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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI can't help but notice it's a Dem who started the filibuster
Bravo to Sen. Murphy. We are all in his debt. The parties are NOT the same.
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I can't help but notice it's a Dem who started the filibuster (Original Post)
CorkySt.Clair
Jun 2016
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Why it can't be...Bernie tells us Dems are bad...wants the guy leading the filibuster kicked
Demsrule86
Jun 2016
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oswaldactedalone
(3,602 posts)1. +1
Demsrule86
(71,522 posts)2. Why it can't be...Bernie tells us Dems are bad...wants the guy leading the filibuster kicked
out of the convention. Where is Bernie...not doing his job...you know leading a revolution is time-consuming...he needs to resign his Senate seat.
hedda_foil
(16,954 posts)3. I'm glad Murphy is filibustering but the majority doesn't need to filibuster because they set the ag
It's a tool of the minority, whichever party is in power. It's been terribly abused by the Repubs, but used judiciously, it's an important tool.
