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Tx4obama

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12. And I think that all the Senators should have to sit at their desks in the Senate chamber when ...

Reply to SwampG8r (Reply #11)

Sat May 12, 2012, 12:02 AM

May 2012

Senators are on the floor talking.

That is how it was in the OLD OLD days before senators had offices, back then all they had was the senate chamber desk - they would sit there all day in the senate chamber and do their work and HAD TO listen to what all the other senators had to say.

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So, I'm guessing Reid expects the Senate to go Republican? [View all] Marr May 2012 OP

No. He expects the Senate to stay with a Democratic majority, but ... Tx4obama May 2012 #1

will they finally have to actually SwampG8r May 2012 #3

We probably won't hear any details until closer to the end of the year n/t Tx4obama May 2012 #6

i would watch cspan SwampG8r May 2012 #11

And I think that all the Senators should have to sit at their desks in the Senate chamber when ... Tx4obama May 2012 #12

agreed SwampG8r May 2012 #14

Eh? napoleon_in_rags May 2012 #2

Reid isn't planning on changing the rules until January 2013, the first day of the new session Tx4obama May 2012 #7

A statistical look at who uses the filibuster most would be enlightening. napoleon_in_rags May 2012 #15

He's a fool. MrSlayer May 2012 #4

i agree SwampG8r May 2012 #5

I believe the last time he was able to change the rules, and didn't, was Jan 2011. BlueCaliDem May 2012 #8

It does matter even without the House. Tx4obama May 2012 #9

so he's going to engineer a rule that will allow us to overcome the filibuster? bigtree May 2012 #10

It's a rule that would go into effect in the next Congress. Marr May 2012 #16

I only question those who make broadside attacks against the Democratic party bigtree May 2012 #21

we will have a majority in the Senate but MannyGoldstein May 2012 #13

Unless of course, we get a majority of the Third Way democrats... white_wolf May 2012 #17

...who will say that it's not "bipartisan" to change the rules Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #18

Funny how the GOP was able to ram through legislation during the Dubya years StitchesforSnitches May 2012 #19

That was because Blue Dogs and others often supported it ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #20

Agree those 'Other' Dems StitchesforSnitches May 2012 #22