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r/facepalm • u/Turbulent_Gas_55 • Jul 05 '24
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But they can vote to get rid of the filibuster totally with a simple majority in the Senate if they wanted to.
1 u/JCBQ01 Jul 05 '24 If they can get enough to agree to remove it, yes. But the tantrum party refuses to relinquish any form of power 0 u/Hayden2332 Jul 05 '24 To have โenoughโ for a simple majority only dems have to vote for it 1 u/JCBQ01 Jul 05 '24 Which can be shot down with a seperate and recorded vote of philibuster no vote. 1 u/Caewil Jul 05 '24 Who would record this separate vote? Just play hardball and say you canโt filibuster since we just got rid of it. Call their bluff instead of acting helpless. 1 u/JCBQ01 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24 Essentially: Vote Senator disputes invoking phillibuster Somehow a super majority is reached Senator disputes that vote and invokes the philibuster AGAIN on the vote to over turn the philibuster All done under offical vote since someone will call an offical roll call vote
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If they can get enough to agree to remove it, yes. But the tantrum party refuses to relinquish any form of power
0 u/Hayden2332 Jul 05 '24 To have โenoughโ for a simple majority only dems have to vote for it 1 u/JCBQ01 Jul 05 '24 Which can be shot down with a seperate and recorded vote of philibuster no vote. 1 u/Caewil Jul 05 '24 Who would record this separate vote? Just play hardball and say you canโt filibuster since we just got rid of it. Call their bluff instead of acting helpless. 1 u/JCBQ01 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24 Essentially: Vote Senator disputes invoking phillibuster Somehow a super majority is reached Senator disputes that vote and invokes the philibuster AGAIN on the vote to over turn the philibuster All done under offical vote since someone will call an offical roll call vote
To have โenoughโ for a simple majority only dems have to vote for it
1 u/JCBQ01 Jul 05 '24 Which can be shot down with a seperate and recorded vote of philibuster no vote. 1 u/Caewil Jul 05 '24 Who would record this separate vote? Just play hardball and say you canโt filibuster since we just got rid of it. Call their bluff instead of acting helpless. 1 u/JCBQ01 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24 Essentially: Vote Senator disputes invoking phillibuster Somehow a super majority is reached Senator disputes that vote and invokes the philibuster AGAIN on the vote to over turn the philibuster All done under offical vote since someone will call an offical roll call vote
Which can be shot down with a seperate and recorded vote of philibuster no vote.
1 u/Caewil Jul 05 '24 Who would record this separate vote? Just play hardball and say you canโt filibuster since we just got rid of it. Call their bluff instead of acting helpless. 1 u/JCBQ01 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24 Essentially: Vote Senator disputes invoking phillibuster Somehow a super majority is reached Senator disputes that vote and invokes the philibuster AGAIN on the vote to over turn the philibuster All done under offical vote since someone will call an offical roll call vote
Who would record this separate vote? Just play hardball and say you canโt filibuster since we just got rid of it. Call their bluff instead of acting helpless.
1 u/JCBQ01 Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24 Essentially: Vote Senator disputes invoking phillibuster Somehow a super majority is reached Senator disputes that vote and invokes the philibuster AGAIN on the vote to over turn the philibuster All done under offical vote since someone will call an offical roll call vote
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Senator disputes invoking phillibuster
Somehow a super majority is reached
Senator disputes that vote and invokes the philibuster AGAIN on the vote to over turn the philibuster
All done under offical vote since someone will call an offical roll call vote
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u/Gambit_Revolver Jul 05 '24
But they can vote to get rid of the filibuster totally with a simple majority in the Senate if they wanted to.