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bullimiami

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4. It would have required a Republican President and an intransigent Senate to even consider it.

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 24, 2020, 09:13 PM

Nov 2020

We may have that situation in reverse.

Tough times require tough actions.

I’m not seeing the senate has a constitutional leg to stand on. Just parlimentary.

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Thom Hartman has been on about "President of the Senate" recently. [View all] bullimiami Nov 2020 OP

If that is true the Republicans would do it. Just because they can. nt doc03 Nov 2020 #1

It would have required a Republican President and an intransigent Senate to even consider it. bullimiami Nov 2020 #4

Why this won't happen? Because Joe Biden was a Senator for 36 years onenote Nov 2020 #2

Unless the filibuster is gone, House of Roberts Nov 2020 #3