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BumRushDaShow

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9. They have tried many times to change the Rule to have a "talking filibuster"

Reply to 4lbs (Reply #8)

Wed Sep 25, 2024, 09:09 AM

Sep 2024

But to change the Rule requires a simple majority (51 votes) and 2 out of the 51 who were either (D)s or (I)s who caucused with (D)s, included Manchin and Sinema, who both refused to vote to change the current Rule).

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Harris says she would support ending the filibuster to bring back Roe v. Wade [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 OP

End the filibuster to get things done for the majority of Americans Clouds Passing Sep 2024 #1

It will be ended if MAGA takes the Senate. Marcuse Sep 2024 #2

Hoping the Dems win the trifecta Clouds Passing Sep 2024 #3

True that. They do this crap with impunity. We're always trying to be nice and proper. BComplex Sep 2024 #4

And now Manchin says he won't support Harris tonekat Sep 2024 #5

Sinema had joined him regarding the same BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #6

Hey, Manchin.... LudwigPastorius Sep 2024 #7

Why not make them actually do it? 4lbs Sep 2024 #8

They have tried many times to change the Rule to have a "talking filibuster" BumRushDaShow Sep 2024 #9