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Independent_Liberal

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4. I don't think the "Hastert Rule" ever really existed to begin with.

Reply to Hamlette (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 02:07 AM

May 2015

Going by how Boehner and co. seem to have abandoned it as of recently with some things that have had to be passed with more Democratic votes than Republican, they don't appear to be too serious about maintaining that "majority of the majority only vote" policy.

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The good news is the Hastert Rule is dead. [View all] Hamlette May 2015 OP

For those DUers, like me, who may have forgotten what the Hastert Rule is... KansDem May 2015 #1

It will be re-branded as the "Helping Americans Become Rich" rule or some other irrelevant label. LanternWaste May 2015 #2

and everytime they do, the Dems will say "formerly known as the Hastert rule" Hamlette May 2015 #3

I don't think the "Hastert Rule" ever really existed to begin with. Independent_Liberal May 2015 #4