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#31
09-14-2010, 07:27 PM
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From West Hollywood
Joined in Sep 2007
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angeleno
For all those [mod edit] going “oh, what a disappointment. It’s all about politics” give me a fucking break! [mod edit].

If Reid had waited until after the elections these would’ve been the same [mod edit] going “yeah Reid took his sweet time because he doesn’t care about us, it’s all about politics”; and if he had waited until after the new Congress convened, they would’ve said “geez, thanks for waiting until there weren’t enough Democrats to kill the DA on the Senate floor, it’s all about politics” so why don’t you just shut [mod edit].

When the hell do you want the DA to be brought to the Senate floor? The fact is that there will never be a perfect time for the Dream Act, NEVER!! So instead of fucking up the only chance we’ll have in about 10 years get on that phone and make phone calls.

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Originally Posted by Abaddon View Post
Anyone know how many votes are needed to pass an amendment as a part of a bigger legislation?
Technically you’d only need 51 votes to attach an amendment to a larger bill Abby; however, there won’t be unanimous consent to bring the DA to the floor ( Republicans will flip a bitch and accuse Democrats of trying to give handouts to “illegals” in the middle of a recession and at the expense of our troops) so Democrats will have to muster 60 votes to end a Republican filibuster and move forward with the defense bill.
Last edited by Swim19; 09-14-2010 at 07:51 PM.. Reason: let's try to be nice even when frustrated
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