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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: aknahow who wrote (214350)	1/3/2002 4:41:06 PM
From: JDN	Respond to of 769670

Dear George: Is that really correct? Thought 60 votes were needed to get it to the floor for a vote but then the issue would be voted up or down with 51 votes. The idea being that most of the time only issues that would not pass would be allowed to come to a vote. Yes, we are both correct just saying different things. It does take 60 votes to overcome a filibuster and yes you are correct once a bill gets to the floor a simple majority carries it BUT right now to get it to the floor requires a 2/3 MAJORITY of Democrat support meaning with ALL Republicans voting comes to 82 votes. What this means is that 18 Liberals can block ALL LEGISLATION. JDN