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To: Brumar89 who wrote (5801)	3/7/2009 4:32:23 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86350

What filibuster? Sixty votes. Don't you know anything about government?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (5801)	3/9/2009 10:29:10 AM
From: RetiredNow	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 86350

Brumar, surely you jest? During the Dem held Congress from 2007-8, the GOP set a new record for the number of times they filibustered. This is exactly why very little legislation was passed during those 2 years and why the American people aren't buying the bullshit fed us by Fox News that the Dems have been in power for the last 2 years. Since the GOP continues to threaten to use filibusters to block Dem legislation, the Dems have to try to win a few GOP members over on these bills they are sending through the Senate. So it's not a free ride for the Dems. Not by a long shot. Nor would we want it to be a free ride. Bipartisanship is usually what ensure we get centrist bills. I'd like to see more of it, not less.