@jeffw to politics • edit-21 year agoTuberville will continue block on US military nominees despite Hamas attack on Israelwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square46arrow-up1304arrow-down111
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minus-squareBeautifulMind ♾️linkEnglish5•1 year agoUnfortunately changing the rules takes more votes than the Dems have; they’re still stuck using the same rules package McConnell left
minus-square@Pohllink4•1 year agoIsn’t a senate rules change a straight 50? Seems like you should be able to whip manchin and sinema if military support for Israel is the order of the day.
minus-squareBeautifulMind ♾️linkEnglish3•1 year ago Isn’t a senate rules change a straight 50? To do it, you need cloture and that takes 60
Unfortunately changing the rules takes more votes than the Dems have; they’re still stuck using the same rules package McConnell left
Isn’t a senate rules change a straight 50? Seems like you should be able to whip manchin and sinema if military support for Israel is the order of the day.
To do it, you need cloture and that takes 60
No kidding? Learn something everyday!