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reACTIONary

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21. I would say that they are the same, but different...

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 08:21 AM

Jun 2021

... minority parties may take extraordinary measures, within the rules, to block legislation, and majority parties may take extraordinary measures, within the rules to unblock the blocking of legislation.

And that would include using the rules to change the rules, temporarily or permanently.

Within the rules, all's fair.

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all the filibuster lovers need to do to keep it is- [View all] mopinko Jun 2021 OP

Except they don't even have to do that FBaggins Jun 2021 #1

no. they did it one time. mopinko Jun 2021 #2

So when a special session brings it back up? FBaggins Jun 2021 #3

this is not about texas. mopinko Jun 2021 #5

Reflexive Contrarianism, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2021 #6

That looks like a personal attack Loki Liesmith Jun 2021 #11

Do You Really? The Magistrate Jun 2021 #13

Not from TM FBaggins Jun 2021 #14

I would say that they are the same, but different... reACTIONary Jun 2021 #20

Are you seriously equating the two voting rights laws? Lancero Jun 2021 #4

Nope FBaggins Jun 2021 #7

And yet you chose to make these voting bills your examples. Lancero Jun 2021 #9

Are there other recent filibusters? FBaggins Jun 2021 #10

I would say that they are the same, but different... reACTIONary Jun 2021 #21

Yes if Mitch can selectively filibuster SCOTUS picks, we can use it for specific legislation bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #8

Extraordinary circumstances can occur quite frequently. jaxexpat Jun 2021 #12

Is your definition of gab13by13 Jun 2021 #15

What are you? The purity police? Of course I despise the Republican bad intentions. jaxexpat Jun 2021 #16

Sorry if I was too harsh, gab13by13 Jun 2021 #18

Dems could tart threatening committees with... SmartVoter22 Jun 2021 #17

Those are all great ideas, gab13by13 Jun 2021 #19