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Wanting To Do Away With The Filibuster

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 15 Feb 10

When Republicans were the majority party and in control of the Presidency, Democrats used their parliamentary rights to block or at least hold up Bush judicial appointees. Then Senate majority leader Bill Frist came up with the...

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Are You For or Against the U.S. Senate Practice of Filibuster?

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 19 Dec 09

It seems this is something else Senator Joe Lieberman has flip-flopped on! Way back in 1995 he co-sponsored legislation to curtail the use of the filibuster but now, in 2009, he's using it as a threat to delay the process...

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Gop keeps their seat in Georgia

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 3 Dec 08

Sen. Saxby won re-election in the run off yesterday. It was a hot run off with political big shots from both sides showing up to rally for their candidate. With this win it means the democrats will not reach the magic number of 60...

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Did you know about the fillibuster?

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 19 Jun 07

Throughout the history of the filibuster, it has never been used against judicial appointments. It was always understood that the President should be able to get confirmation on the judicial nominees of his choice. This Senate...

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