Filibuster Free?

Nov 07, 2008 17:29

I was talking with someone at work about how it might still be possible (Although unlikely) that the Democrats could see a filibuster proof House and Senate once all the votes have been counted. This got me thinking, would that really be a good thing? It would mean that if Obama could keep the party united and pointed in one direction, there would ( Read more... )

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ymasen November 8 2008, 04:18:31 UTC
A lot of those majority dems in the House and Senate are from conservative red states, and ergo, if there is a fillibuster, the issue prompting it is apt to make some of that majority waver when it comes to breaking it. Also, given the conservative/moderate tenor of these same cons-/mod-Dems, they are going to be resisting some of the more liberal stances of the Democratic Party. So, even with a 60-seat super majority, the reality isn't quite the easy thru that the pundits are making it out to be.

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