Harry Reid Goes Nuclear, Senate Democrats End 60-Vote Filibuster For Most Nominees

Posted by $ Mimi 11 years, 5 months ago to Politics
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Harry Reid makes good on his threat to take away the filibuster.

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  • Posted by UncommonSense 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    What were the lyrics to the stupid Ovomit propaganda song, forced upon innocent kids to sing? Uh, I believe it was "He's gonna change it, and rearrange it...."

    Venezuela is coming to the U.S.A sooner than we think. Mid-January is the next scheduled crisis (the debt ceiling)....I'll bet they'll try to kick the can again, but not before they yank on the DOD furlough chain again.
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  • Posted by Eyecu2 11 years, 5 months ago
    “Once you change the rules and surrender the Senate’s institutional power, you never get it back. And we’re about to break the rules to change the rules … Under our rules, you’re required to get a two-thirds vote — I mean, excuse me — 60 votes to change the rules … Isn’t what really is going on here the majority doesn’t want to hear what others have to say, even if it’s the truth? … A nuclear option abandons America’s sense of fair play.” -Joe Biden

    I normally disagree with Joe but this quote has too much truth to it to disagree with.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I said that election night when some one said. "We have to put up with this asshole until the next election." I don't think we'll see another one. He has 3 years to ruin us completely....he's more than half way there already.
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 5 months ago
    I believe we are rapidly approaching our Reichstag Fire moment which will require BO to suspend the constitution and take over temporarily until the crises is past.Which it never will be..
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  • Posted by Mitch 11 years, 5 months ago
    I don’t think it will change ether in 2014 or 16, we are in for the long road. If they don’t gain seats in 2014, I think we’ll see an unprecedented use of executive orders, more power grabbing and destruction of country. It’s going to be his hail marry pass to win the game. But I’m dubious that we can keep them confined, the voting population is ill informed and not equipped to make decisions. All part of the plan… Couple this with the voter fraud that is going on and its game over.
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  • Posted by $ Genez 11 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Completely agree, all of my family and a few close friends who have discussed this are fearful that we will not see another election for the POTUS...
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 11 years, 5 months ago
    Sniff Sniff.... I smell a Dictator brewing up some mayhem.
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  • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years, 5 months ago
    I was enraged when I heard this today. It was a means of keeping checks and balances. We are done for. The utter vindictiveness of the freakshow in the White House and his lap dog Harry Reid have sent us down the old brown creek without a paddle.
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  • Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 5 months ago
    Barry and Harry don't like the rules so they just change them. Funny how the system woked for over 200 years before they came along but now they must be changed for the good of the country.
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