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Turin_C3PO

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16. We have the

Reply to NCDem47 (Reply #12)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 10:23 AM

Jan 2021

advantage in that Kamala Harris can break a 50-50 tie. Other than that, power is shared. That’s what was always on the table. Whoever told you otherwise was wrong.

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Republicans still control the Senate. Here's why. [View all] Wicked Blue Jan 2021 OP

Yea, right. Would he do that for Schumer if the tables were turned? I think not... nt mitch96 Jan 2021 #1

+1 Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #10

He did. former9thward Jan 2021 #27

We MUST act like we are the MAJORITY. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #2

Yes indeed nt Wicked Blue Jan 2021 #3

The filibuster has to go. Fuck Mitch. Autumn Jan 2021 #4

Schumer needs to remember what mitch is and will do and play HARDBALL Beachnutt Jan 2021 #5

That is a horribly false article as The Founders never wrote the filibuster into the Constitution. LonePirate Jan 2021 #6

+1 Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #11

I thought the power sharing agreement is just... Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #7

Senate has rules that the body follows. Kaleva Jan 2021 #13

Right but customary when Democrats are in power? Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #18

If we had won one more Senate seat in the general, this wouldn't be going on Kaleva Jan 2021 #20

I do to, but I called my Senator's to ask that they support Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #26

McConnell destroyed our Supreme Court by tossing aside the filibuster. We must never forget that RAB910 Jan 2021 #8

So we just have to introduce good proposals that benefit Americans randr Jan 2021 #9

Wait. NCDem47 Jan 2021 #12

+1, uponit7771 Jan 2021 #15

We have the Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #16

I get it. Expectations are coming into sharper focus. The reality of the situation is here. NCDem47 Jan 2021 #19

We will control Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #24

51-50 means WE HAVE THE MAJORITY Tommymac Jan 2021 #21

We do. Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #23

Yeah, non repentant and enabled Trump including attack on himself. Moscow Mitch HAS LEARNED NOTHING! uponit7771 Jan 2021 #14

We need a master class in Senate rules... stillcool Jan 2021 #17

Some like to scream, yell , run around and refuse to do a little reading that would explain all. Kaleva Jan 2021 #22

That's why we have the VP as a tiebreaker vote world wide wally Jan 2021 #25

The filibuster works when both parties are legitimately interested in debate and governing. nt wiggs Jan 2021 #28

McTurtle's strategy? if..fish..had..wings Jan 2021 #29