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I dont think I've ever met anyone who's missed the boat more times all in one posting..
Wait.. The Senate is scheduled to take a key vote Wednesday on a LONG STALLED BILL.. And then you post a thread about how Republicans vote to block the very bill they are scheduled to take a vote on Tell me why its been long stalled? Democrats had 100% control of congress
Then you tell me they are trying to find "one more Republican Senator" to support the bill, to over come a filibuster, but if the vote is scheduled, there isnt a filibuster
And then you start talking about how they cant find a Republican voter to vote yes, and then you claim this is blocking the bill. FAIL.. its not supporting the bill. Blocking the bill and voting no is not the same thing
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Originally Posted by pghquest
If they were filibustering the bill, it wouldnt be up for a vote.. What your link says is they are looking for a FIRM COMMITTMENT, not wanting to take the bill to the floor to watch it fail.. Thats not a filibuster. This must be your favorite word to use lately..
In addition if you read your own link it says nothing about Republicans blocking the bill, it said they wouldnt support it until the tax question has been answered..
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Originally Posted by Backspace
No they aren't, they're threatening to filibuster which the Democrats aren't willing to force them to do because they're spineless fools. The Democrats don't need a single Rep. vote to do anything right now, they simply aren't brave enough to stand up and do what they want to because they're scared of how it will affect their chances of getting reelected.
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Originally Posted by padcrasher
As a liberal I'm not for this bill either.
1) It's 7 Billion Dollars for Christ's sake.
2) Why should 9/11 responders be treated differently than soldiers?
3) The scientific evidence supporting their special health problems is not convincing.
4) The are already covered under private/employer health plans and workman's compensation.
Then why is there only one more Republican vote needed to pass the bill?...
No they aren't, they're threatening to filibuster which the Democrats aren't willing to force them to do because they're spineless fools. The Democrats don't need a single Rep. vote to do anything right now, they simply aren't brave enough to stand up and do what they want to because they're scared of how it will affect their chances of getting reelected.
they arent even threatening to filibuster which has me wondering where the OP is coming up with these things. They are threatening to vote no.. A filibuster is stopping a vote from taking place, but the bill is scheduled for a vote..
Why aren't they supporting it?... Should 9/11 responders just go away and die?...
Of course.. 10 years later you are now discussing hyperbold about them dying.. Re-read what you just wrote, think about whats wrong with it, and then try to respond rationally without the hyperbold.
"The bill needs just one more Republican Senator to back the legislation to break a GOP filibuster."
The vote that is coming up is to end debate. No bills pass these days unless you have cloture vote that requires 60 votes.
This is what people are referring to as a "filibuster" although technically they are not forced to the floor of the Senate to debate for hours on end.
Cry baby right wingers thinks this is some how significant that their narrow definition of "filibuster" be used. As if that makes the GOP seem less radical.
Of course.. 10 years later you are now discussing hyperbold about them dying.. Re-read what you just wrote, think about whats wrong with it, and then try to respond rationally without the hyperbold.
Maybe you should think about why it's already a fillibuster and why only one more Republican is needed to break the fillibuster...
Maybe you should think about why it's already a fillibuster and why only one more Republican is needed to break the fillibuster...
There isnt a filibuster.. The bill is SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE...
The bill might fail, but thats not a filibuster..
I see liberals have found their attack word for the next 2 years... Everythings a filibuster, even things that arent
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Tell me why its been long stalled? Democrats had 100% control of congress 
