]

12. Thanks, Nadin !

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. The voting is still continuing

counting chickens early (Not that I would mind)

[TDale313]

14. Please let this thing sunset.

Thanks for the clarification.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. This is just to stop debate

then they move to the real meat, the vote on the actual legislation. Cloture, this is it, requires 60 votes, legislation a simple majority.

[TDale313]

21. Got it.

Although if the cloture vote passes, they'll probably have the votes to extend it, correct?

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. That would be my asusmption

but none can pull a last second filibuster... since debate is closed.

[MohRokTah]

23. Actually, this limits debate.

No cloture vote will be needed after this.

Essentially, this is for cloture through the back door.

[MohRokTah]

13. Cloture passed. eom

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. here live feed

http://www.c-span.org/video/?326227-2/us-senate-debate-nsa-surveillance&live

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. 58-13

they need 60

[HereSince1628]

17. But this is just for cloture...

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Yes, which I just explained in another thread

[LittleBlue]

16. 60 votes. f***

[MohRokTah]

19. Cloture is a done deal.

It's over. The only hope was a filibuster.