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Stallion

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1. Actually Obama Had 28 Days of Cloture Super Majority

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Fri Apr 28, 2017, 11:27 PM

Apr 2017

because of Kennedy's illness and death and I think another factor which I am forgetting. Majority doesn't always get the job done. Being able to force a cloture vote in the Senate does when opposition refuses to compromise

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Actually Obama Had 28 Days of Cloture Super Majority Stallion Apr 2017 #1

Yes. And Frankin was seated for a damn long time. Liberal In Texas Apr 2017 #2

You must mean "Franklin WASN'T seated for a damn long time". brush Apr 2017 #3

And both of you must mean Franken question everything Apr 2017 #5

Bam! Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #6

Yes. Good catch. brush Apr 2017 #7

2 dems w/ publikkan majorities & A TEEVEE MEDIA that still sniffs reagan's pansypoo53219 Apr 2017 #4