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okaawhatever

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7. Filibuster reform will probably happen soon. There isn't/wasn't time now to debate what needs to
Fri Nov 22, 2013, 10:48 AM
Nov 2013

stay or go. Fact is, the filibusters for nominations have nothing to do with their opposing the nominations on merit in the first place. That's part of the problem. They can't find anything wrong with these people to take before the American people.
If they're going to overhaul the filibuster, they also need to force everyone to vote. With the last nomination the problem was that 9 Senators didn't vote. They wanted to play both sides against the middle for the benefit of their election. I say too bad, no filibuster while Senators are refusing to do their job which would remove the need for the filibuster in the first place.



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