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MohRokTah

(15,429 posts) Sun May 31, 2015, 07:02 PM May 2015

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We interrupt your DU experience for a note on Senate procedures.

A vote to "Limit Debate" on a given piece of legislation is essentially a preemptive cloture vote and has the same effect and requirements.

The vote limits debate to a set time period after which an up or down vote occurs.

This gives Senators the ability to allow legislation to move forward while still being able to tell constituents they voted against it.

At this moment, the limited debate motion on the USA PATRIOT Act extension is standing at 76 Yes votes to 17 No votes.

I guarantee that even though the up or down vote is likely to get more than 50 votes, there will not be 60 votes. Many who voted Yes to limited debate will vote against the extension.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled DU.

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We interrupt your DU experience for a note on Senate procedures. (Original Post) MohRokTah May 2015 OP

Nudge. MohRokTah May 2015 #1

A nudge to take note that one Senator gets a pass on cloture votes. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #2

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

1. Nudge.

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2015, 07:45 PM

May 2015

For those who would like to keep up on who votes to allow these things to go forward.

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

2. A nudge to take note that one Senator gets a pass on cloture votes. eom

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2015, 10:46 PM

May 2015

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