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11. Yeah, but if they cloture, they likely have the votes

Sun May 31, 2015, 05:52 PM

May 2015

unless we are all reading the US Senate wrong.

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Surveillance powers set to lapse with no deal in Senate [View all] octoberlib May 2015 OP

Sure it will go dark, and they weren't snooping prior to 9/11 either NightWatcher May 2015 #1

The AP will have to retract at the pace this is going nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #3

Aargh. Surely McConnell knows how many votes he's got. octoberlib May 2015 #5

66-14 at this point nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #7

This is a vote to limit debate? octoberlib May 2015 #8

Yes, cloture vote nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #9

Good. Let that POS legislation expire. AtomicKitten May 2015 #4

They got cloture nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #6

Yeah, but if they cloture, they likely have the votes nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #11

There will be NO cloture vote. MohRokTah May 2015 #13

Didn't you say in another thread that cloture passed nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #14

That is basically what a vote to limit debate is. MohRokTah May 2015 #15

They were confused early on nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #16

I know, Feinstein voting for it...sure nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #20

The vote to limit debate has passed. MohRokTah May 2015 #12

Thanks for the explanation. This stuff is confusing. octoberlib May 2015 #17

Bodies use roberts rules of order nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #19

Believe it or not, the rules were originally penned by Jefferson. MohRokTah May 2015 #22

They do nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #23

And the games have actually started nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #21

Its going to pass eventually.. DCBob May 2015 #24

Paul is being rather consistent nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #25

Yes, his five minute speech was a barn burner today. grasswire May 2015 #26

So did Wyden, partly nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #27

Paul: "This bill will ultimately pass." DCBob May 2015 #28