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US Senate Filibuster

Donald Trump is Running Out of Rope….

October 31, 2025 By jamesb

I've been saying that at SOME point Republicans in Congress ARE gonna wake up..... It'll be slow.... But it WILL BE..... Donald ain't running for anything.... Republicans in Congress WILL BE.... A handful of Republican senators have broken with President Trump on … [Read more...] about Donald Trump is Running Out of Rope….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Media, Other Things, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: 2025 Govt. Shutdown, Congress, Donald Trump, Government, Law, Media, Politics, Trump Admin, US Senate Filibuster

Democrats are NOT gonna go filibuster ‘nuclear’ in the Senate…

May 29, 2021 By jamesb

The political media needs to stop writing stories about Senate majority leader challenging the chambers super majority filibuster rule.... It isn't going anywhere ... President Biden doesn't want to get rid of it.... And? A sizeable numbers of Democratic Senator don't … [Read more...] about Democrats are NOT gonna go filibuster ‘nuclear’ in the Senate…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Democrats, Law, Politics, US Senate Filibuster

Democrats didn’t get enough GOP Senators ok for Capitol Protest Commission ….

May 29, 2021 By jamesb

On the House side they got support from 35 lawmakers.... On the Senate side they got 6.... But the bar in the Senate is 10.... No Joy..... Sure the media narrative IS Trump triumphs again.... And the Bog Guy IS sure to embellish this point of view.... But one … [Read more...] about Democrats didn’t get enough GOP Senators ok for Capitol Protest Commission ….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Capitol 'protest' violence, Jan 6. Commission, Politics, Senate Republicans, US Senate, US Senate Filibuster

The US Senate maybe about to change the Super Majority rule….

March 24, 2021 By jamesb

That legislative body has a 'super majority' vote rule that applies to major pieces of legislation... And objection by a single member, the filibuster , stops the bill cold.... The Republicans under Sen McConnell used cancelled the rule (went nuclear) when they wanted to … [Read more...] about The US Senate maybe about to change the Super Majority rule….

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Pres Biden, Sen Schumer, Sen. McConnell, Senate Super Majority, US Senate, US Senate Filibuster, US Senate Politics

Why President Biden might be against messing with the Senate filibuster

March 9, 2021 By jamesb

An insight on how things work in the US Senate.... Biden KNOWS that to tinker with the process as Manchin suggests will make things worst for him.... He also knows that process actually works better for the majority in the chamber, which the Democrats only has a slim … [Read more...] about Why President Biden might be against messing with the Senate filibuster

Filed Under: Government, Law Tagged With: Biden, Democrats Senate majority, Schumer, US Senate Filibuster, US Senate Politics, US Senator rules

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