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byeya

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17. The sad part is the majority of Americans support fiscal spending on needed infrastructure upgrades

Reply to Faryn Balyncd (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 10:04 AM

Jun 2013

and support the President's being able to fill his administration and vacant judgships; yet the Democratic leaders have rigged the rules so that these actions can be thwarted. There is no good reason for this to happen just like there is no good reason for Obama to to appoint Republicans to sensitive positions in his administration.

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When the GOP rules, a filibuster means you stand, keep talking, don't pee, don't eat, don't dare... [View all] Faryn Balyncd Jun 2013 OP

Spot on. DURHAM D Jun 2013 #1

SPOT On x1000 BehindTheCurtain76 Jun 2013 #11

Wow, three thumbsup! CrispyQ Jun 2013 #15

I was just going to say, its about balls... Volaris Jun 2013 #16

Exactly! scorpiogirl Jun 2013 #2

what is wrong is you apparently don't know the difference between the rules of the US and Texas dsc Jun 2013 #3

Why do you suppose that is? nt Romulus Quirinus Jun 2013 #4

The Republicans seem to be making it up as they go. DURHAM D Jun 2013 #5

they way the GOP in Texas is enforcing the rules is a different matter dsc Jun 2013 #7

The rules in the US Senate are what they are because the Senate Democratic leadership caved to a GOP Faryn Balyncd Jun 2013 #6

I agree with that dsc Jun 2013 #8

democratic leadership is weak in the senate and in the white house nt msongs Jun 2013 #10

The sad part is the majority of Americans support fiscal spending on needed infrastructure upgrades byeya Jun 2013 #17

What are they voting on? It is after midnight. DURHAM D Jun 2013 #9

David Dewhurst does not believe in legislatus interruptus NoPasaran Jun 2013 #13

Kabuki Theatre. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #12

If Harry Reid would do us all a favor Spirochete Jun 2013 #14

How? Recursion Jun 2013 #19

I don't know that a different one would either Spirochete Jun 2013 #22

The Texas Senate has different rules than the US Senate Recursion Jun 2013 #18

The US Senate rules are what they are because the Democratic leadership gave the GOP minority ... Faryn Balyncd Jun 2013 #20

Wonder how many here would consider those parameters to Skidmore Jun 2013 #21