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BumRushDaShow

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12. They need 60 votes to move legislation

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #11)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 08:25 AM

7 hrs ago

and they don't have that. Even if ALL GOP Senators except him vote for it, they would still need 8 Democrats (and/or Indies) to join them and that ain't happening.

It's simple math.

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Tillis: SAVE America Act is 'dead' as time has run out to implement new voting rules [View all] BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago OP

Why I don't believe him............... Lovie777 22 hrs ago #1

Yeah, I'll believe it when I don't have to show my birth certificate to vote. 50 Shades Of Blue 22 hrs ago #2

I have to disagree with the two members of DU who posted before I did. I believe him. CaliforniaPeggy 22 hrs ago #3

I'm with you CaliforniaPeggy, MarineCombatEngineer 22 hrs ago #4

Thanks for your support, my dear MarineCombatEngineer! CaliforniaPeggy 22 hrs ago #5

Don't RetiredParatrooper 21 hrs ago #6

He's not running for reelection BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #10

His kowtowing to anyone who will listen is not going to change what he did while in Congress. OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #11

They need 60 votes to move legislation BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #12

Oh, I agree with you. OldBaldy1701E 6 hrs ago #13

I know RetiredParatrooper 1 hr ago #14

Crossing fingers for Roy Cooper! BumRushDaShow 26 min ago #15

The media is leaving out an awful lot there about what the SAVE Act would do. It fucks over married women and anyone who Karasu 21 hrs ago #7

Yep, the whole idea was to disenfranchise women. nt Laffy Kat 21 hrs ago #8

They completely leave out the whole birth certificate bit and just focus on the photo ID part. It's completely Karasu 21 hrs ago #9