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PoliticAverse

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24. You can do a carve out in the Senate on any piece of legislation with 50+1 votes.

Reply to question everything (Reply #10)

Thu Jul 7, 2022, 08:27 PM

Jul 2022

Reid did it with a vote of 52-48 (See: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/21/harry-reid-senate-rules-republican-filibusters-nominations ).

The votes mentioned in the story occurred before Republicans had the votes on the Supreme Court to make any of them stick. Additionally the Republicans are the "party of no" and want to preserve the filibuster for legislation because they benefit more by stopping legislation than they would by passing legislation.

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WaPo Opinion: Busting the filibuster for abortion now is madness [View all] question everything Jul 2022 OP

Very good points jimfields33 Jul 2022 #1

Reasons why women must be controlled. Shithole country. onecaliberal Jul 2022 #2

The person believes McConnell wouldn't have made a filibuster carve out to get his Supreme dream PoliticAverse Jul 2022 #3

Republicans will 💯 do this the nano second they get back into power NO MATTER WHAT. onecaliberal Jul 2022 #5

Do you disagree with the examples given above that were it not for the filibuster anti abortion laws question everything Jul 2022 #9

It's ALL a deflection to give themselves cover for what they're are absolutely going to if they onecaliberal Jul 2022 #12

Can he do this on his own? Didn't Reid need to get some agreement? question everything Jul 2022 #10

You can do a carve out in the Senate on any piece of legislation with 50+1 votes. PoliticAverse Jul 2022 #24

How the f*ck do they figure mcturtle wouldn't have railroaded Amy conehead in? unblock Jul 2022 #4

As soon as Trump took control, McConnell approved 200 judges to offices that he left open question everything Jul 2022 #11

Some things would take the trifecta to reverse unblock Jul 2022 #19

Hohman is full of it Cheezoholic Jul 2022 #6

👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 onecaliberal Jul 2022 #13

Bullshit premise: " since liberals called for defunding the police." That never happened. emulatorloo Jul 2022 #7

We lost seats based on this slogan. And members of Minneapolis city council did call for that question everything Jul 2022 #14

Was it an official position of the Democrats as author says? No it NEVER was emulatorloo Jul 2022 #16

Doesn't need to be an official position to have the undesired affect AllTooEasy Jul 2022 #18

To quote Sinema in his article MN2theMax Jul 2022 #8

Hohmann is wrong duckworth969 Jul 2022 #15

I don't care- killing the filibuster provides transparent accountability for both parties Fiendish Thingy Jul 2022 #17

I agree completely...it is why we have gridlock and half the country doesn't vote...why bother Demsrule86 Jul 2022 #23

I'm just sick and tired of women's rights and liberties always being slightlv Jul 2022 #20

Feeling the same Timeflyer Jul 2022 #21

For weeks now, I've had Tom Petty's song running through my head: slightlv Jul 2022 #25

Nonsense...the GOP will end the filibuster in order to stop fair elections,to end Medicare and Demsrule86 Jul 2022 #22

Don't you think that the GOP will break the filibuster to do this lees1975 Jul 2022 #26