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PoliticAverse

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8. You appear to be confusing controlling the Senate with "having a filibuster proof majority"

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:51 AM

Jun 2016

in the Senate. Democrats controlled (i.e. had a majority in) the Senate & House for 2 years
after Obama was elected. As to the filibuster the Democrats could have changed that rule
at any time had they wanted to. The OP just mentioned "winning" the Senate & House, nothing
about a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.

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Imagine if the dems won the House, Senate, White House [View all] brettdale Jun 2016 OP

You mean like when the Democrats controlled all three for the first 2 years after Obama was elected? PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #1

win in a landslide brettdale Jun 2016 #2

keep going lol MFM008 Jun 2016 #5

Because Ted Kennedy died and Al Franken had a fight to get seated... joshcryer Jun 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author stopbush Jun 2016 #4

See post # 8... PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #9

You appear to be confusing controlling the Senate with "having a filibuster proof majority" PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #8

Pedantry. joshcryer Jun 2016 #10

What then would be the excuse for our political agenda not swinging left? avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #6

+1, and INSTANTLY ... I MEAN INSTANTLY pass a bill outlawing gerrymandering !!! The BIGGEST problem uponit7771 Jun 2016 #7

Only LWolf Jun 2016 #11

it's no longer just about winning, we have to maintain a super majority to get anything done La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #13