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In reply to the discussion: Third party morons blame President Obama, RBG, and "Democratic normies", [View all]
BumRushDaShow
(164,777 posts)60. One of my Senators at the time in 2009 - Arlen Specter (R) switched parties to (D)
and that is what took Democrats to 59, after which Franken finally getting sworn in gave us 60. But then after Kennedy died and MA appointed a fill-in (D), MA had a special election to fill out the term that December and carpet-bagger Scott Brown (R) won the seat, breaking the 60 votes when they resumed that January 2010, and that forced Democrats to have to use "reconciliation" to fix and finish what became the ACA (because we were back to 59), and that is when Stupak came into play.
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Third party morons blame President Obama, RBG, and "Democratic normies", [View all]
lapucelle
Jun 2022
OP
Briahna Joy Gray really thinks the president can single-handedly codify something?
TwilightZone
Jun 2022
#1
Maybe Warren and Smith didn't have time to follow President Biden's remarks yesterday.
lapucelle
Jun 2022
#10
Gray, Turner, and the usual cast went out of there way not only to loudly proclaim they would not
JohnSJ
Jun 2022
#78
"YOU TRY PASSING A PRO-CHOICE BILL THROUGH 60 SENATORS WHO WERE NOT ALL PRO-CHOICE!!!!!!"
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2022
#29
YES! I mentioned him this morning talking about this. Also Ian Millhiser invites people
In It to Win It
Jun 2022
#30
One of my Senators at the time in 2009 - Arlen Specter (R) switched parties to (D)
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2022
#60
According to the legal "experts" Roe was settled law. Obama was busy trying to save us from crisis
Samrob
Jun 2022
#38
It was a very brief window, and that some continue to not realize that only displays their
JohnSJ
Jun 2022
#79
Just read a long discussion, too many people convinced there are easy solutions laying around
betsuni
Jun 2022
#87
The fact that Sirota is not a Democrat is right on his wiki page along with a professional headshot.
lapucelle
Jun 2022
#35
Yes it is. Sirota provided the headshot, and he is publicity conscious enough
lapucelle
Jun 2022
#47
Yet you have no evidence for the claim that an independent, third party advocate, anti-duopolist
lapucelle
Jun 2022
#76
If he hates Democrats then why would he ever marry one who's serving in office?
AntivaxHunters
Jun 2022
#69
Really? Well, Sirota certainly was busy depressing the Democratic vote on November 7, 2016.
lapucelle
Jun 2022
#25
There's no way to sugarcoat it - Ginsburg made a VERY risky gamble - gambling that the Democratic
Midwestern Democrat
Jun 2022
#14
Indeed. Unfortunately there are influencers who don't understand the obvious,
lapucelle
Jun 2022
#20
It is a shame that folks like Yang and Gray cannot countenance the discussion of their past mistakes
lapucelle
Jun 2022
#28
No kidding. I'm no Bernie/"Our Revolution" fan, but I'm not ever going to engage in such blind hero
Midwestern Democrat
Jun 2022
#37
Agreed. The blind hero worship of third party acolytes who work to depress the Democratic vote
lapucelle
Jun 2022
#56
If RBG retired before the 2014 midterms, the 60 vote filibuster was in effect
LetMyPeopleVote
Jun 2022
#80