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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Fri Sep 29, 2017, 07:52 PM Sep 2017

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US Senate Democrats should filibuster the HHS Secretary nomination until

Trump withdraws his plan to repeal Obamacare.

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US Senate Democrats should filibuster the HHS Secretary nomination until (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Sep 2017 OP

They can only stand firm and united. yallerdawg Sep 2017 #1

Harry Reid ended the filibuster for cabinet nominees. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2017 #2

Trump could just lie about dropping his repeal Obamacare. Trump's doc03 Sep 2017 #3

You can't filibuster appointments. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #4

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

1. They can only stand firm and united.

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 07:55 PM

Sep 2017

The "filibuster rule" no longer applies to presidential nominees.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. Harry Reid ended the filibuster for cabinet nominees. n/t

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 08:03 PM

Sep 2017

doc03

(35,324 posts)

3. Trump could just lie about dropping his repeal Obamacare. Trump's

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 08:16 PM

Sep 2017

word has zero value.

Demsrule86

(68,539 posts)

4. You can't filibuster appointments.

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 08:30 PM

Sep 2017

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